Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit12:Dictation Item(2)

Item Two.

Vocabulary. grumpy, combat, uplifting.

Mondays are generally seen as the worst day of the week.

Because people feel grumpy and tired at having to go back to work after a weekend with a different sleep pattern.

However, it's not all bad.

Many people feel optimistic at this time that things can only get better.

Psychologists offer suggestions of how to combat feeling blue.

These include spending 15 minutes doing gratitude exercises, thinking about and writing down what you're grateful for such as health, family, friends and so on.

Taking up a new hobby, doing some exercises, going to bed earlier, eating a healthy breakfast and listening to some uplifting music are all recommended as ways to feel more cheerful.