6 feelings and emotions

FEELINGS & EMOTIONS I’m really excited by all this. Are you feeling all right? You look a bit fed up. I’m really sorry to hear that. What a surprise! I’ve never felt so angry in all my life. I really like her. He’s not my cup of tea. I was a bit irritated by what he said.

What’s the matter? I’m feeling a bit depressed at the moment. Poor guy! I’ll get over it soon. You are in a good mood this morning.

1) How’s it going?

Sentences 1-4 are answers to the question. Match the anwersn1-4 to the follow-up comments a-d.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Actually, I’m feeling a bit ill.

I’m exhausted, to be honest.

To be honest, I’m a bit fed up.

I’m in a really good mood, actually.

a) b) c) d)

I met this really nice woman the other day.

I’ve had really bad food poisoning.

I got woken up at about two and couldn’t get back to sleep.

It’s this weather! I’m sick of it!

2) Listening: The day that changed my life (INN CD1 pag. 26, TRACK 14) TRUE OR FALSE 1. Jim was living on the streets when he first met Andrea. T/F 2. Andrea thought carefully before ringing the TV company. T/F 3. Jim still takes drugs.

T/F

4. Andrea’s parents wanted her to have an arranged marriage.

T/F

5. Jim and Andrea agree that the media sometimes exploits people.

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T/F

FEELINGS & EMOTIONS 3) Expressions with get Make sentences by matching the beginnings 1-8 to the endings a-h. All the sentences contain expressions with get. They are all connected with how Jim came to be homeless.

1- They got married

a- To drugs.

2- She got Killed

b- With his work and couldn’t catch up.

3- He got sacked

c- From his job.

4- He got behind

d- In a car crash.

5- He got addicted

e- And was due to give birth in December.

6- She got pregnant

f- In a registry office.

7- He got very depressed

g- From his house because he couldn’t pay the rent. h- after his wife’s death.

8- He got evicted

4) Collocations

Match the adjectives 1-4 to the groups of nouns they collocate with a-d.

1234-

annoying boring disappointing stressful

abcd-

Lesson / book / person / job / TV programme day / job / week / situation habit / person / noise response / news / result / game

Now match the adjectives 5-8 to the groups of nouns they collocate with e-h.

5678-

confusing scary surprising exciting

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efgh-

ending / answer /win / number of people question / instructions /directions /plot discovery / race / city / new development monster /ghost /story /ride

FEELINGS & EMOTIONS 5) Idioms: meaning and some examples.

To be over the moon.

To be very happy about something.

To make you go weak at the knees.

Affected by a strong emotion and unable to do anything.

Just seeing him makes me go weak at the knees.

To wear your heart on your sleeve.

To make your feelings obvious to other people.

To be down in the dumps.

Feeling unhappy or without hope.

Some Mondays I just feel in the dumps.

To be on cloud nine.

Extremely happy (old-fashioned).

To feel blue.

INFORMAL. Feeling rather sad.

She usually calls her mother when she's feeling blue.

To hate it with every bone in your body.

To hate someone or something very much.

To have a lump in your throat.

The feeling you get in your throat when you are going to cry.

To be under the weather.

If a person is under the weather, he does not feel well.

His words brought a lump to my throat.

I've been feeling a bit under the weather this week.

To give you goose-bumps.

PROF. ANDREA FERNANDEZ

If you get goose bumps, very small lumps appear on your skin and your hairs stand up straight, because you are cold, frightened, or excited.

FEELINGS & EMOTIONS 6) SIMPLE PLAN. WELCOME TO MY LIFE. Match the following phrases.

1- Do you lock yourself

a- …inside a world you hate?

2- To be left out

b- …be somebody else?

3- To be on the edge

c- …of breaking down.

4- No one’s there

d- …to find something more?

5- Do you wanna

e- …in the back.

6- Are you sick

f- …in your room?

7- Are you desperate

g- …to save you.

8- Are you stuck

h- …of feeling so left out?

9- No one ever stabbed you

i- …in the dark.

Now read and listen to the song and check your answers. http://www.musica.com/video.asp?video=37

7) Other kind of feelings.

We often turn down invitations because of how we are feeling. Make short dialogues by matching the questions 1-4 to the answers a-d.

1- Do you fancy going out for dinner later?

2- Do you fancy watching that film that’s on later?

3- Do you fancy going jogging later?

4- Do you fancy going to that party later on?

Listen and check your answers (INN CD1 TRACK 15)

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a- No, I’m not really in the mood for a comedy. b- No, I don’t really feel like it. I’d rather just stay in and cook here. c- No, I can’t be bothered. It’ll take ages to get there. d- No, I’m too tired to do any exercise. I’ve been on my feet all day at work.