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FeelingsLesson code: IMMB-JPRB-FKK3-5 UPPER INTERMEDIATE

1 Pleasant and unpleasant feelings

Study the feelings. Put P (pleasant), U (unpleasant) or N (neutral) next to each word and completethe sentences below.

cheerful confused content ecstatic enviousfrustrated grateful indifferent miserable moody

1. If you are unable to do something that you want to do, you feel .

2. If you experience an intense and overpowering feeling of happiness, you are .

3. If somebody has done an important favour for you, you are to them.

4. If everything is going wrong in your life, you feel .

5. If you smile a lot and are always positive, you are a person.

6. If you dont care one way or the other about something, you are .

7. If you cannot understand a situation, you feel .

8. If you are satisfied with what you have done, you feel .

9. If you are happy one minute and suddenly sad the next minute, you are .

10. If you want what somebody else has, you are .

Now complete the sentences below with suitable adjectives from this exercise:

1. After such a wonderful meal, we all felt .

2. Joe is towards the suffering of other people. It looks like he doesnt care at all.

3. Id be very if you could help me with my homework.

4. Bobs new girlfriend is extremely you never know whether shes going to smile orcry.

5. Jane has to work seven days a week. She feels towards people who have theweekend off.

6. Its been raining almost every day this summer. Everyone feels .

7. Jim was absolutely when he won the lottery.

8. My cousin has been trying to pass her driving test for over two years. She feels very .

You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 1/3Review your flashcards at least 3-5 times a week for 20 minutes to keep the material fresh in your memory.

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2 Extreme feelings

Match the ordinary feelings on the left to the extreme feelings on the right.

1. pleased a. delighted/thrilled

2. angry b. ecstatic/overjoyed

3. happy c. exhausted

4. sad/disappointed d. furious/incensed

5. anxious/scared e. heartbroken

6. emotional f. hysterical

7. tired g. terrible/awful

8. good h. terrified/petrified

9. bad i. wonderful/fantastic

Now rewrite the sentences below like in the example.

1. Jim was very happy when he won the lottery.

Jim was absolutely ecstatic when he won the lottery.2. She was very pleased to meet her favourite movie star.

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3. I felt very bad after wrecking Marks car.

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4. I was very sad to hear about your mothers sudden death.

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5. We felt very scared when our boat capsized.

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6. Jane felt very happy after she gave birth to her first child.

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7. The boss was very angry when he found out about his employees bad behaviour.

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8. Calm down! Youre getting very emotional.

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9. It was a very relaxing massage. Alison felt very good.

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Now make sentences about your own experiences using these extreme adjectives.


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3 Adjectives + nouns

Complete the table and then the sentences below with appropriate nouns like in the example.

Adjective Noun Adjective Noun

furious fury miserable misery

ecstatic moody

frustrated envious

anxious depressed

exhausted grateful

happy indifferent

1. Matt was full of envy when he saw his best friends new car.2. Katie was overcome with when the bank told her they were going to take possession

of her house.

3. Angelina is very worried that she might lose her job. You can see the on her face.

4. Robert is suffering from . I think hes going through a mid-life crisis.

5. He expressed his to everyone who had helped him during his financial troubles.

6. I was suffering from after the tiring journey.

7. Joe thought that winning the lottery would bring him great , but in the end it broughthim nothing but .

4 Idioms related to feelings

Study the sentences and match the underlined idioms to their meaning. Then make up your ownsentence for each idiom.

1. Jane was over the moon when she passed her exams.

2. He appears to be indifferent, but deep down hes very upset.

3. You dont want to get married now. But in the future I think you will have a change of heart.

4. I have mixed feelings about whether tourism is good for our town.

5. They allowed him to save face by accepting his resignation.

6. You failed the exam. Youll just have to swallow your pride and repeat the course.

a. accept something humiliating or embarrassing, for example having to admit that you are wrong

b. avoid humiliation or embarrassment and preserve dignity

c. behind the outward appearance

d. change your attitude or feelings

e. conflicting emotions

f. extremely happy


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