STRONG EM O TIONS
Zhanna M alakhi r o v a
W h en a man s t ops thinfiing he stops
feeli n g .
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WRITE DOWN AS MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AS YOU CAN
POSITIVE
NEG A T I VE
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FIND S Y NON Y MS
SCARED
FURIOUS
CHEERFUL
SAD
PESSIMISTIC
OPTIMISTIC
ANGRY
BRIGHT
CONCERNED
WORRIED
HAPPY
AFRAID
MATCH ADJECTIVES WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS BASED ON THE CONTEXT
OVER THE MOON
To become angry easily
Cecilia’s little brother was over the moon about his new bike.
ANXIOUS ABOUT
T o be v ery hap p y and pleased
Mike f elt anxious about his c o llege entran c e e x am.
T o be w orri e d and nervous
BAD-TEMPERED ABOUT
He starts y elling as soon as something goes wrong. He is so bad-tempered .
MATCH ADJECTIVES WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS BASED ON THE CONTEXT
RELIEVED ABOUT
To be unhappy and without hope
I w as so r eli e v e d to find m y pup p y home. I thought it got lost!
T o be ann o y e d, bo r e d and disappointed by something
FED UP WITH
Sarah is f e d up with her w ork so she has d e cid e d to quit.
To be happy something bad has not happened or has ended
DEPRESSED
He has b e en dep r ess e d b e c ause of his break-up with his girlfriend.
MATCH ADJECTIVES WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS BASED ON THE CONTEXT
DOWN ABOUT
To be unhappy and without hope
She has b e en d o wn sin c e her pet fish has di e d.
CONTENT WITH
T o be s ca r e d and terrified of
M ark w as c o n te n t with his M ath grade b e c ause it w as ab o v e a v erage.
T o be hap p y and satisfied
PETRIFIED OF
He w as so petrifi e d of being on his o wn in the house at night.
GRAMMAR: BE / GET USED T O
Wh en I a r r i v ed I ha d t o ge Ğ used t o a n e w tim e z on e, but n o w I am al r e a dy used t o w a k in g up e a r l y .
Als o , it is n e c essa r y f or m e t o geĞ used t o f oll o w in g th e rules at this school.
N o w I am ge Ğ Ğin g used t o a n e w timetable.
I do h ope I’ll be able t o ge Ğ used t o e v e r y thin g as soon as possible.
GRAMMAR: BE / GET USED T O
GRAMMAR: BE / GET USED T O
E X ERCISE 2
Used to + infinitive VS be used to + noun / gerund
E X ERCISES 4 , 5
Desc r ibe y our st r ong emotions when y ou had t o get used t o something n e w .
So m e ti m e a go I … an d I h a d t o get used t o … an d I w as n ot c on t ent with it . Wh en I … I h a d t o get used t o … I w as anxious about
… . But n o w I am o v er t h e m oon because I am finally used t o …
HOM E W ORK
Write an email. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Ben:
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To:
Subj e ct: Emotions
… I am a little anxious about my summer camp in Turkey. Do you think it’ll be difficult for me to make new friends there? How do you feel when you meet new people? Describe me the most embarrassing experience you have had.
Write a message to Ben and answer his questions. Write 90-110 words. Remember the rules of email writing.