LESSON 5A VOCABULARY |Feelings and emotions
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1 Look at the photos and try to guess what the people are like.
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2 PRONUNCIATION Put the words from the box in the correct column. Listen
Word Box: beard, eyebrow, fair, nice, pale, smile, square, straight, toe
| /ɪə/ | /eɪ/ | /aɪ/ | /eə/ | /aʊ/ | /əʊ/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ear, beard | face, pale, straight | eye, nice, smile | hair, fair, square | mouth, eyebrow | nose, toe |
3 Listen and match descriptions 1–8 with the people in the photos.
1. Ibrahim
2. Alia
3. Hisham
4. Eman
5. Jaber
6. Dana
7. Hala
8. Habib
4 THINK BACK Work in pairs. Student A, describe someone from the photos using the language from Exercise 2. Student B, guess which person your partner is describing. Then change roles.
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5 Check you understand the adjectives for feelings and emotions in the yellow box. Then choose the best adjective for each person in the photos above.
Adjectives Box: amazed, bored, delighted, beautiful, disappointed, excited, exhausted, frightened, intense, pleased, relaxed, stressed, surprised, worried
Suggested answers:
Hisham − bored
Alia − delighted/pleased
Eman − surprised/amazed/excited
Habib − surprised/amazed
Hala − disappointed/exhausted
Ibrahim − worried/stressed
Jaber − excited/pleased/relaxed
Dana − intense/beautiful
Example Dialogue:
A: I think Hisham looks relaxed.
B: No, I don’t agree. I think he looks bored.
6 Study Watch Out! and complete the sentences with correct adjectives formed from the verbs in bold.
WATCH OUT!
If a person, thing or situation is amazing, boring or exciting, we feel amazed, bored or excited:
I felt amazed when I saw that film. It was amazing.
1. I’m really bored. (Reworded: I find this situation very uninteresting.) BORE
2. You look worried. What’s the matter? WORRY
3. I think it’s really relaxing to have a long bath. (Reworded: Taking a long bath helps me unwind completely.) RELAX
4. I was amazed the first time I saw a film in 3D. (Reworded: It filled me with wonder.) AMAZE
7 SPEAKING In pairs, use the adjectives from Exercise 5 to talk about your feelings.
Example: I feel stressed when I don’t have time to study for a test.
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