Sad
Unhappy, Down, Blue, Upset, Lonely, Crying, Low, Hurt
Sentence 1:
After everyone left the party early, he felt very ________ sitting in the quiet
room.
Sentence 2:
When her pet was sick, she felt ________ and didn’t want to play.
Angry
Mad, Cross, Annoyed, Upset, Grumpy, Mean, Rude, Tense
Sentence 1:
When she found out someone had taken her bag without asking, she was really
________.
Sentence 2:
He felt ________ when his sister kept changing the TV channel.
Afraid
Scared, Nervous, Worried, Shy, Tense, Panicky, Afraid, Jumpy
Sentence 1:
The sudden bang made the cat ________ and run out of the room.
Sentence 2:
She felt ________ walking alone in the dark hallway.
Happy
Glad, Smiling, Cheerful, Excited, Pleased, Calm, Joyful,
Content
Sentence 1:
The children were ________ on the morning of their school trip and couldn’t sit
still.
Sentence 2:
After finishing his homework early, he felt ________ and relaxed.
Try this!
relief awe boredom fear
embarrassment
triumph
disgust rage exhilaration
contentment
amusement despair realisation
What makes you feel disgust?
What makes you feel exhilaration?
What makes you feel despair?
What makes you feel embarrassment?
What makes you feel awe?
What makes you feel rage?
What makes you feel relief?
What makes you feel contentment?
What makes you feel fear?
What makes you feel amusement?
What makes you feel triumph?
What makes you feel boredom?
What makes you feel realisation?
Which emotion being shown in the images below?
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• r_g_
• exhi__aration
• con__entment
• amuse__ t
• de__air
• re__ief
• b__ring
• fe__r
• em__arra__ment
triumph disgust rage
exhilaration contentment
amusement despair
realisation
relief awe boring
fear embarrassment
1. She felt _______
when she heard her friend was okay.
2. He looked at the
tall mountains in _______.
3. The movie was so _______
that I fell asleep.
4. She felt _______
when she saw a big dog running toward her.
5. He felt _______
when he tripped in front of everyone.
6. They felt ________
after winning the game.
7. She felt ______
when she saw the dirty dishes.
8. He was filled with
_____ when someone cut in line.
9. Riding the roller
coaster gave her a feeling of _______.
10. He felt ______ while eating his favorite meal.
11. The funny clown brought _________ to the party.
12. She felt _______
when she lost her favorite toy.
13. He had a ________
that he forgot his homework at home.
What is the lizard feeling?
What is the dog feeling?
Discuss different types of animals
Which animals can feel...
guilt
anger
love
fear
joy
boredom
despair
hope
shame
jealousy
gratitude
insignificance
You accidentally break your friend’s favorite headphones and try to hide it, but you can’t stop thinking about it all day.
What emotion do you feel?
Someone keeps interrupting you while you’re trying to explain your idea to the class, and eventually you snap at them.
What emotion do you feel?
Your little sister runs toward you after school and hugs you tightly because she missed you.
What emotion do you feel?
You wake up in the middle of the night after hearing a loud noise downstairs and you’re too scared to get out of bed.
What emotion do you feel?
Your team scores the winning point in the final seconds of the game, and everyone jumps up cheering.
What emotion do you feel?
You are stuck inside on a rainy weekend with nothing to do and no one to talk to.
What emotion do you feel?
You study hard for an important exam but still fail, and it feels like nothing you do makes a difference.
What emotion do you feel?
You’ve been practicing for months, and even though the competition is tough, you believe you might finally succeed.
What emotion do you feel?
You trip and fall in front of a large group of students who start laughing.
What emotion do you feel?
Your best friend starts spending all their time with someone else, and you feel left out.
What emotion do you feel?
A classmate helps you understand a difficult math problem before the test without expecting anything in return.
What emotion do you feel?
You look up at the night sky full of stars and suddenly feel very small compared to the size of the universe.
What emotion do you feel?
Emotions (in random order):
Hope
Jealousy
Joy
Guilt
Insignificance
Anger
Gratitude
Fear
Shame
Love
Despair
Boredom
A
Think of a time you felt guilty. What exactly were you telling yourself about what you “should” have done differently?
Remember a moment when you felt ashamed. Did you believe you had done something wrong — or that you were somehow wrong?
When you last felt anger, what boundary of yours had been crossed?
Describe a recent fear. Was it about something that was actually happening, or something that might happen?
Recall a time you felt deep joy. What made that moment feel meaningful rather than just fun?
B
Think about a time you felt jealous. What did that situation reveal about what you wish you had?
When have you felt truly grateful? How did that feeling affect the way you treated the other person afterward?
Describe a moment of boredom. What did your mind start craving in that silence?
Have you ever felt despair? What thoughts made the situation feel permanent or hopeless?
When have you felt hopeful even when things were difficult? What helped you hold onto that hope?
Questions to chat about...
How are you today?
Do you feel happy easily? (too easily?)
Do you feel sad easily?
What's the most frustrating thing for you lately?
Try to guess the word: first letter "a"_________ adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound He sounded very ______ on the phone. | become, get, grow | make sb
ADV. deeply, extremely, highly, very | increasingly | a little, quite, rather, slightly | visibly
PREP. about She's ______ about getting there on time. | at She started to grow ________ at the sight of the spider.
PHRASES in an _______ state By now he was in a very _______ state.
Sadness
Do you think these feelings are “sad”?
Nostalgia/ / nostalgic
Overwhelmed
Sick at heart
Devastation / devastated
Grumpiness / grumpy
Ennui
Sentimentality / sentimental
Isolation / isolated
Solitude / solitary
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2
3
4
try using them in a sentence...
Today I feel ____________ because ___________...
I'm a bit ___________ today because _____________...
______________ makes me feel so ______________....
Lately I've been feeling rather ______________ because...
idioms for feeling sad
down in the dumps
in low spirits
feeling out of sorts
Are you moody? Is is a bad thing to be moody?
Are you easily manipulated?
What's your passion? What are your biggest passions?
What is a 'pet hate' of yours? (something you really hate)
Do you panic sometimes? What helps you calm down?
Guess the missing word: first letter "h"
________ adj.
VERBS be, feel, lie, look, seem, stand, watch John felt completely ______. He lay _______ in the hospital ward. | become | leave sb, render sb He was left _______ and alone. She was rendered _______ by panic.
ADV. absolutely, completely, quite, totally, utterly | apparently, seemingly | physically
PREP. against She was _______ against his strength. | before Kirk stood ______ before this giant of a man. | in the face of feeling _______ in the face of all these rules and regulations
Guess the missing word: first letter "c"
ADV. desperately, extremely, very | increasingly She was watching the clock and becoming increasingly ______. | a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | genuinely | naturally, understandably Final-year students are naturally ______ about getting work after graduation. | unduly There's no need to get unduly ______ on my account. | suddenly
PREP. about I'm becoming very _____ about my son. | for We are extremely _____ for her safety.
What is your biggest fear?
Fear
Think of three words that mean the roughly same as "fearful"
1
2
3
Now write three sentences with those words
I often get _______________ when _____________...
Every time _______________ happens, I can't help feeling ________________.
When I feel _____________, I find it helps to _____________...
Find words on the wheel related to fear and try to memorise them
Write as many words related to fear as you can remember:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
idioms for feeling afraid
to jump out of your skin
going white as a ghost
shaking like a leaf
scared stiff
paralysed with fear
Find words on the wheel related to anger and try to memorise them
Write as many words related to anger as you can remember:
use some of these words in a sentence:
________________ really makes me feel _____________...
I get so ______________ when _______________...
When I'm ________________ I ______________...
If people __________________, I get ___________ and I ____________...
Don't ever ________________ or I'll get extremely _____________ and _____________...
idioms for being angry
seeing red
beside yourself
makes your blood boil
Which emotion is more powerful, fear or anger?
Joy
The last time I was ____________ was when _______________...
Nothing makes me feel more ____________ than ______________...
Today I'm feeling very ____________ because _____________...
Today I'm not feeling ____________ at all, because_____________
Synonyms:
Speaking practice:
Personality
Emotions
Imagine you're catching up after not seeing each other for two years.
Guess the missing word:
first letter "h"
________ adj.
VERBS be, feel, lie, look, seem, stand,
watch John
felt completely ______. He lay _______ in the hospital ward. | become | leave sb, render sb He was left _______ and alone. She
was rendered _______ by panic ADV. absolutely,
completely, quite, totally, utterly | apparently, seemingly | physically
PREP. against She was _______ against his
strength. |
before Kirk
stood ______ before this giant of a man. | in the face of feeling _______ in the face of all
these rules and regulations
first letter "c"
ADV. desperately, extremely, very |
increasingly She
was watching the clock and becoming increasingly ______. | a bit, a little, quite, rather,
slightly, somewhat | genuinely | naturally, understandably Final-year students are naturally
______ about getting work after graduation. | unduly There's no need to get unduly ______
on my account. | suddenly
PREP. about I'm becoming very _____ about my
son. |
for We are
extremely _____ for her safety.
first letter "a"
_________ adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound He sounded very ______ on the
phone. |
become, get, grow | make sb
ADV. deeply, extremely, highly, very |
increasingly | a little, quite, rather, slightly | visibly
PREP. about She's ______ about getting there on
time. |
at She
started to grow ________ at the sight of the spider.
PHRASES in an _______ state By now he was in a very _______
state.
