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I can describe feelings and emotions.
| Unit map Vocabulary Describing feelings Idioms to describe feelings. Crime collocations Word Skills Preposition + noun phrases Grammar Comparison Infinitives and -ing forms Listening Keep calm!
Reading Breaking with problems
Speaking Role-play Pronunciation Sentence stress Question tag intonation
Writing A for and against essay Culture The Longitude Prize
Vocabulary Builder page 109 Grammar Builder and Reference pages 118-120
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1 SPEAKING Describe what is happening in the photos (A-C).2 Check the meaning of the adjectives below. Match at least two adjectives with each person in the photos.Describing feelings alarmed amused anxious ashamed bitter content disappointed disillusioned envious exasperated frustrated furious humiliated hysterical indecisive irritated miserable stressed stunned thrilled upbeat 3 Which of the adjectives in exercise 2 have a positive meaning and which have a negative meaning? Are there any that you think can have both?4 How might you feel in these situations? Choose two or three adjectives from exercise 2 for each situation.1 You hear a strange noise in the middle of the night. 2 You receive an email with some good news. 3 You're waiting for a friend and she's late (for the third time this week!). 4 A friend makes fun of you in front of other people. 5 You're waiting for some important exam results. 6 Your application for a summer job has been rejected. 5 VOCABULARY Match the idioms below with a feeling from exercise 2.Idioms to describe feelings 1 be over the moon thrilled 2 be down in the dumps 3 blow your top 4 be on edge 5 something gets on your nerves 6 be green with envy 7 lose face 8 be tearing your hair out 9 be in two minds (about something) |
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It drives me crazy! Here are the things that really annoy our readers! → People who always wear famous brands → Not being able to find the start of the sticky tape → Dog owners not cleaning up after their dogs → People who constantly post social media updates → People who eat popcorn noisily in the cinema → Social media trolls → People talking when a favourite programme is on → People taking selfies → People who upload videos of cute cats, dogs, etc. → Your computer freezing or crashing → No Wi-Fi in public places → Late public transport → People who drop litter in the street | 6 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Read the situations from the It drives me crazy! list. Which ones irritate you the most? Add three things to the list.7 Listen to four speakers and answer the questions.1 What gets on Speaker 1's nerves? 2 What makes Speaker 2 blow her top? 3 Why was Speaker 3 over the moon? 4 What is Speaker 4 in two minds about?
8 Read the Recycle! box and the sentences below. Say whether the questions refer to what is happening now, an annoying habit, or future arrangements.1 Why does Speaker 1 think that the comments that he's always reading on social networking sites about people's relationships are strange? 2 What is the local cinema doing that will make a bad situation worse for Speaker 2? 3 What is Speaker 3 doing tomorrow to solve his problem with a laptop? 4 What is Speaker 4 reading that she finds funny sometimes, but very annoying at other times? 9 Listen again. Note down the answers to the questions in exercise 8.10 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Answer the questions.1 Is anything making you anxious at the moment? 2 Are you in two minds about doing something? What could help you to be less indecisive? 3 When was the last time you were over the moon about something? 4 Have you ever lost face because of something you did? How did you improve the situation? 5 What kind of behaviour makes you blow your top? What was the last thing that made you furious? |
