3 Expressing Feelings

Objectives

On completion of this lesson you will be able to

 express your feelings
 express what others feel

Pre Activity Individual

Answer the following questions.

1. How do you feel when somebody slaps you on the cheek?

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2. How do you feel when you score a very low rank in a very important
examination?
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3. How do you feel when your friends present you a gift on your birth day?
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4. How does your sister feel when she wins a prize in a chess tournament?
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Activity 1 Individual

 Match the words indicating your feelings in the given situations

 Make sentences in the space provided after matching expressions

Situations I feel…

You smell good food thrilled

You see a hardworking person miserable
You see jealousy in a person hungry
You hear that you have got less happy
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 You read an interesting book angry
You watch a popular movie excited

Example: when I smell good food, I feel hungry

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Activity 2 Pair

 Work with your partner with one of you speaking on situations 2, 4, 6…

(even numbered questions) and the other on 3, 5, 7… ( odd ones )
 State how you would feel in the given situations. Write for the first three
before you speak
 The first one has been done for you as an example

Examples:
1. You have watched the news of an earthquake
When I watched the news of the earthquake, I was
shocked to see the death of so many people. I felt very
sad.

2. India won the world cup cricket series

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3. You have passed the exams with unexpectedly good marks

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4. Your mother asked you to get rice and you saw various brands priced
differently

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5. You read an article about children working in hazardous industries

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6. You watched a horror movie, that night the power went off and everything
was dark.
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7. Your friend slipped on a banana peel and fell down.
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8. Your friend invited you on his birthday; you forgot and
went the next day with a gift.

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9. Instead of going to college you went to a movie and your uncle saw you.
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10.Your younger brother did not return home till 9 p.m.
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11.You worked very hard for the exam but the exams were postponed.
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12.You go to watch a movie, the story is not interesting, the songs too are not
good.
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13.There was a bus strike, you had to walk a long distance in the hot sun.
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14.Your sister is your father’s favourite; he bought a gift

for her but not for you.
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15.There was a debate competition in your town, you spoke well and won a
prize.
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16.At the theatre counter you wait patiently in a queue for your turn to buy a
ticket a boy from behind jumps the queue and gets the ticket.
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17.There was a sudden announcement about a bomb ticking away at the bus
stop and you were waiting there.
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Common Errors

Incorrect Correct
She is angry at him. She is angry with him.
He is angry with her behavior. He is angry at her behavior.
She fell bad. She felt bad.
I feel much tired. I feel very tired.

Tips

 Speak using simple and short sentences.

 Use appropriate words to express feelings.

Assignment 1

Fill in the blanks with suitable words to express your feelings.

 I have to take medicines, I am ______.
 She saw the snake and screamed. She was ______.
 I have been working for ten hours, I am _______.
 Her aunt gave her a beautiful gift. She was ________.
 She had to give a speech. She was ________.
 They are away from home. They are ________.
 The father is shouting at his son. He is _______.
 The girl’s pet parrot is dead. She is _________.
 The child is going on a picnic. She is ________.
 The fox wants to eat grapes. The fox is _________.

Assignment 2

Write a paragraph using the following hints:

No college --- no power at home ---- no tv----- nothing to eat------ bus strike----
theatre closed.
You may start with ‘I was bored’.
You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience… You must
do the thing you think you cannot.
- Eleanor Roosevelt