Unit 5

Feelings

Emotions
Anger <-> calmness
Friendship <-> enemity
Fear <-> confidence
Shame <-> shamelessness
Kindness <-> unkindness
Pity <-> cruelty
Envy, jeaulosy <-> appreciation
Togetherness <-> privacy
Love <-> hate, hatred
Caution <-> rashness
Relaxation <-> stress

Opinions
Give opinions
Ive got a feeling
I dont think
Im a bit surprised
It seems to me
For me

More expressions
In my opinion
I think
I believe
Im sure (that)
I feel (that)
As I see it
If you ask me
Id say
Im afraid
My view is that

Ability and possibility

Ability can, cant, could, couldnt
My sister can speak French, but she cant
speak English.
Possibility (present or future) may, might,

could
I may visit you next year.

Possibility (negative) may not, might not

(certainty) can not, could not

Dont prepare any food for me because I might

not be back in time.

Obligation and
prohibition
Give advice should, ought to (less often)
You should study this weekend .
Must: strong advice

You must be careful if you stay out late at night.

Obligation
Must: when the obligation is something we agree with

You must hand in your composition on Monday.

Have to: when the obligation comes from someone else (rules,
by law)
My teacher has given me a lot of homework which I have to do.

Prohibitionmustnt

You mustnt use your mobiles during the class its forbidden

Adjectives and
prepositions
OF

WITH

ABOUT

Tired
Afraid
Ashamed
Jealous
Proud
Fond
Confident
Envious
Frightened

Angry
Bored
Dissapointed
Impatient
Satisfied
Pleased
Cross
Fed up

Sorry
Nervous
Crazy
Sure
Depressed
Relaxed
Excited
Mad

Adjectives ed and ing

-ed: express how the person feels about

something.
She was terrified as Dracula approached her.

-ing: used to describe the person or thing

which produces the feeling.

Theres a surprising article in todays newspaper.

Examples:
annoyed/annoying
interested/interesting
excited/exciting
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Adjectives and their

opposites
Miserable cheerful
Nervous relaxed
Negative positive
Delighted depressed
Generous mean
Awful fantastic
Funny serious
Ordinary strange

Some useful language

(Speaking Part 3)
GIVE A GENERAL INTRODUCTION
This picture shows .
In this picture I can see
This is a picture of ..

TALK ABOUT PLACES

Theyre driving in the country/in a city/in the mountains
Shes sitting inside/outside a caf
I can see a street market/old

DESCRIBE PEOPLES AGE

Hes about 50 years old.
Theyre in their twenties
Shes a teenager/a young child/a middle aged woman

DESCRIBE PEOPLES CLOTHES

Shes wearing a pair of shorts and a red Tshirt

Theyre wearing quite casual/smart clothes
Hes wearing a uniform

 DESCRIBE PEOPLES ACTIONS

Hes sitting at a desk
Shes standing in a queue
Theyre having a meal
Some people are sunbathing and others are swimming in the sea
DESCRIBE PEOPLES ROLES IN A PICTURE
Hes probably a shop assistant and shes a customer
This person on the left seems to be a tourist guide hes pointing to a

building
The man serving the drinks is a waiter
DESCRIBE PEOPLES FEELINGS IN A PICTURE
You can tell they are enjoying themselves because they are smiling
He seems a bit frightened. Maybe this is the first time hes tried this
She looks very interested in this activity shes concentrating very
hard
PARAPHRASE (use these phrases to describe words you dont know)
Its something you fry food in (frying pan)
Its a kind of container for flowers (a vase)
Its a cupboard for keeping clothes in (a wardrobe)

MAKE GUESSES
It might be summer because some people are wearing sunglasses
Its probably in the country, because
This picture could be in Northern Europe because of the buildings

DESCRIBE POSITION
In the middle of the picture there is a group of people, probably tourists

because
In the background there is a church
Theres a bookshelf next to/near/behind/in front of the door

REMEMBER!
Talk in sentences dont produce lists of items you can see
Organise your description dont describe the same thing more than once
Start with a general idea of the subject of the picture before going into details
Give reasons (related to the picture) for your ideas
Talk about the situation as well as the physical things you can see in the

picture.
Give some personal reaction to the picture
Listen quietly when your partner describes his/her photo dont give help or
comment

Speaking Part 4
Responding to good news
How nice.
Wow!
Lucky you!
Great!
Brilliant!

Responding to neutral information

Oh, right.
I see.

Responding to bad news

Poor you!
Oh, dear.
How horrible!
Oh no!

Spelling and sounds

/d/

/d/ or /t/

Started
Wanted
Depended
Delighted
Excited
painted

Clapped
Talked
Bored
Happened
Robbed
Relaxed

Expressions used in a
letter
Beginning

End

Dear George
Thanks for your letter
This is just a quick letter to say
It was great to hear from you
Hi Lisa
Sorry, Ive taken so long to write
back

Lots of love
All the best
Dont forget to write soon
Well, thats all for now
Give my love to everyone

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I never get tired of going to the cinema

because there are so many good films.

Since I dont have much homework to do, I
often go out in the evenings.
I enjoy water-skiing a lot because its really
exciting.
Ive got some really good games so Im on my
Playstation every day.