Hey! How are you feeling today? You look a little bit...how would I say it?...pixelated.
By the way, how do you express your feelings? With emojis? Do you keep a diary?
Greek theatre masks were the first emojis. They are referred to as the comedy/tragedy masks. At present, they have become a symbol for theater and refer to the range of emotions presented by stage actors.
B. Let's focus on gratefulness, a beautiful emotion. Write a page for a diary of thanks. Including:
Date
Three emotions you have felt today. Say why you experienced these emotions.
Write three reasons to be grateful.
WORDS & EXPRESSIONS
To respond to a question about feelings you can use the following expressions.
I feel a little sad/happy/angry/…
I am a little sad/happy/angry/…
To be honest, I’m a little bit sad/happy/ angry/…
It’s been a difficult day.
The thing is that I am angry/sad/…
I am mad at him/her…
These are some words and phrases that refer to feelings:
Sad/unhappy
Feel blue
Feel low/down
Depressed
Downhearted
Angry
Cross
Annoyed
Mad
Furious
Vexed
Indignant
Irate
Seething
There are also some idiomatic expressions that we can use to express our feelings.
An idiom a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.
The following video shows one example:
C. Guess the meaning of the idiomatic expressions below. Then check your answers here.
"He was beside himself with grief when he lost his son."
"I could see that my son was bored to tears by the historical documentary."
"He's been carrying the torch for Julie since their college days, before she married Ted."
"Jenny is absolutely cheesed off with her job."
"He appears to be indifferent to his success, but deep down he's very happy"
"If you announce that you are going to drop out of school, your parents will go bananas!"
"The speech was so touching that I had a lump in my throat."
"The candidate were kept on tenterhooks for hours while the panel deliberated."
We were all over the moon when we heard the good news."
"He's a very calm person - not the sort of man to throw a wobbly if he doesn't have a clean shirt!"
D. Now write five sentences that are true for yourself with five of these idioms.
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