English Words for Emotions
confident – упевнений: "I'm confident that we can find a solution to this problem."
delighted – дуже щасливий: "I'm delighted that I got the job. It's just what I always wanted."
ecstatic – несамовитий від щастя: "When he asked her to marry him she was ecstatic."
emotional - емоційний: "When he heard the news, he became quite emotional."
great – чудовий, прекрасний: "I feel great today!"
happy - щасливий: "She was happy to hear the good news."
intrigued - заінтригований: "I'm intrigued to hear about your safari in Kenya."
keen – сильно охочий: "I'm keen to see your new house. – I've heard lots about it." "I'm keen on keeping fit."
lucky – щасливий, вдалий: "I'm going to play the lottery – I feel lucky today!"
overwhelmed – переповнений, пригнічений: "I was overwhelmed by the offer of promotion (просування) at work."
over the moon – несамовито щасливий: "She was over the moon with her new bicycle and rode it every day for a whole year."
positive - впевнений: "She's a very positive person and never lets anything get her down."
positive – дуже впевнений: "Are you sure that's what you want? Yes – I'm positive."
relaxed - розслаблений: "I was completely relaxed after I came back from
holiday."
wonderful – дивовижний, вражаючий, чудовий: "I felt wonderful after
such a relaxing weekend." .
Exercise 2. Read and translate the text (Прочитайте та перекладіть текст):
My friend Jim
I have my best friend. His name is Jim. He is 15. He is a very handsome guy. He is tall and slim. Jim has short dark hair, large blue eyes, a round face and a straight nose. He is muscular and well-build.
Jim is also a very kind person. He understands and helps me when I need it. He is reliable. He always gives me a good advice. He is a clever boy. Jim is well-mannered and friendly, that’s why he has a lot of friends. He gets on well with all friends and parents. Jim is a calm and serious person. He always helps his granny about the house and he is hard-working and patient. Also he always tells the truth and he is honest and polite. He knows a lot of jokes and he is very funny. He is generous because he buys a lot of presents for me.
He has a lot of hobbies. He likes to draw and he is fond of sports. We like to spend our time together. We watch TV, listen to music, play football, sometimes we play on a computer. I think, I am a happy person, because I have such a friend.
Exercise 3. Answer the questions:
Who is Jim?
How old is he?
What does Jim look like?
Why is Jim a kind person?
Is he clever? Why?
Why is Jim a friendly person?
Is he calm?
Why is he hard-working and patient?
Is he honest? Why?
Why is he funny?
Is Jim a mean person?
What kind of hobby does he have?
What do you do with your friend when you are together?
Exercise 4. Describe your friend using such model: (Опиши свого друга за поданим зразком):
First part: - Introduction:
Who the person is (the friend, his age).
Main body:
Description of his appearance.
Description of his character.
Last part: - Conclusion:
What do you do together?