Feelings and emotions

44. a) Read the words describing different feelings and emotions. Divide the words into two groups: 1) words describing negative feelings / feeling bad; 2) words describing positive feelings / feeling good.

Admiration, affection, agitation, alarm, amazement, amusement, annoyance, anger, annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, bliss, boredom, confusion, compassion, contempt, challenge, curiosity, delighted, depressed, disappointment, discontent, disgust, dismay, distress, disturbed, elation, embarrassment, enjoyment, enthusiasm, envious, excitement, exhausted, fascinated, fear, frightened, frustration, furious, fury, grief, happiness, happy, homesick, inspiration, interest, irritation jealousy, joy, loathing, loneliness, love, mad, miserable, nervous, optimism, panic, pessimism, pleased, pride, puzzled, relief, sad, sadness, secure, sick, satisfaction, scared, skepticism, shock, suspicion, sympathy, tired, tense, terrified, threatening, thrill, triumph, trust, unhappy, upset, weary, worried, zest.

b) Read the sentences below and fill in the gaps with the necessary word above.

1) It’s easy for our clients to feel _____ about their insurance provider when they choose State Farm.

2) Rob was filled with _____ towards the competitor and the former consultant.

3) Every ______ gives you opportunity to make another appointment.

4) The whole family is _______ with the new house.

5) ______ with the way they look make women have a positive body attitude.

6) It is not very palatable, which makes many people ______ it

7) His character is one that not even those who were ______ of his power can disparage him.

8) Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his ______ for her drew him from home.

9) But alcohol and drugs can be very useful accomplices for ______ with their physiologically depressant effects.

10) Relaxing in warm water and being gently massaged relieves ______ and relaxes tense and aching muscles.

11) In the turbulent middle section, the vocal lines, mostly in unison, descend and rise in increasing ______.

12) And I felt in his speech an arrogant _____ for others as all the discussion was centered on himself.

13) They were all comprehended in boundless ______ for the man she loved.

14) Many men are insensitive to a woman's needs, lack insight, are emotionally naive and demonstrate little _____.

15) She was filled with ______ when she found out that her flight had been canceled due to bad weather in Istanbul.

45. a) Read the words in Exercise 46 and derive adjectives from the nouns given in italics. Fill in the left column of the table with adjectives (1-11) to match them with the words in the right column (a-k) which have a similar meaning.

1)			a)		distrusting
2)			b)		angry
3)			c)		indifferent
4)			d)		hopeful
5)			e)		embarrassed
6)			f)		happy and relaxed
7)			g)		very surprised and upset
8)			h)		inquisitive
9)			i)		very happy and enthusiastic
10)			j)		doubtful
11)			k)		nervous / worried
		b) Listen to the people describing how they are feeling. Match one of the words in Exercise 46a to each person. (from Acklam R. Total English Upper Intermediate. / Acklam R., A.Crace – Pearson Education, 2005. – P. 68.)
Speaker 1				Speaker 7
Speaker 2				Speaker 8
Speaker 3				Speaker 9
Speaker 4				Speaker 10
Speaker 5				Speaker 11
Speaker 6

46. a) Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate word from Exercise 45. (from Acklam R. Total English Upper Intermediate. / Acklam R., A.Crace – Pearson Education, 2005. – P. 68.)

1) She’s very ____ that the police have dropped all charges against her.

2) Our children are getting very ____ about our trip to Disneyland next month.

3) Most of the people interviewed said they felt ____ about the idea of living near a nuclear power station.

4) Sam’s ____ about selling his flat quickly. He’s had lots of people come to see it since it went up for sale last week.

5) My sister’s _____ with me because I borrowed her favourite jacket without asking her.

6) When I was learning to ski she gave me so many different pieces of advice that I just ended up totally ____.

7) Environmental groups are ____ that the government is serious about tackling the problem of global warming.

8) I’m very ____ to know why Sarah got the job of Marketing Director; she’s only been in the company a few months.

9) I’m afraid I’m fairly ____ in politics and politicians. They all seem to say the same things these days.

10) The fact that he didn’t want to answer the police officer’s questions made them ____.

11) Julie’s mother was quite ____ when they told her they were going to get married in June. They’ve only been together since November.