2.7. Emotions

Vocabulary

angry – злий

sad – сумний

upset – засмучений

bored – нудний; той, що нудьгує

scared, frightened – наляканий

fear – страх (to be / live in fear of – бути / жити у страху)

surprised – здивований (to be surprised – бути здивованим)

tired – втомлений (to be tired – бути втомленим)

to smile – усміхатися

to laugh – сміятися

to cry – плакати

to shout – кричати

to be full of energy – бути повним енергії

to be afraid of – боятись чогось

to feel good, fine – почувати себе добре

to be in a good (bad) mood – бути в гарному (поганому) настрої

to express one's feelings – виражати свої почуття

to hide one's feelings – приховувати свої почуття

to control one's feelings – контролювати, стримувати свої почуття

to let off steam – давати вихід почуттям, спустити пару

to be a nervous person – бути нервовим

to be a calm person – бути спокійним

Exercise 1. Look at the pictures and answer the question using a model:

Model: How does he / she feel?

He is happy.

happy	sad	angry
scared	tired	upset
bored	surprised

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences:

a) from English into Ukrainian:

1. It is very difficult for me to control my feelings. I can burst out crying in any particular situation.

2. I am a calm person and express my feelings correctly all the time.

3. I am tactful and know what to say.

4. Marry is full of energy! She is very happy today, because she has a date.

5. I am in a good mood and feel fine.

6. The teacher is very nervous and disappointed, so all students are afraid that he can let off steam.

b) from Ukrainian into English:

1. Вона дуже знервована – у неї сьогодні побачення, а вона не купила ще сукню.

2. Він – спокійний і серйозний. Для нього дуже легко

3. вміти контролювати свої почуття або взагалі їх приховувати.

4. У мене сьогодні багато роботи. Я така втомлена і в поганому настрої.

5. Я люблю посміхатись, це завжди створює хороший настрій людям.

6. Сьогодні вона повна енергії та почуває себе добре.

Exercise 3. Read the text and circle the adjectives/phrases related to the new topic:

My Close Friend

Jim is my close friend. We are friends and we are happy to spend our time together. We watch TV, listen to music, play football or read books. My friend smiles a lot and he never cries, he is never sad or upset. He loves his parents and has a lot of friends. He is full of energy, but sometimes he is tired.

Jim is a well-built boy. He is very handsome. He is tall and slim, with fair skin and short dark hair. He always looks well-dressed. He is always friendly and loves to have fun. He has a fantastic sense of humour. He hates to go shopping but he likes to collect stamps.

Jim is fond of water sports. He likes swimming and he spends a lot of time near the water. He wants to be a swimmer.

All in all, I am glad to have Jim as my friend. It’s pleasure to be with him and I really enjoy his company. I’m sure we’ll always be close friends.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences according to the text:

1. Jim is my close friend. We make friends and are … to spend our time together.

2. My friend … a lot and he never cries, he is never … or upset.

3. He … his parents and has a lot of friends.

4. He is full of …, but sometimes he is ….

5. He is tall and …, with fair skin and short dark hair.

6. He has a fantastic sense of ….

7. He … to go shopping but he … to collect stamps.

8. He … swimming and he spends a lot of time near the water.

9. He … to be a swimmer.

10. All in all, I am … to have Jim as my friend.

11. I’m sure we’ll always be close friends.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions to the text:

1. Who is my close friend?

2. What do we do when we are together?

3. Does my friend smile?

4. Whom does he love?

5. Is he tall and slim?

6. What does he like?

7. What does he hate?

8. Is Jim fond of sport?

9. What does he do?

10. Does Jim have good appearance?

11. Does Jim have any negative qualities?

*Exercise 6. Read and translate the article:

“Are You A Happy Person? Are You Afraid Of Anything?”

When people ask you these or similar questions sometimes you don’t have a correct answer. It is very difficult to speak about emotions and feelings. Some people think that they are happy because they have a good job, future career or simple the big sum of money.

Others think that they are happy because of their inner state of mind, their mood, character or feelings. They are easy-going and light-hearted. Some of them are sure that happiness lies in dear and loved people near them.

People are unique. Some of them always think only of themselves. They express their feelings all the time.

Some, on the other hand, are nervous. They can’t control their emotions and very often let off steam. It is very hard for such kind of people to hide their emotions.

Very often our emotions are under our control. When a person is in a very dangerous situation and afraid of something the body automatically produces a chemical in blood. This chemical is called adrenalin. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger. Sometimes when you are absolutely scared, the body can produce too much adrenalin. Then you are paralyzed with fear.

Human feelings and emotions are very secret. We never know what we would feel in every new situation. It is proved that emotions never repeat, they are unique by each person even in the same situation.