Expressing extreme emotions Language in use: I’ve been crying my heart out1 a) Read the sentences about Teena, a typical teenager. Fill in the present perfect progressive forms of the verbs in the green box and add for or since where necessary. 1. I ’ve been dreaming about my crush2 since I woke up, but I am lovesick. 2. I to happy pop songs all morning, but I’m not happy. 3. I with my friends all week, but I feel sad. 4. I poems last weekend, but I don’t feel like Charlotte Brontë. 5. I to my best friend hours, but I feel lonely. 6. I with my cat half an hour, but I am nervous. 7. I coffee six in the morning, but I feel tired. 8. I lies3 the last few minutes, and I don’t feel bad! 1 to cry one’s heart out – sich die Augen ausweinen 2 crush – Schwarm 3 to tell lies – Lügen erzählen b) Write five similar sentences about Tony, another typical teenager, in your exercise book. What has he been doing since when or for how long? Use the words below and add your own ideas. Tony’s been riding a rollercoaster for thirty minutes, but he is so bored. c) Dylan is disappointed, Tyra is tired. Write sentences in your exercise book. 1. lie on couch • two hours • too exhausted to answer phone Tyra’s been lying on the couch for two hours and she’s even too exhausted to answer her phone. 2. “best friend” • spread rumours about Dylan and Tyra • last week 3. text Tyra • two months • but nobody to go to prom with 4. jog • all morning • want to fit in prom dress 5. wait for Tyra’s call • yesterday 6. study for an important test • three weeks 7. stay up late to chat with Dylan • too long 8. learn French • September • can only say “Au revoir!” 3 dream drink have fun listen play talk tell write bored have fun with friends chat with Teena ride a rollercoaster desperate sad Tip Use “for” for a period of time, “since” for a point in time! T 59 10 Unit Extreme emotions fifty-nine Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv
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