How do you feel? In groups, talk about the following questions. 1 What kinds of emotions do you know? 2 How do people show them? 3 Do you think it is good to show emotions? Why? / Why not? Choose words from below to complete the conversations. Ordinary adjectives Extreme adjectives cold angry pleased hot hungry surprised tired sure frightened boiling amazed delighted exhausted positive starving terrified freezing furious 1 “I’m very hungry. Shall we make some dinner?” “Good idea. I’m absolutely .” 2 “Are you sure the shops will be open tomorrow?” “Yes, I’m . Don’t worry.” 3 “You look really . Have you had a long day?” “Yeah, I’m exhausted. I’m going to bed.” 4 “It’s very hot in here, isn’t it?” “Hot? It’s . Can we open a window?” 5 “How could you do that parachute jump? Weren’t you ?” “Yeah, I was absolutely terrified, but it was fun!” 6 “I heard Kirsten found a job. She must be really pleased.” “Oh, yes, she’s .” 7 “Will Ron be if we don’t go to the meeting?” “I think he’ll be absolutely furious.” 8 “Is it cold there at the moment? Should I bring a winter coat?” “Yes. It’s .” 9 “Were you surprised you passed the exam?” “I was really . I don’t know how I did it.” Work in pairs. Take turns to start the conversations 1–9 and remember the responses. Complete the blog post about New Yorkers. Use one word for each gap only. How would you characterise people in your area/country? Write a description of around 100 words using as many adjectives as possible. Compare your descriptions in class. 10 Vocabulary Extreme adjectives a b c 11 a Reading & Writing New Yorkers Everyone feels like this in the morning sometimes: downright uncomfortable and moody because you haven’t had anything to eat for a while – you are (1) to death. Take the people living in New York, for example. They are famous for being extremely grumpy in the morning. Not only then, however. According to a recent survey, approximately twenty percent of all New Yorkers are in a bad mood not only in the morning, but also during the day. In fact, New Yorkers might even be considered the (2) of all the people living in the US. There are a number of reasons for this: traffic jams, crammed underground transportation, high rents – the list goes on and on. Furthermore, New Yorkers have the reputation of being easily (3) too. They are well known for being afraid of a lot of things: crime, murder, theft. Additionally, they often feel (4) and lack energy. The typical New Yorker often also feels (5) in winter as temperatures may reach –15 °C. In summer, however, the typical New Yorker will say, “Oh, it’s (6) , why don’t we drive down to the sea?” b 58 Language skills Extras Explore 5 How do you feel? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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