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Exercises

43.1 Read the remarks and then answer the questions.

Pilar ‘Ifeltsogood Max ‘I’vehad
Katie ‘Ilike
George ‘I’mjustnot mylifeandI thatnothingbad enoughofallthe
feelingveryhappy havenothingto hadhappened.It argumentsandthe
today.Everything complainabout.’ couldhavebeena badatmosphereat
seemstohavegone disaster.’ work.’

wrong.’

Carlos ‘I’ve
Agnes ‘Ifeltvery Sara ‘Thank beensounhappy Stefan ‘Ijust
happywhenIheard youforhelping foralongtime. don’tunderstand.
shehadaninterview metoday.’ I’vebeenseeing Wasthathiswife
forthejob.’ apsychiatrist.’ orhisdaughter?’

Who feels ... name Who feels ... name
1 fed up with something? Max 5 miserable?

2 depressed? 6 thankful?
3 content? 7 confused?
4 grateful? 8 delighted?

43.2 Rewrite the words in bold using words from A and B opposite.

1 Afterwatchingthenatureprogramme,Ifeltstimulated inspired tobecomeazoologist.
2 Ialwaysgetafeelingofnegativeexcitement justbeforeanexam.
3 Iwasextremelyangry whentheyrefusedtogivememymoneyback.
4 Iwasveryexcitedandpleased toseemyoldschoolfriendagainaftersolong.
5 ThenewsaboutRory’sillnessreallymademefeelunhappy
6 Atfirst,Iwasfullofpositivefeelings aboutthecourse,butit’sjustnotverygood.

43.3 Sort the adjectives into positive and negative feelings.

contented sickandtired anxious thrilled frustrated confused

positive negative

sick and tired

43.4 Fill the gaps using the adjectives in 43.3. Choose an appropriate adverb (absolutely, quite
or a bit) to go in front of the adjective. Sometimes, both are possible.

1 Iwasfeeling(quite/absolutely) quite anxious becauseshehadnotphonedtosayshe
hadarrivedsafely.
2 Iam(quite/absolutely) ofherselfishbehaviour.I’vehadenough!
3 It’sallsocomplicated.Ifeel(abit/quite) .Canyouhelpme?
4 Iwas(absolutely/abit) whenIheardthewonderfulnews!
5 Itmademefeel(quite/abit) thatIstillcouldn’tplayanysongsaftersix
weeksofguitarlessons.
6 Youalwaysseemso(absolutely/quite) withlife.Howluckyyouare!

43.5 Over to you

Choose six adjectives from this unit which describe feelings you have had recently and write
sentences about when and why you felt that way.

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