READING COMPREHENSION

IV. Answer the questions.

1. Why is it bad to compare yourself with other people?
2. Is it important to be grateful for the good things you have? Why?
3. How do the worries about our past and our future influence our life?
4. Why is it necessary not to look back and move on?
5. How can being honest make you feel happier?

PRACTICE

V. Write all possible synonyms.

upset

surprised

puzzled

miserable

contentment

angry

afraid

enjoy

VI. Write the antonyms.

bored

depressed

happy

hate

patient

miserable

in good mood

negative

tell the truth

VII. How do you feel in these situations? Choose the best words from the box.

1. just before an important event

2. if your English lesson is cancelled

3. if you have to speak in front of a lot of people

4. if you miss your train or bus

5. when you are at home watching TV

6. if you lose your purse/wallet

7. when you can’t remember somebody’s name

8. if you have to wait for a long time in a queue

9. if you go to a big concert

10. if you see a bid spider

VIII. How might you feel in these situations? Choose the best words from the box.

1. You are sitting chatting to friends after a good meal.
2. Somebody has crashed into your car.
3. You are introducing someone to a friend and you get his name wrong.
4. It’s your sixth birthday tomorrow.
5. Your best friend is much more popular than you are.
6. You are going to make a speech in public for the first time.
7. You are alone in a house at night and you hear strange sounds downstairs.
8. You have lost your wedding ring.
9. Your neighbor comes round too often and asks to borrow things.
10. All the news in the papers seems to be about wars and disasters.
11. You’ve heard a rumor that the factory where you work is going to close down.

IX. Match feelings and emotions with colours below. Compare your answers with your partner’s answers.

1. red

2. orange

3. yellow

4. green

5. blue

6. purple

7. brown

8. white

9. black

relaxed, depressed, nervous, angry, frightened, embarrassed, excited, happy, sad, proud, angry, jealous, hopeful, thrilled, puzzled

X. Match the “extreme” adjectives in column A with their equivalents in column B.

XI. What makes you angry? depressed? jealous? …? Choose three feelings and write down a situation for each.

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