LESSON 2 I´M WORRIED

LESSON 2

I´M WORRIED

Dialog

- Hi, Daniel. This is Susan speaking. Glad to hear your voice again.

* Susan, thank God you called! I wanted to talk to you, I´m very worried. How did you do on the test?

- Very well. I got the highest score. What about you?

* I wasn´t lucky, I flunked. I feel ashamed. I think I got the lowest score, I am so depressed.

- Come on! Daniel! Don´t be ashamed of yourself. I´m sure you´ll catch up. Don´t worry, the teacher will give a make up test next week. And you´ll make it! I´ll help you.

 This guy's nut. He would take the make up test just to see Susan again.

Comprehension questions

What´s wrong with Daniel?

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How did he feel about that?

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Was he worried?

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Is Daniel excited about his score?

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What did Susan say to make Daniel feel better?

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LANGUAGE FOCUS

To express your feelings about events, use past participles as adjectives. The verbs “to be” and “to feel” are also used.

The test worried me.                            I am worried about the test.

It makes me feel nervous                    I feel nervous about the test.

That surprised her.                               She was really surprised.

The good news excited me.                I was excited about the news

His bad grade depressed him.                        He was depressed because of his grade.

SPEAKING

You may feel differently about certain events. Read these sentences and then match them with the pictures below:

a)     I´m quite nervous when I see a car crash on the highway.

b)     My daughter doesn’t like concerts; she is not interested in Mozart concerts.

c)     My bother is a musician; he feels very excited about Mozart´s concert.

d)     Most people believe in God. They go to religious processions in Easter.

Express your feelings and reactions about the picture.

Say how you feel. Follow your example.

Your pocket money is all spent; you are broke most of the time!

I feel disappointed/worried/ (upset)

When the most popular and favorite guy of your school comes close and invites you to go out with him/her.

I feel excited/happy/ (great)

A friend of yours is stressed because she must finish her homework.

She feels nervous/worried/(bad)

When the teacher scolds you a student in front of the whole class.

I feel disappointed/worried/humiliated

Reorder these statements about Daniel and Susan ´s conversation on page 20.

____It was the first time Daniel got such a bad grade.

____Yesterday, Susan called Daniel to have news about him.

____Susan was happy and felt very excited that she had gotten a good grade.

____He felt very worried about the math test because his grade was the lowest score in class.

____Susan encouraged him to keep on because he still had a chance to catch up.

____Daniel felt happy to hear Susan’s voice.

____Daniel felt better and he thanked Susan for calling and for supporting him.

____He can take the test again since there is a make up test the following week.

____Daniel was so ashamed that he felt depressed because he had gotten a bad grade.

Write the composition in the right order.

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LANGUAGE STUDY

Use “rather”, “very”, “quite” to indicate the degree of intensity of an adjective or an adverb.

                              rather

The meal was   very     expensive.

                          quite

“A bit” and “a little” have similar meanings. However, “a little” is less formal and more common in oral discourse.

The exercises are a bit difficult.

I was a little late for class this morning.

Ask questions and answer them using TO FEEL and TO BE as in the example.

you / when you have an exam / worried

How do you feel when you have an exam?

                     I feel worried. / I´m worried.

a) he / during the speech / excited

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b) she / when her husband arrive early / pleased

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c) they / after they got married / delighted

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d) you / when you get bad grades / ashamed

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e) she / when a friend had an accident / worried

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d) He / when his mother lost her job / depressed

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“Feel” refers to the physical, moral and emotional state of a person. Use “to be” or “to feel” with a past participle to express emotion:

To feel delighted: He felt delighted after the concert.

To be delighted: He was delighted after the concert.

To feel tired: They feel tired when they finish work.

To be tired: They are tired when they finish work.

  

Complete with appropriate question tag.

a) Marian is a little nervous, _____________________?

b) His grandson feels very happy, _____________________?

c) Paul isn’t interested in the speech, _____________________?

d) The students feel disappointed about that, _____________________?

e) The teacher isn’t angry about that, _____________________?

d) Her granddaughter wasn’t worried, _____________________?

g) Susan felt surprised when she heard that, _____________________?

h) They don’t believe that story, _____________________?

i) Our grandparents were very pleased with our visit, _____________________?

j) They aren’t tired after class, _____________________?

k) Carlos decided to get married, _____________________?

Answer these questions.

How do you feel about going to the dentist?

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How did you feel during the English class?

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Are you a bit nervous before an English test?

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How do you feel when your mother is very ill?

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Were your grandparents very pleased when your parents got married?

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Write sentences describing people’s feeling. Use TO BE or TO FEEL. Choose more than one adjective from the box. You may use a dictionary.

excited  - worried – nervous – angry – depressed – frightened – happy -sad

Bored – upset – pleased – embarrassed – surprised - proud

Jenny has a difficult exam tomorrow.

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She is nervous. She feels worried.

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Sandra is going to the USA on her holiday

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Kevin didn’t do anything interesting all day.

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Nobody remembered it was Jackie’s birthday.

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Paul sent Mandy a beautiful bunch of flowers.

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Margaret needs her passport but she can’t find it.

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The students are going to the park this weekend, but SalIy is staying home.

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Somebody stole Joe’s bicycle.

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Eric won the swimming competition.

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James spilled coffee on his friend’s new carpet.

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Laura got bad marks at school and her boyfriend Ieft her.

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Ann is walking along the street at night and hears steps behind her.

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