This document provides exercises and activities for students to learn English vocabulary related to emotions and personality traits. It includes matching emotions with prepositions, completing questions with prepositions, matching nouns with emotions, finding opposites of adjectives of character, describing oneself, matching statements with adjectives and their opposites, and answering questions about physical features and their meanings based on a magazine article. The goal is to expand students' English vocabulary through interactive exercises.
1. 4º ESO UNIT 1
A. Find out the meaning of the following EMOTIONS. Pay attention to the prepositions.
TO BE ... TO FEEL...
1. Afraid of sth. /sb.:........................... ...... 9. Happy about sth. for sb.: ..........................
2. Angry with sb. about sth.:....................... 10. Sad about sth. for sb.: ............................
3. Ashamed of sth./sb.: ............................. 11. Sorry about sth. for sb.: ............................
4. Jealous of sb. ....................................... 12. Guilty of sth. ....................................
5. Proud of sth. / sb.: ................................ 13. Surprised at /by sth. .......................
6. Excited about / by sth. ............................ 14. Frightened of sth/sb: ...................................
7. Embarrassed about / by: ......................... 15. Envious of sb. .........................................
8. Frustrated by: ..............................
B. Complete the questions with the correct preposition. Then answer them.
1. When were you last angry...................... someone?_________________________
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2. Have you ever been jealous ...................... anyone?_________________________
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3. What are you afraid ......................?_____________________________________
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4. What are you most proud ......................?_________________________________
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5. What sort of things do you get excited ......................?______________________
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6. Have you ever been embarrassed ...................... anything?___________________
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C.1.All the adjectives in activity A have got NOUNS associated with them. What are the nouns?
1. .............................. 6. ................................ 11. .................................
2. .............................. 7. ................................ 12. .................................
3. .............................. 8. ................................ 13. .................................
4. .............................. 9. ................................ 14. ................................
5. .............................. 10. .............................. 15. ................................
2. 4º ESO UNIT 1
D. Listen to your teacher and complete the meaning of the following ADJECTIVES OF
CHARACTER.
OPPOSITES (activity E.)
1. Ambitious: ................................. ..........................................
2. Cautious: .............................. ..........................................
3. Cheerful: .............................. ..........................................
4. Easy-going:.............................. ..........................................
5. Kind: .............................. .......................................... OR ........................
6. Mature: .............................. .......................................... OR ........................
7. Modest: .............................. .......................................... OR ........................
8. Nice:.............................. .......................................... OR ........................
9. Polite: .............................. .......................................... OR ........................
10. Relaxed: .............................. ..........................................
11. Laid-back: .............................. ..........................................
12. Reliable: .............................. ..........................................
13. Strong: .............................. ..........................................
14. Generous: .............................. ..........................................
15. Sensitive: .............................. .......................................... OR ........................
E. Find the opposites of the adjectives in D.
NASTY=HORRIBLE MISERABLE UPTIGHT THICK-SKINNED=INSENSITIVE
UNAMBITIOUS FUSSY WEAK CHILDISH=IMMATURE
UNKIND=CRUEL UNRELIABLE MEAN RUDE=CHEEKY
IMPULSIVE STRICT ARROGANT=BIG-HEADED
E. How would you describe yourself?
GOOD QUALITIES NOT-SO-GOOD QUALITIES Things I'd like to change
I'm ... But I'm sometimes ... I wish I wasn't so ...
I wish I were ...
3. 4º ESO UNIT 1
F. Find 14 adjectives to match the
statements below. Then write the opposite.
Don't turn the page.
G. Read the magazine article and answer the questions below. Then use it to describe
the person next to you on your notebook.
1. How can you know that a person is secretive? 4. What are you like if you have thin lips?
2. How does a person look like if s/he has got 5. When are you strong and honest?
big eyes? 6. What does a perfect nose mean?
3. What does a long nose mean?