Emotions (EAL)

Part of English and LiteracyEnglish as an additional language

Let's learn some words and phrases to help us talk about emotions.

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Video

In this film Filip, Nazia and Jess talk about how they feel during a school trip.

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Key words

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 8, Filip is happy, 1. happy
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Activities

Matching activity

Say the word out loud and click on the matching emotion.

Listening activity

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Make a sentence

Say how you feel

Filip looks worried
Image caption,
I'm worried.
  • To say how you feel you can say:

__

Example:

Filip looks worried
Image caption,
I'm worried.

Look at yourself in a mirror and make each emotion.

Use to say how you feel.

A girl looks in the mirror and pulls a face

Say how others feel

  • To say how someone else feels you can say:

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 5, Jess looks and points at Filip, talking to him, You are happy

A boy looks angry

Two kids watch tv with eyes over their eyes, scared

Three kids looks to camera screaming with joy

Ask how someone feels

Happy and sad faces, with a question mark
Image caption,
How are you feeling?
  • To ask someone how they feel you can say:

Happy and sad faces, with a question mark
Image caption,
How are you feeling?

Say what you think Nazia and Jess are saying:

Image gallerySkip image gallerySlide 1 of 2, Nazia asks Jess how she is, What is Nazia asking?
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Challenge

Guess the emotion!

Get a friend to cover their mouth with a towel and make an emotion.

Now guess what emotion they are feeling!

Jess pretends to be surprised, hiding half her face with a towel. Nazia guesses.
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