Unit 4: Feelings and Emotions
Theme: We are a family.
Unit Introduction
Task 1: Match the following words with their definitions in the table below
Words Definitions
Body language The set of sentiments that is internal like love and anger.
Mood A professional way of entertaining people with jokes and sketches
Comedy The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature
Feelings A temporary state of mind or feeling.
Humor An affective external state expressing our feelings
Emotions Is a type of nonverbal communication in which physical behaviors are used to
express or convey information
Task 2: What feelings do you expect from people in the following situations?
1-The death of one of the members of your family …………….
2-Success of a friend or brother ………………
3-A road accident ……………….
4-Your graduation from university …………….
5-Natural disasters like earthquake. ……………
Task 3: Consider the list of words in the box below. Write them in the table that follows. Then derive
adjectives from all the nouns. Add a suffix where necessary.
Fun - stress - tragedy - humour - self-centredness -self-satisfaction – sickness
- happy - help - joy - comedy - thought - optimism - worry
Positive Negative
Noun Adjective Noun Adjective
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Reading
Read the text about feelings below and answer the questions that follow.
Feelings
British and American people are similar in many ways, but in expressing feelings they haven’t much
in common. Nearly all Americans believe that it is better to share what they think or feel than hide it. A
great many of them expect their relatives and friends to say “I care for you” , or “I’m glad to have a friend
like you”. Almost all of them enjoy talking about their own experiences, and a few of them will go so far as
to share ideas with foreign visitors the first time they come into contact with them. When some of them are
upset they prefer to cry rather than retain their tears. Few Americans consider it bad to show anger in public.
The great majority of them would rather let all of it out and say what they feel than bottle it up inside and
make matters worse. (§1)
In contrast to this is the traditional British reserve, a national tendency to avoid showing strong
emotion of any kind. The British like to keep a stiff upper lip. In other words, they don’t like showing or
talking about their feelings. They rather prefer hiding them because people who reveal their emotions are
thought to be weak and bad-mannered. For example, showing anger in public is considered to be a sign that
the person hasn’t much character. So, few British people would dare vent even a little anger in public places.
They give little attention to people who complain in public e.g., about being kept waiting in a traffic jam or
in a restaurant. They may pretend not to hear them in order to avoid getting involved. (§2)
This attitude is far less common today than it used to be, but a lot of British people, especially among
the elderly, still take a great deal of trouble to appear strong. Most British men and women are still
embarrassed to be seen crying in public. People are also embarrassed when they see somebody crying, and
do not know whether it is better to pretend they have not noticed or to try and comfort them. Women are
more likely to respond than men and will put their arm round the person or touch their shoulder. (§3)
Many British youths now show feelings of affection in public. Women sometimes kiss each other on
the cheek as a greeting and people may greet or say goodbye to each other with a hug. However, when
British people are part of a crowd they are less worried about expressing their emotions. Football crowds
sing and cheer when their side scores a goal. Players now hug one another when they score. Even cricket
supporters, who had a reputation for being much quieter, enjoy cheering as well as giving the traditional
polite applause. (§4)
(Adapted from the textbook, p.192)
1. Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer: The text is about:
a. How to express feelings in public
b. The difference between feelings and emotions
c. American and British attitudes to feelings
2. Reorder the following sentences according to their appearance in the text:
a. Youth’s attitudes. ……….
b. American attitudes to feelings and emotions. ……….
c. British attitudes to feelings and emotions. …………
d. British embarrassment to emotions. …………..
3. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false one.
a. British and American people are alike in expressing feelings. …………………………………………
b. According to the British, people who show their feelings in public have a strong character. ……………
c. British people pay much importance to people who complain in public. ………………………………...
d. Men are less emotional than women. …………………………………………………………………….
4. Answer the following questions according to the text
a. How many Americans believe that it is better to express feelings rather than hide them?
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b. What would they do rather than retain their tears? …………………………………………………….
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c. Which of the following terms best summarizes what the author says about British and American
people: extrovert, introvert, phlegmatic? Complete the sentences.
- British people are …………………………………………………………………………………….…
- American people are ………....………………………………………………………….……………...
5. Match each word or phrase with its corresponding definition
Phrases / words Definitions
a- to bottle up one’s emotions 1-a lively and confident person who enjoys being with other people
b- to keep a stiff upper lip 2-a person who is more interested in their own thoughts and feelings
c-Extrovert 3- to keep calm and hide one’s feelings when in pain or in a difficult
d-Introvert situation
4-to hide / not to show one’s feelings
6. Pick out from the text sentences which contain each other & one another.
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Task: fill in the blanks with each other or one another
Ahmed and Amine are really good friends. They help ……………….… in hard times. They never laugh
at…………………. when they look awkward. They invite …………..…. to restaurants on occasions. They
have known …………………... for years. They never criticize ………….…………
7. Derive verbs from the following adjectives. Then fill in the gaps with the right verb.
Adjectives Verbs
broader ………………...….
deeper ……………..…….
wider ……………………
shorter ……………………
darker ……………………
rough ……………………
softer …………………….
Humour …………….……our minds because it allows us to see the funny side of life. Moreover it
can…………………..and …………..….our emotional lives since it develops in us that capacity to laugh at
ourselves. Without it, our life expectancy would…and our prospects would ……………..…. More
importantly, while hardships…………………….our lives, humour ………………..….them.
8. Form new adjectives and nouns by adding the prefix self- to the words in the box. Then arrange
them in the table that follows.
Help -educated -satisfied -reliant -made -confident –reliance - confidence -discipline -
esteem -conscious -defense - pity -sacrifice -control -deception -assured -fulfilling -
possessed
Positive Negative
Noun Adjective Noun Adjective
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9. a) Pick out from the text all the sentences which express likes, dislikes and preferences.
b) What forms are the verbs which follow the verbs expressing likes, dislikes and preferences?
Likes Dislikes Preferences
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Task: Write sentences of your own, expressing your likes, dislikes, preferences
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10. Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’
married- divorced- changed- committed-shocked
/t/ /d/ /id/
Written Expression
Task: Write a newspaper article describing the feelings and emotions expected from Algerian women and
men in various situations
- Think about the topic and jot down ideas using the network below:
- Are Algerian men and women expected to show their feelings and emotions in the same way?
- How do men generally show their grief (sadness) and happiness (joy)?
- How do women generally show their grief (sadness) and happiness (joy)?
- Compare / contrast , similarities / differences
Feelings
Emotions
Women Men
Grief Happiness
Grief Happiness
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Now: structure your essay
Introduction: Is there any difference in how Algerian men and women are expected to show their feelings
and emotions?
Generally, when it comes to feelings and emotions, everyone have their own ways of showing or
expressing them. In the Algerian society …………………………………………………………………
Body: §1 -What are the similarities and differences between men and women in expressing their grief?
Explain, give examples …
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§2 -What are the similarities and differences between men and women in expressing their happiness?
Explain, give examples …
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Conclusion:
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Keys
Aim: To classify adjs and nouns into positive and negative.
To rich pps’ diction – to derive adjs from nouns adding suffixes.
Noun Adjective Noun Adjective
Fun Funny Stress Stressful
Humour Humorous Tragedy Tragic
Happy Happiness Self-centredness Self-centred
Help Helpful Self-satisfaction Self-satisfied
Joy Joyful Sickness Sick
Comedy Comic Worry Worried
Thought Thoughtful
Optimism Optimistic
Aim: To form verbs from adjs adding suffix –en
Adjective Verb
Broader Broaden
Deeper Deepen
Wider Widen
Shorter Shorten
Darker Darken
Rough Roughen
Softer Soften
Aim: To form adjs adding prefix self-
Noun Adjective Noun Adjective
Self-help Self-educated Self-pity Self-satisfied
Self-reliance Self-reliant Self-deception Self-conscious
Self-discipline Self-made Self-assertive
Self-esteem Self-effacing Self-fulfilling
Self-defence Self-condifent
Self-sacrifice Self-possessed
Self-denial Self-assured
Self-supporting
Self-assertive
Aim: To guess meanings of phrases
A. Let all of it out: to air / express one’s feelings angrily
B. bottle it up: to hide/not show one’s feelings
C. to show no emotion, sign of fear or anxiety
D. to show even a little anger
E. to avoid interfering with other people’s problems/business
Aim: To form noun/adj/adv by adding suffixes: ic, ous, ness
Adjectives Adverbs Nouns
Bitter Bitterly Bitterness
Friendly Friendship/friendliness
Happy Happily Happiness
Lonely Loneliness
Sad Sadly Sadness
Tender Tenderly Tenderness
Humorous Humorously Humour
Kind Kindly Kindness
Peaceful Peacefully Peace
Graceful Gracefully Grace
Generous Generously Generosity
Courageous Courageously Courage
Selfish Selfishly Selfishness
Pessimistic Pessimistically pessimism
Chauvinistic Chauvinistically Chauvinism
Enthusiastic Enthusiastically Enthusiasm
Faithful Faithfully Faith
Aim:To express likes, dislikes and preferences.
Sentences expressing likes and dislikes:
Almost all of them enjoy talking about their own experiences.
(…) a national tendency to avoid showing strong emotion (…)
The British like to keep a stiff upper lip.
Many elderly people do not like to see this.
Sentences expressing preferences:
Nearly all Americans believe that it is better to share what they think or feel.
When some of them are upset they prefer to cry rather than retain their tears.
The great majority of them would rather let all of it out and say what they feel than bottle it up inside
and make matters worse.
They prefer hiding them (their feelings).
Aim: To draw rules
Preferences: subject + {would prefer /‘d prefer to do something rather than do something
Subject + {would rather /‘d rather do something rather than do something
It is better to do / prefer to do /prefer doing
Likes: - to like / to enjoy + to do
-to like / to enjoy + doing
Dislikes: do/does not like /enjoy +to do /doing
Broaden - deepen – widen – shorten – darken – roughen – soften
Humour broadens our minds because it allows us to see the funny side of life. Moreover it
can deepen and widen our emotional lives since it develops in us that capacity to laugh at
ourselves. Without it, our life expectancy would shorten and our prospects would darken.
More importantly, while hardships roughens our lives, humour softens them.
Grammar explorer II (p.176)
Task 1 (p.175)
- Women sometimes kiss each other on the cheek as a greeting.
- Players now hug one another when they score.
A. They are double/compound pronouns used as object .
B. They express reciprocity.
C. One another is used with the same meaning as each other. The former is used in
preference to each other when reference is made to more than two persons.
D. Give names to the players and the women in the sentences which the students have
picked up to make the reciprocal relationships more explicit.
E.g. Jane and Maud kiss other other on the cheek.
q Jane kisses Maud. Maud kisses Jane. (repetition of the structure)
Task 2 (p.177)
1. each other 2. each other 3. each other 4. one another 5. one another 6. one another
