Key sentences
| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How do they look?
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He has a (emotion) look on his face.
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How did she look when (event?)
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She got (emotion).
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How did she seem?
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She seemed (emotion).
She looked (emotion).
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| What expression did she have?
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She (collocation).
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
He has a (emotion) look on his face.
| emotion
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sentence
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| surprised
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He has a surprised look on his face.
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| bored
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He has a bored look on his face.
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| happy
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He has a happy look on his face.
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| worried
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He has a worried look on his face.
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How did she look when (event?)
| event?
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sentence
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| he proposed?
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How did she look when he proposed?
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| she opened her present?
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How did she look when she opened her present?
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| she saw the ghost?
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How did she look when she saw the ghost?
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| she saw the traffic jam?
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How did she look when she saw the traffic jam?
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She got (emotion).
| emotion
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sentence
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| excited
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She got excited.
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| upset
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She got upset.
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| worried
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She got worried.
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| scared
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She got scared.
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She seemed (emotion).
| emotion
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sentence
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| happy
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She seemed happy.
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| pleased
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She seemed pleased.
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| interested
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She seemed interested.
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| bored
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She seemed bored.
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She (collocation).
| collocation
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sentence
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| wore a grin
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She wore a grin.
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| flashed a smile
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She flashed a smile.
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| turned up her nose
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She turned up her nose.
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| lit up
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She lit up.
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How do they look?
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He has a (surprised) look on his face.
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How did she look when (he proposed?)
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She got (excited).
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How did she seem?
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She seemed (happy).
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| What expression did she have?
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She (wore a grin).
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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How do they look?
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He has a ... look on his face.
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How did she look when ...
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She got ....
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| How did she seem?
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She seemed ....
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| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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| What expression did she have?
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She ....
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about emotions
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Describing emotions
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Ask your partner how someone felt when they:
- opened a present
- failed a test
- broke up with their boyfriend or girlfriend
- won a game
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Describe how they felt and what facial expression they had.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
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