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How Do You Feel? very and really
Students use very and really with feelings adjectives to say how they feel, then write about their feelings at different times of the week.
Very really · Feelings · Feelings emotions
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use very / really accurately
- Learn and use 12 words and phrases in one set: Feelings
- Read for detail: Lucy's big day
- Writing task: How I feel
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about feelings and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1–2
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 3–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
very + adjective
- very makes an adjective stronger: very cold, very happy, very good.
- very goes before the adjective: It's very cold (not It's cold very).
- With a / an: a very good film (not very a good film).
really + adjective or verb
- really can go before an adjective: I'm really tired.
- really can also go before a verb: I really like this song (not I very like this song).
- Say really, not real: I'm really tired (not I'm real tired).
Feelings: be + adjective
- I'm tired. She's worried. They're excited.
- bored / excited = how you feel. boring / exciting = the thing: The film is boring. I'm bored.
Study tips
- Before a verb, use really: I really like it. I really want it.
- Say how you feel every evening: Today I'm really tired, but I'm happy.
Glossary
- Feelings12 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Feelings
Choose the correct word.
- a
I worked for ten hours today. I'm very ___.
- b
My exam is tomorrow and I'm not ready. I'm ___.
- c
We're going to Spain on Saturday! The children are very ___.
- d
There's nothing to do here. I'm really ___.
- e
My brother doesn't like big dogs. He is ___ of them.
- f
He shouted at me and broke my phone! I'm really ___.
- g
We won the game! Everybody is ___.
2
How do they feel?
Choose the correct word.
- a
This film is very ___. I want to go to sleep.
- b
The trip to Paris was really ___!
- c
My cat died last week. I'm very ___.
- d
Don't be ___. The test is easy.
- e
I'm ___ after the football match. I need a shower and a sleep.
- f
Thank you for the flowers! I'm very ___.
3
very or really?
Choose the correct words.
- a
It's ___ today. Wear a coat.
- b
I ___ this song.
- c
I am ___ today.
- d
She ___ to go home.
- e
This is ___.
- f
They ___ pizza.
- g
My grandmother is ___.
- h
We ___ the weekend.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Lucy's big day
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Today is a very big day for Lucy. It's her first day at a new school. She is a teacher. In the morning she is really excited, but she is also worried. The school is very big and she doesn't know anybody. At nine o'clock she meets her class. The children are very nice and they really like her lessons. One boy, Sam, is afraid of the big dog in the playground, so Lucy helps him. At four o'clock Lucy goes home. She is very tired, but she is really happy. She calls her mum and says, "I really love my new job!"
- a
In the morning Lucy is ___.
- b
The children are ___.
- c
Sam is afraid of ___.
- d
At four o'clock Lucy is ___.
- e
Lucy ___ her new job.
6
Write: How I feel
Write about your feelings.
Write 6–8 sentences about how you feel at different times of the week. Use very and really. Word box: happy · sad · tired · bored · excited · worried · angry · afraid Example: On Monday morning I am really tired. At the weekend I am very happy. I am afraid of spiders.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 12 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in one set.
Feelings
- happy
- feeling good
- sad
- not happy
- angry
- feeling bad when someone does something wrong
- tired
- you want to rest or sleep
- worried
- thinking about a problem, and not feeling calm
- excited
- very happy about something good, for example a trip
- bored
- you have nothing interesting to do
- afraid
- you feel fear; you think something bad can happen
- boring
- not interesting
- exciting
- very interesting and fun
- very
- makes a word stronger: very cold
- really
- makes a word stronger: really tired
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