Find 3 different activities to teach the following words :
anguished, astounded, depressed, glad, bored, miserable, thrilled, anxious, dismayed,heartbroken, nervous, upset, appaled, concerned, ecstatic, horrified, pleased, apprehensive, frightened, irritated, scared, astonished, delighted, furios, livid, terrified .
Activity 1: match the words to the pictures given .
Ss receive a sheet of paper that includes pictures (with faces) and the adjectives regarding feelings, states. Then they are asked to match the words with the pictures by starting with the ones they know and by elimination to try and discover the rest. If at any point they are clueless, we may help them
Activity 2: match the words with the definitions given.
Ss receive a handout with definitions and the above adjectives. They are asked to match the words with the definitions .If at any point they are clueless, we may help them
Activity 3 : group the words that have a similar meaning .
Ss are asked to group the words given according to a similar meaning . If at any point they are clueless, we may help them.
Plennert Larisa and Drăgulescu Violeta
Logically connected and engaging! Well done!
RăspundețiȘtergereYou may want to use a CLINE - a line on which adjectives are ordered according to intensity:
amused - happy - eccstatic