Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 3 курс [calibre 2.43.0]

are suggested in this article? 3. How does "emotion" differ from "feeling"? 4. Do you agree that feelings are "the instruments of ra -

tionality, not alternatives to it" ? 5. How do feelings of anxiety, boredom, tension and agitation serve adoptive purposes? 6. Of what

importance are feelings of guilt? 7. What do the positive feelings have in common? 8. How do pleasurable events affect our feelings?

3. Summarize the text in two paragraphs emphasizing the importance of emotions and feelings in our life.

4. Use the Topical Vocabulary in answering the questions:

1. Why do people have emotions and feelings? What good are they? 2. What emotions and feelings are usually classified as posi-

tive and negative? Is there a strict border line between them? 3. If you have a look at the topical vocabulary list, you'll notice that it

deals with painful feelings and emotions rather than joyous ones. How can you account for it? 4. The first and simplest pleasure is

the pleasure of our senses. How can you illustrate the joys of taste, smells, sounds, and sights? 5. There are various sources of

pleasure such as discovery, the immersion of ourselves in an activity, confrontation with nature and the thrill one gets in all

cooperative effort, to mention but a few. Which of these gives you the most joyous experience? 6. It isn't always easy for us to keep

our temper when things go wrong. What do you do or say to let off steam?

7. When we don't care one way or the other about something, we can be really boring. What is the best way to make someone take an

interest?

5. Make a list of some of the things which have happened to you that really made you angry. Imagine they have all happened today. Tell your

friend about them. Use the Topical Vocabulary.

6. You have been asked to give a talk to all the students in the school about the meaning of feelings and the propriety of their public expression.

The magazines and brochures you wanted haven't arrived. The talk begins in ten minutes. You haven't prepared it well enough. You can't get out of

it now. Tell your friend.

7. There are different degrees of anger and different ways of showing it. Read the following text and comment on it:

If we could listen in on classrooms without being seen, we would hear many kinds of anger being expressed by teachers. One

teacher frequently screams and yells at her children. Another furiously bangs on his desk. A third teacher throws an eraser across the

room. Another sarcastically insults a child. One teacher grabs a child furiously and shakes him. One teacher slaps a child; anoth er

raps children on the knucles. Many angry threats are heard: "I'll show you who 'is the boss'. Don't talk to me that way." One teacher is

furiously tearing up papers, another charges back and forth across the front of the room, letting off steam.

8. The teacher can't but react emotionally to what is happening in class. Read the following text and comment on the feelings involved:

I've had to learn how free I could be. That's the hardest thing for a new teacher. At first everybody worked. I thought, man, this is

neat— everybody does what they're told. Then I thought, what a bore. It's no fun. And I got a little too free. Now I know they can

sense when I start setting my jaw even before I know I'm doing it. They know where to settle it down. The hardest thing for me was

to learn how to balance teacher control and class freedom.

9. We cannot always be bright and happy. Sometimes we have moods of depression or sadness. It's been one of those days — tell your friend

about these evSnts which have made you feel really depressed:

1.

You've lost your purse. 2. You've got to buy a present. 3. You got very wet in the rain because you left your umbrella at

home. 4. You've got an exam tomorrow and you're going to fail. 5. You've just had a row with your girlfriend (or boyfriend).

10. Have a close look at this cartoon by Bidstrupp. How do different people react to one and the same incident? What type of temperament does

their reaction reveal?

11. Very often an expression of anger on the part of children is met by punishment from parents and teachers. Enlarge on the humour of the cartoon.

'I'll teach you to hit other children.

12. Read the following dialogues. Observe the WAY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS:

—What's the matter? You don't look well.

— I'm rather worried.

—What about?

—My exam.

— Oh! Is that all?

— I feel very nervous.

— Don't worry about it. Try to look on the bright side of

things.

— I just can't standthat Robbins boy.

X — Millie is having one of her days, and it's driving me crazy.

—I wonder what I can make for supper tonight.

—Today is just one of those days.

—Oh, you poor thing, I had him last year, and he is impossi-

ble.

—I've made up my mind. We're going to Estonia for the holidays.

— How marvellous!

—I've got a whole month off this year!

—A whole month. That's terrific.

—We'll leave in early June.

— Good!Are we taking the bicycles?

—The bicycles? Oh no, we're going on a package tour.

—Oh no!

—And I thought we'd take aunt Ann with us.

— Oh heavens!Do we have to?

13. Work in pairs. Use clichés dealing with moods and feelings.

J o y a n d e n t h u s i a s m :

Great/That's great!

Marvellous! Terrific! Fantastic!

How wonderful! How exciting! How thrilling!

A n n o y a n c e :

How annoying! What a nuisance! What a bore! That's just what I needed! I've just about had enough of...

D i s t r e s s :

I'm worried. I just don't know what to do ...

I feel terrible. I've got a lot on my mind.

I don't feel at all happy. I'm fed up.

I can't take much more of this.

I n d i f f e r e n c e :

I can't say I'm interested.

I couldn't care less.

Please yourself.

I don't mind what you do.

The whole thing bores me to death.

R e a s s u r a n c e :

Cheer up. Take it easy.

Don't you think you're over-reacting a bit?

There's no need to get so upset.

Don't let it get you down.

It's not as bad as all that, surely?

Oh, come on, it's actually quite interesting.

I see what you mean, but on the other hand ...

1. One of your flat-mates (room-mates) is always listening to records of opera on your hi^fi. Last night it woke you up at 2 a. m.

You hate opera. Also, he/she never does his/her share of the washing-up and cleaning. Tell your friend how angry you are.

2. Your friend is late and in a bad temper. Find out what's the matter and try to calm him/her down.