vocabulary of emotions and feelings in use

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ANGER~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Anger Lite

Annoyed ~ Frustrated ~ Cross ~ Apathetic ~ Peeved ~

Irritated ~ Cranky ~ Crabby ~ Bored ~ Impatient ~ Critical ~ Cold ~ Displeased ~ Rankled

~ Detached ~ Indifferent

Anger in its Mood State

Angry ~ Mad ~ Offended ~ Antagonized ~ Bristling ~ Sarcastic ~ Aggravated ~ Arrogant ~Indignant ~ Inflamed ~ Affronted ~ Resentful ~ Incensed ~ Exasperated ~ Riled up

Intense Anger

Hostile ~ Aggressive ~ Livid ~ Outraged ~ Furious ~Belligerent ~ Disgusted ~ Appalled ~ Bitter ~Ranting ~ Raving ~ Contemptuous ~ Hateful ~ Vengeful ~ Vindictive ~ Violent ~ Irate ~ Menacing ~Seething ~ Vicious ~ Spiteful

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SADNESS~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sadness Lite

Regretful ~ Disappointed ~ Disconnected ~ Distracted ~ Low ~ Listless ~ Wistful

Sadness in its Mood StateSad

Sad ~ World-weary ~ Down ~ Melancholy ~ Mournful ~

Weepy ~ Grieving ~ Gloomy ~ Dejected ~ Downtrodden ~ Heavy-hearted ~ Forlorn ~ Sorrowful ~Dispirited ~ Discouraged ~ Drained

Intense Sadness

Despairing ~ Bleak ~ Despondent ~ Depressed ~ Angui

shed ~ Inconsolable ~ Grief-stricken ~Hopeless ~ Heartbroken ~ Morose ~ Bereaved

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~HAPPINESS~~~~~~~~~~

Happiness Lite

Smiling ~ Upbeat ~ Peaceful ~ Calm ~ Amused ~ Open~ Friendly ~ Encouraged ~ Hopeful ~Inspired ~ Jovial

Happiness in its Mood State

Happy ~ Glad ~ Content ~ Optimistic ~ Cheerful ~ Joyful ~ Satisfied ~ Lively ~ Delighted ~

Rejuvenated ~ Pleased ~ Gratified ~ Excited ~ Gleeful ~ Merry ~ Playful

Intense Happiness

Elated ~ Exhilarated ~ Manic ~ Giddy ~ Euphoric ~ Awe-filled ~ Blissful ~ Enthralled ~ Rapturous ~Jubilant ~ Ecstatic ~ Overjoyed ~ Radiant

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FEAR~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fear Lite

Alert ~ Hesitant ~ Pensive ~ Watchful ~ Cautious ~Curious ~ Leery ~ Uneasy ~ Doubtful ~Confused ~ Apprehensive ~ Shy ~ Concerned ~ Disquieted ~ Timid ~ Edgy ~ Fidgety ~Disconcerted ~ Insecure ~ Indecisive ~ Disoriented

Fear in its Mood State

Fearful ~ Afraid ~ Suspicious ~ Startled ~ Unnerved~ Anxious ~ Nervous ~ Worried ~ Alarmed ~Shaky ~ Perturbed ~ Aversive ~ Wary ~Distrustful ~Rattled ~ Unsettled ~ Jumpy

Intense Fear

Terrorized ~ Shocked ~ Panicked ~ Filled with Dread~ Horrified ~ Phobic ~ Petrified ~ Paralyzed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JEALOUSY & ENVY~~~~~~~

Lite Jealousy and Envy

Suspicious ~ Insecure ~ Distrustful ~ Protective

Mood-State Jealousy and Envy

Jealous ~ Envious ~ Covetous ~ Threatened ~ Demanding ~ Desirous

Intense Jealousy and Envy

Greedy ~ Grasping ~ Persistently jealous ~ Possessive ~ Resentful ~ Threatened ~ Avaricious ~Gluttonous ~ Green with envy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SHAME & GUILT~~~~~~~~~

Lite Shame

Hesitant ~ Flushed ~ Self-conscious ~ Speechless ~Discomfited ~ Awkward ~ Humble ~ Reticent ~Abashed ~ Flustered ~ Withdrawn

Shame in its Mood State

Ashamed ~ Guilty ~ Embarrassed ~ Intimidated ~ Penitent ~ Regretful ~ Remorseful ~ Chagrined ~Culpable ~ Reproachful ~ Sheepish ~ Rueful ~ Contrite ~ Humbled

Intense Shame

Humiliated ~ Guilt-ridden ~ Guilt-stricken ~ Disgraced ~ Stigmatized ~ Mortified ~ Demeaned ~Self-condemning ~ Self-flagellating ~ Degraded ~ Shamefaced ~ Belittled ~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SUICIDAL URGES~~~~~~~~

Lite Suicidal Urges

Depressed ~ Dispirited ~ Constantly irritated, angry , or enraged Helpless ~ Impulsive ~ Withdrawn ~ Apathetic ~ Lethargic ~ Disinterested ~ Pessimistic ~Purposeless ~ Discouraged ~ Feeling worthless ~ Isolated ~ World-weary ~ Humorless ~ Listless ~Melancholy ~ Flat ~ Indifferent

Mood-State Suicidal Urges

Desperate ~ Hopeless ~ Despairing ~ Morbid ~ Sullen~ Desolate ~ Miserable ~ Overwhelmed ~Pleasureless ~ Joyless ~ Fatalistic ~ Empty ~ Passionless ~ Bereft ~ Crushed ~ Drained

Intense Suicidal Urges

Agonized ~ Tormented ~ Self-destructive ~ Tortured~ Anguished ~ Bleak ~ Numbed ~ Doomed ~Death-seeking ~ Reckless ~ Devastated ~ Nihilistic

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Listening is The Key To excellent English

 

1. Practice “Narrow Listening”

“Narrow listening” means listening to many things about the same topic. This method is more powerful than trying to listen to many different kinds of things. Students who listen to similar things learn faster and speak better than students who listen to different kinds of things. For example, you can choose one speaker and find many things by him. Listen to all of his podcasts, audio books, and speeches. This is powerful because all speakers have favorite vocabulary and grammar. They naturally repeat these many times. By listening to many things by the same person, you automatically get a lot of vocabulary repetition. You learn faster and deeper! Another example is to choose one topic to focus on. For example, you could read an easy book, listen to the same audio book, listen to a podcast about the book, and watch the movie.

A.J. did this with his class in San Francisco. The class read “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”.

Then we listened to the audio book. Then we watched (and listened to) the movie. Then we listened to interviews with actors in the movie. His students learned a lot of vocabulary in a short time, and their speaking improved very quickly.

2. Divide Your Listening Time

Which is better: to listen for two hours without a break, or to divide that time during the day? Well, dividing your listening time is best.

By dividing your time throughout the day, you remember more and learn faster. So its much better to listen 30 minutes in the morning, then 30 minutes in the car or train, then 30 minutes coming home from work, then 30 minutes before sleep. In fact, this is the exact schedule we recommend to our students!

3. Use an iPod or MP3 Player

iPods are fantastic. You can put a big listening library on one. Then you can carry your English lessons everywhere. You can learn English while walking, while shopping, in the car, in a train, while cooking,....... With an iPod or MP3 player, you don’t have to worry about CDs. Also, you can find a lot of English listening on the internet. You can find lessons, stories, podcasts, TV shows, interviews, and audio

books. Simply download the audio, put it on your iPod.. and learn English anywhere!

4. Listen To Movies

Movies are great for learning English BUT you must use them correctly. Don’t watch all of an English movie. You will not understand it, and therefore you will not learn anything. Only watch one scene or segment per week (maybe 2-3 minutes). Follow this method:

a) First, watch the scene with subtitles in your language. This will help you understand the general meaning.

b) Second, watch the scene with English subtitles. Pause. Use a dictionary to find new words you don’t understand. Write the new sentences in a notebook.

c) Listen to the scene a few times, with English subtitles. Do not pause.

d) Listen to the scene a few times, without subtitles.

e) Repeat a) - d) everyday for one week.

On the second week, go to the next scene/segment and repeat again. It will take you a long time to finish a movie. That’s OK, because you will improve your listening and speaking VERY FAST. This method is powerful-- use it!

5. Read and Listen at the Same Time

Listening and Reading together are very powerful. While you listen to something, also read it. This will improve your pronunciation.

Reading while listening also helps you understand more difficult material. Read and listen to learn faster. After you do this a few times, put away the text and just listen. You will understand a lot more and you will improve faster.

Tips to Improve Your Writing Skills

 

And How to Avoid Common Mistakes

 

Below are some basic writing "rules," along with an example of the rule being broken. Learn how to avoid these common mistakes.

1-be consistent

1. Be Consistent

&Sequence of Tenses: After he broke his arm, he is home for two weeks.

Shift of Pronoun: If one is tense, they should try to relax.

Parallelism: She skis, plays tennis, and flying hang gliders.

Noun Agreement: Eric and James want to be a pilot.

Pronoun Reference: Several people wanted the job, and he or she filled out the required applications.

Subject-Verb Agreement: There is eight people on the shore.

2-express ideas logically

2. Express Ideas Logically

Coordination and Subordination :Jen has a rash, and she is probably allergic to something.

Logical Comparison :Joey grew more vegetables than his neighbor's garden.

Modification and Word Order: Barking loudly, the tree had the dog's leash wrapped around it.

3- be clear and  precise

3. Be Clear and Precise

Ambiguous and Vague Pronouns :In the newspaper they say that few people voted.

Diction: He circumvented the globe on his trip.

Wordiness :There are many problems in the contemporary world in which we

live.

Improper Modification :If your car is parked here while not eating in the restaurant, it will be towed away.

4-follow conventions

Pronoun Case: He sat between you and I at the stadium.

Idiom:Jack had a different opinion towards him.

Comparison of Modifiers: Of the sixteen executives, Gretchen makes more money.

Sentence Fragment: Abby having to go home early.

Double Negative: Andie has scarcely no free time.

If you're not sure whether you're following the rules of writing correctly, be sure to ask your professor or contact the Writing Center at Saint Joseph’s College for help.