Prep 2 - English
Unit 2: How Are You Feeling?
Emotions, Daily Life & Present Continuous: Expressing Current Feelings and Actions
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Welcome to Unit 2 of English Connect for Preparatory 2! In this lesson, we explore the vibrant world of feelings, emotions, and personal well-being. We learn how to express our mood accurately using precise adjectives such as joyful, anxious, exhausted, confident, and grateful. We also master the Present Continuous tense (am/is/are + verb-ing) to describe actions happening right now at the moment of speaking or temporary situations in our daily routine. Understanding our emotions and communicating them clearly is an essential life skill that strengthens our relationships, fosters empathy, and enables us to support our classmates and community members when they need help.
1. Describing Feelings & Emotions
Essential vocabulary for expressing how you feel:
- Anxious: Feeling worried, nervous, or uneasy about something with an uncertain outcome.
- Exhausted: Extremely tired, completely drained of physical or mental energy.
- Confident: Feeling sure of oneself and one's abilities, qualities, or judgment.
- Grateful: Feeling or showing appreciation for kindness or benefits received.
- Curious: Eager to learn, know, or investigate something new.
- Relieved: Experiencing reassurance and relaxation after anxiety or distress.
2. The Present Continuous Tense
Structure, usage, and key spelling rules:
- Form: Subject + am / is / are + Verb-ing.
• Affirmative: She is studying for her exam right now.
• Negative: They are not feeling anxious today.
• Question: What are you doing at the moment? - Key Time Expressions: now, at the moment, currently, at present, look!, listen!
- Spelling Rules:
• verbs ending in consonant + e: drop -e (make → making, smile → smiling).
• short vowel + consonant: double consonant (sit → sitting, run → running).
• verbs ending in -ie: change to -y (lie → lying, tie → tying). - Stative Verbs: Verbs of feeling and perception (like, love, hate, know, believe) are normally used in Present Simple, not continuous.
Guided Application Workshop:
Q1: Correct the verb: Listen! The birds (sing) beautifully in the garden.
Answer: are singing. ("Listen!" signals an action occurring at the exact moment of speaking).
Answer: are singing. ("Listen!" signals an action occurring at the exact moment of speaking).
Q2: Choose the correct adjective: After searching for his lost keys for an hour, Omar felt very (anxious / relieved) when he finally found them in his backpack.
Answer: relieved (feeling peace of mind after stress has passed).
Answer: relieved (feeling peace of mind after stress has passed).
Q3: Complete the sentence: Why _____ Salma (wear) a heavy coat today? — Because it is very cold.
Answer: is Salma wearing.
Answer: is Salma wearing.
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anxious
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قلق ومضطرب
📖 Def: feeling worried, nervous, or uneasy
exhausted
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منهك وشديد التعب
📖 Def: completely drained of physical or mental energy
confident
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واثق من نفسه
📖 Def: feeling sure of one's abilities and qualities
grateful
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ممتن وشاكر
📖 Def: feeling or showing appreciation for kindness
curious
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شغوف وفضولي للمعرفة
📖 Def: eager to learn or investigate something new
relieved
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مطمئن ومستريح البال
📖 Def: experiencing ease after anxiety has ended
empathy
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التعاطف والتفهم الوجداني
📖 Def: the ability to understand and share others' feelings
cheerful
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مبتهج ومرح
📖 Def: noticeably happy and optimistic
lonely
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وحيد ومنعزل
📖 Def: sad because one has no friends or company
proud
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فخور ومعتز
📖 Def: feeling satisfaction regarding an achievement
temporary
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مؤقت وغير دائم
📖 Def: lasting for only a limited period of time
moment
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لحظة زمنية
📖 Def: a very brief period of time
gesture
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إيماءة وحركة معبرة
📖 Def: a movement of hands or head to express an idea
mood
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الحالة المزاجية والنفسية
📖 Def: a temporary state of mind or feeling
Click on an option to check your answer and view the detailed explanation:
1
Which sentence correctly uses the Present Continuous tense for an action happening now?
2
Hala worked for ten hours without a break. How does she feel?
3
Look! The baby _____ his very first steps towards his mother.
4
What is the meaning of the word 'grateful'?
5
Which of the following verbs is a stative verb that is usually NOT used in the continuous form?
6
Why did Tarek feel relieved after the teacher announced the test results?
7
Correct the spelling: The children are (swim) in the swimming pool.
8
Which word best completes the sentence: 'A true friend shows _____ by listening carefully when you are upset'?
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