Instruction: Self study & test（自学和自测）
• Please preview the vocabularies and sentence structures before class and
make sure you understand their meanings.（请同学课前预习词汇和句型，确保清
楚每个词汇，搭配和句型的意思）
• Finish the exercise before class and check the answers by yourself, it will
help you understand the usage of the words and collocations. （请同学自学完
词汇和句型之后完成练习并自行校对答案，这对你理解它们的用法很有帮助哦！）
• Use the vocabularies and sentence structure as many as possible in your
answer when practicing the topic questions in the class, so that the teacher
will help you check if you use them in a proper way or not. （在课堂上进行话
题练习的时候，尽可能多的使用这些单词，短语，搭配和句型，老师会帮助你正确使
用。）
1
Vocabulary
Mood & Feelings
1.be in a good mood
2.be in a bad mood
3.be a moody person
4.be bored to death/ tears
5.be entertained
1. 心情愉快
2. 心情不好
3. 一个喜怒无常的人
4. 无聊死了
5. 娱乐的，愉快的
6.to complain
6. 抱怨
7.to moan
7. 悲叹，呻吟
8.a complaint
8. 一个投诉
Mood & Feelings
9. buy happiness
9. 购买快乐
10. be in a good mood
10. 心情愉快
11. retail therapy
11. 购物疗法
12. cheer yourself up
12. 让自己开心起来
13. be down in the dumps
13. 垂头丧气，情绪低落
14. feel depressed
15. feel low
16. have some me-time
14. 感到沮丧
15. 情绪低落
16. 拥有一些私人时间
Exercise 1
bored to death
buy happiness
retail therapy
down in the dumps
have some me-time
in a good mood
moan
1. Some say that money can’t____________, but I’d be happier if I had more money.
2.My roommate is __________because her rich dad bought her the latest iPhone.
3.Because modern life makes us too busy , it’s important to_____________ and relax.
4. The students are _______ in the history class.
5. When I feel stressed and fed up, I do some ________ to cheer myself up.
6. Saying goodbye to my parents every time I go to my university makes me feel _______.
7. A lot of kids _____that they are bored, but how can they be bored with all their gadgets?
To alleviate the
boredom:(缓解无聊)
To reduce the
boredom
Useful Collocation
To feel reenergised:(感到精神
振奋的)
To feel refreshed
The stresses and
strains of everyday
life: (日常生活中的压力和紧
张)The physical, mental and
emotional stress caused by
work, family etc
To feel a little bit
down:(感觉有点失望)
To feel a bit
depressed
To lift your
mood:(振奋情绪)
To improve how you
feel
The accruement of
wealth:(财富的累积)
The accumulation of
money
gobsmacked
ecstatic
overjoyed
目瞪口呆
欣喜若狂
喜出望外
astonished
Adjectives to describe
Mood & Feelings
thrilled
惊讶
grumpy
性情乖戾的
annoyed
恼怒的，烦闷的
高兴的，激动的
anxious
焦急的
Exercise 2
Which among these three activities can alleviate your boredom? Why?
Each person has his own definition of happiness.
For Ron, it’s the _______________ because he
wants to have all the fancy things life can offer.
If he can’t get any luxury item he wants,
he feels ___________.
simplicity of life
a little bit down
equality of all races
somewhat thrilled
accruement of wealth
quite energized
Sandy is ______ .She can’t
believe she won the marathon.
Gary looks so _____
because he closed a big deal.
You’d better get away from
this four-legged creature
because he is ______. He’ll
scratched when triggered.
ANNOYED
ECSTATIC
OVERJOYED
GOBSMACKED
ANXIOUS
GRUMPY
DOWNCASTED
DISAPPOINTED
ASTONISHED
COMPETITION
CONFLICT
SUCCESS
Which do you think fall in the stresses and
strains of everyday life?
PRESSURE
TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU
FEEL/DESCRIBING THINGS
In IELTS, you often need to say how you feel about
things and describe what things are like. Many IELTS
candidates use the wrong endings –ing/-ed so it is vital to
know which word to use.
Let's take a look
How you
feel -ed
bored（无聊的）
boring
depressed （沮丧的）
depressing
frustrated （挫败的）
frustrating
annoyed （恼怒的）
annoying
irritated （恼怒的）
irritating
thrilled （兴奋的）
thrilling
excited （激动的）
exciting
motivated （积极的）
motivating
exhilarated （振奋的）
exhilarating
energised （精力充沛的） energising
Describing
things -ing
Exercise 3
Choose the right adjective for each sentence.
1. The tourists are exhilarating/ exhilarated to try the all the
activities included in their package holiday.
2. It’s frustrated/ frustrating to see the opportunities slip off
your hands.
3. My parents bought me a ticket for Adele’s concert, so I am
thrilled/ thrilling.
4. The commuters in this city are always annoyed/annoying by
the bumper to bumper traffic condition.
5. It’s energizing/ energized to hear motivational speeches
when I feel low.
2
Sentence
Structure
USEFUL SENTENCES/SENTENCE STARTERS FOR THIS TOPIC
The thing
that makes
me happy is…
What I find
incredibly
annoying is…
The thing
that annoys
me is…
The thing
that bores
me the most
is…
The thing
that
depresses
me is…
What I find
What I find What makes
incredibly
extremely
me really
uplifting (令人
upsetting is…
angry is…
振奋的) is…
When I’m
When I’m
feeling down, feeling bored,
I…
I…
When I’m
feeling
depressed,
I…
When I’m
feeling at
the end of
my tether (忍
无可忍), I…
Homework
answers
Exercise 1
bored to death /tears
buy happiness
retail therapy
down in the dumps
have some me-time
In a good mood
moan
1.Some say that money can’t buy happiness, but I’d be happier if I had more money.
2.My roommate is in a good mood because her rich dad bought her the latest iPhone
3.Because modern life makes us too busy , it’s important to have some me-time and
relax.
4. The students are bored to tears in the history class.
5. When I feel stressed and fed up, I do some retail therapy to cheer myself up.
6. Saying goodbye to my parents every time I go to my university makes me feel down in
the dumps.
7. A lot of kids moan that they are bored, but how can they be bored with all their
gadgets?
Exercise 2
Which among these three activities can alleviate your boredom? Why?
EXAMPLE ANSWER
Well, I’m a type of person who’s into less physically-demanding activities, so listening to
music is my first choice to kill boredom. You know, I’ll just turn the radio on and sing
along with the singers.
Each person has his own definition of happiness.
For Ron, it’s the _______________ because he
wants to have all the fancy things life can offer.
If he can’t get any luxury item he wants,
he feels ___________.
simplicity of life
a little bit down
equality of all races
somewhat thrilled
accruement of wealth
quite energized
Sandy is ______ .She can’t
believe she won the marathon.
Gary looks so _____
because he closed a big deal.
You’d better get away from
this four-legged creature
because he is ______. He’ll
scratched when triggered.
ANNOYED
ECSTATIC
OVERJOYED
GOBSMACKED
ANXIOUS
GRUMPY
DOWNCASTED
DISAPPOINTED
ASTONISHED
COMPETITION
CONFLICT
SUCCESS
Which do you think fall in the stresses and
strains of everyday life?
PRESSURE
Exercise 3
Choose the right adjective for each sentence.
1. The tourists are exhilarating/ exhilarated to try the all the
activities included in their package holiday.
2. It’s frustrated/ frustrating to see the opportunities slip off
your hands.
3. My parents bought me a ticket for Adele’s concert, so I am
thrilled/ thrilling.
4. The commuters in this city are always annoyed/annoying by
the bumper to bumper traffic condition.
5. It’s energizing/ energized to hear motivational speeches
when I feel low.
English Partner
Hope you get a good score in the IELTS exam!