Present Tense,Describing Feelings

Spoken English II, Class 1 & 3Dr. Janet Sio

Fujian Normal University

Warm Up: Describing Things

1. What colour is it?

2. What shape is it?

3. What size is it?

4. What’s it made of?

5. What’s it for?

1. It’s [colour]

2. It’s [shape]

3. It’s [size]

4. It’s made of [material]

5. It’s for [verb+ing] [what]

• You’ll be given and object• Describe using the patterns for describing

things from the last class

Present Tense IntroductionSimple Present

– “The sun rises.” (something that always exists) – “It snows in Harbin.” (something that usually

happens)– “I study every day.” (something that happens as a

habit)

Present Progressive – “He is studying right now.”

• He began to study at 10:00 tonight. It is now 11:00 and he is still studying. His study will probably continue longer.

Pie of Life24 hour day

Sleep

Class

Lesson Preparation

House Chores

Family Time

Time with Friends

Time Alone

Sentence Pattern: How many hours do you usually spend _____ each day?I usually spend _____ hours ______ each day. 

Small Group DiscussionQuestion Answer Pattern

Which one or two activities do you spend the most time doing? the least?

I spend the most/least time _____

Which activities are most important for the present? Which activities are most important for the future? Why?

I think _____is the most important activity for my life today/in the future.

Which parts of your pie do you wish were larger? smaller? Why?

I wish I could spend more/less time _____

If you want to change the amount of time you give to a certain activity, what can you do to change it?

Maybe I could spend more time _____ if I ____.

Positive Neutral Negative

Vocabulary of Feelings: BrainstormPeriod 1-2 Class

Positive Neutral Negative

Vocabulary of Feelings: BrainstormPeriod 3-4 Class

Describing feelings

I felt__(adjective)__ when

__(what happened)__.

Examples:

I felt anxious when I started to teach at Fujian Normal University.

I felt proud when my son went to kindergarten in Fuzhou for the first time.

Glad (+) Weird Thankful Loved

Shy Mad (In) Different Surprised

Lonely Curious Bored Anxious

Embarrassed Jealous Relieved Exhausted

Enthusiastic Determined Betrayed Excited

Optimistic Frustrated Interested Stressed

Tired Satisfied Confused Discouraged

Disappointed Confident (Un) Able Sorry

(In) Competent Depressed Peaceful Humbled

Hopeful (Un) Certain Hurt Delighted

Feelings and EmotionsAdd a (+), (-) or (N) to each word

Question And Answer Practice

How would you feel if you won 1000 yuan?

I would feel…… if…………………….

FNU PETS Oral English 2012

Suppositional Statements: “If I had a million dollars…”

If (I/you/he/she/they) (past tense)… ,

(I/you/he/she/they) would (verb)… .

Example:

If I were prime minister of Canada, I would improve relations with China. If I were a rich man, I wouldn’t ride a bicycle.

“I’d” = “I would”

If you had a million dollars (630 万 RMB), what would you do?

If you were in a car accident, what would you do?

If you could be any person in the world, who would you be?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would you change?

Homework

• Practice using feelings vocabulary with suppositional statements. You will be asked questions next week.

• List 3-5 experiences you would like to have in the future.

Eg. graduate school

travel to _____

start a company

learn to fly a plane, drive a car

Mid term Exam

• Date: April 22, 2013• Value: 30% of final mark• Write a speech about “I am…..” which will be

about 18-20 sentences • Each line should begin with “I am…”• Use the instructor’s speech “I am” as a guide

to preparing your assignment• Written part must be submitted• Pronunciation, Fluency, Vocabulary,

Grammar, Depth, Length will all be part of the assignment grade.

I am….• A daughter and sister who loves and is loved• A wife who was chosen to be loved• A mother that did not choose to be a mother, but loves

unconditionally nonetheless• A hospital pharmacist with aspirations to be more than a pill

counter• A teacher and mentor to people who want to learn• A student of life• A long distance runner, when I feel like it• An aspiring baker• A so-so musician

I am….• Canadian by birth, Chinese by ethnicity and blended into a

person who belongs, but doesn’t in both countries• A bridge between people groups that I consider part of my

“home”• A Toronto native• Mostly an extrovert, but sometimes needs time alone• An overachiever and a control freak• Afflicted with anxiety • A thrill seeker but less of a free spirit than I was 10 years ago• An attention seeker

I am….• Humbled by the wise people that surround me and call me

“friend”• A Mennonite in China, a Baptist in Canada and Catholic in

the Toronto School system, but overall, I am a follower of Christ

• Part of a house community• Most comfortable around other Canadian born Chinese• Proud of my life accomplishments, but wishing I could be

more authentically humble• Too talkative and need to be a better listener• Angered by poverty inflicted by the selfish greed of a few