Week 2: Feelings/Likes and Dislikes

Monday: How are you feeling?

Materials to bring to class:
Binder
Log Sheet
Sign-in sheet
Week 2 supply box: markers, blank paper, Facial Expressions Cards, BINGO Cards
Monday vocabulary list
Worksheet 1: How is he/she feeling?
Worksheet 2: Feelings and Emotions
I. Introductions (10 minutes)
Go around the room and ask students to share their names and answer the question:
How do you feel today?
They should respond with I feel _____. Or I am _____.
Keep a list on the board of the different words students use. Encourage other descriptors besides fine and
good
II. Feelings Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Use Facial Expression Cards
Use these cards to teach HAPPY, FINE, EXCITED, SURPRISED, SAYD ANGRY/MAD,
SCARED/AFRAID, NERVOUS, EMBARRESSED, CONFUSED, FRUSTRATRED, TRIED, SICK,
BORED, BUSY, COLD, HOT, HUNGRY, THIRSTY.
When using the pictures, ask, How does he/she feel and see if students can identify the word before
writing on the board. Follow with pronunciation practice.
Encourage students to answer in complete sentences he feels sad or he is sad
III. Grammar: TO BE with Feelings Vocabulary (15 minutes)
Use whole group discussion/question and answer to introduce phrases with to be. For example, ask students
some of the following questions. Questions should also be written on the board.
1. Closed Questions
1. Are you happy? Yes, I am happy. No, I am not happy
2. Is she mad? Yes, she is mad. No, she is not mad
3. Are they tired? Yes, they are tired. No they are not tired
2. Open Questions
1. How are you? I am _____.
2. How are you feeling? I am feeling ______?
3. How is she? She is____________.
Then introduce Qualifier Vocabulary to be used with emotions: VERY, REALLY, KIND OF, USUALLY,
ALWAYS, RIGHT NOW, NEVER. Ask students some of the following questions and write them on the board
as well.
1. Are you tired? Yes, I am REALLY tired.
2. Are you mad? Yes, I am VERY mad.
3. Are you hungry? Yes, I am KIND OF hungry.
4. You are ALWAYS happy.
IV. Activity (Do any or all): (30 minutes)
Use: How are you today? Worksheet
3. Have students fill in the bubbles to describe the emotions of different people in a picture. For
example, He is thirsty or She is tired
Mystery Emotions Group Activity
1. Ask for a volunteer to come to the front of the class
2. Hand student one facial expression card and instruct them to NOT show the rest of the class
3. Class members have to ask questions to try to determine which emotion the card depicts. For
example, Are you happy? Student answers, No, I am not happy. Class says, Are you
angry?, etc.
4. Repeat with additional volunteers and cards
BINGO Game: Review of Vocabulary
1. Hound out Bingo boards and chips and have students fill in two vocab words from their list in the
empty boxes
2. Explain how Bingo works and select one word at a time until someone gets bingo
V. Presentation / Review (10 minutes)
BINGO Game to review vocabulary
1. Hand out blank bingo boards, have students fill in the squares with the names of all the vocabulary
works they have worked on
2. Select one word at a time and play until someone has bingo
VI. Questions / Comments (5 minutes)
Ask students if thy have additional questions about the topic
Announce tomorrows class topic: What are you doing?
EVERY CLASS:
Explain the attendance system and sign off on the attendance sheets for any students keeping track.
Make any announcements from CASA staff or other ESL teachers.