teacher’s notes

The Little Book of Feelings and Emotions

Teacher’s Notes:
Overthe
Over themoon
moon
NEW
8th
aim Pre-actiVitY (5 minutes) Edition
To teach and give students • You could write the following on the board, and invite
practice in using 8 idioms learners to put the phrases into two groups.
describing feelings and a) Over the moon
emotions. b) Depressed
c) Down in the dumps
Language d) Cheerful

Idiomatic expressions from
The Little Book of Feelings and
Emotions.
skiLLs
Reading and using a dictionary
to check.
materiaLs
A copy of The Little Book of
Feelings and Emotions or a
copy of the Oxford Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary 8th Edition
per group.
One copy of the worksheets
per student for use as a
handout.
The students may choose to group them by meaning (a
& d are synonymous, as are b and c). Alternatively, they
may feel that a and c have in common the fact that they
are phrases whose meaning cannot easily be inferred by
looking at the individual words (the meaning of over the
moon has nothing to do with the moon). This is because
they are IDIOMS. Ask if the learners know any other
idioms for describing feelings. Tell them that in this class,
they are going to learn some.
ProceDure (25 minutes)
• There is some flexibility in how you may decide to use the
pictures and / or the dictionaries or Little Book to pre-teach
the idioms. You may wish to enlarge the pictures and put
them onto flashcards or an OHT and present them one
by one. You could also photocopy the first set of pictures
onto one colour of paper, and the second set onto another
colour, cut them up, and then ask students to match them
up for Task 4.

time • Distribute the worksheets. Ask students to match the

pictures to the idioms. Explain that the purpose of the
30 minutes. pictures is to show the words used in the idiom, and help
them to remember them.
• Students do Task 2. While they do this, encourage them to
think about what the idioms are likely to mean, deducing
from the context where possible.
• ANSWERS: a 6; b 5; c 4; d 2; e 7; f 3; g 1; h 8
• Using The Little Book of Feelings and Emotions or a copy of
the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary students check the
meanings and discuss the outcomes in Task 3.
• You may prefer to do Task 4 with the pictures enlarged
and photocopied onto different coloured sheets of paper,
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feeLings anD emotions – oVer the moon
Worksheet
1 feeLings anD emotions – oVer the moon
match the idioms to the pictures.
go tomatch
1 pieces the idioms to the pictures. fall head over heels in love with someone
be over the moon have butterflies in your stomach
go
getto pieces
bent out of shape fall
be athead
sea over heels in love with someone
be over the moonis in their mouth
someone’s heart have butterflies
hit the roof in your stomach
get bent out of shape be at sea
someone’s heart is in their mouth hit the roof

2 Join the sentence halves to make 8 sentences.

2a Join the sentence halves to make 8 sentences.
Before I took my driving test, I had roof when she finds out. I didn’t even 1
butterflies ask her if I could use it.
a Before I took my driving test, I had roof when she finds out. I didn’t even 1
butterflies ask her if I could use it.
b My boyfriend says he fell head pieces after his wife left him. He was an 2
emotional wreck.
b My boyfriend says he fell head pieces after his wife left him. He was an 2
emotional wreck.
c I tell you – my heart was out of shape over the most trivial 3
things?
c I tell you – my heart was out of shape over the most trivial 3
things?
d He completely went to in my mouth, because I really thought 4
we were going to crash.
d He completely went to in my mouth, because I really thought 4
we were going to crash.
e My sister was over over heels in love with me the moment 5
he saw me. I thought he was an idiot to
e My sister was over over heels in love with me the moment
be honest. 5
he saw me. I thought he was an idiot to
f Why do some people get bent be my
in honest.
stomach. But guess what – I 6
passed!
f Why do some people get bent in my stomach. But guess what – I 6
passed!
g I broke my mum’s laptop. She’ll hit the the moon when she got her new job 7
in Australia. She had always wanted to
g I broke my mum’s laptop. She’ll hit the the
movemoon when she got her new job
abroad. 7
in Australia. She had always wanted to
h I’ve just got a new mobile, but I’m move
sea abroad.
with it, because I don’t understand 8
totally at how it works. Wish I still had my old
h I’ve just got a new mobile, but I’m sea
one.with it, because I don’t understand 8
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totally at how it works. Wish I still had my old
one.
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the idioms in (1) could you use
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• you got really angry about something.
3 which of the idioms in (1) could you use to say that:
• somebody became very emotional, especially after something bad had happened.
• you got really angry about something.
• you were confused and didn’t know what to do.
• somebody became very emotional, especially after something bad had happened.
• somebody started to love a person very much, especially if it was as soon as they met.
• you were confused and didn’t know what to do.
• you were extremely excited and happy when something good happened.
• somebody started to love a person very much, especially if it was as soon as they met.
• something annoys you.
• you were extremely excited and happy when something good happened.
• you are frightened that something bad is about to happen.
• something annoys you.
• you were nervous before doing something difficult or important.
• you are frightened that something bad is about to happen.
• you were nervous before doing something difficult or important.

4 Look at the pictures. which idioms can you use to describe what is happening?

4 Look at the pictures. which idioms can you use to describe what is happening?

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