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LLFE-YL09 ยท Happy or Sad? โ€” Emotions and Feelings

August 4, 2026 ยท Sourov ยท 1 min read
A2 ยท YOUNG LEARNERS ยท VOCABULARY

๐Ÿ˜Š Happy or Sad?

โฑ 5 minutes ยท ๐Ÿ“š CELTA-informed ยท ๐ŸŽฏ Cambridge A2

๐Ÿ“– From the teacher’s desk: In my multicultural classrooms at ELT Hub in Brittany, I quickly learned that emotions are universal but expressions are cultural. My students from different countries showed feelings very differently! Being able to name and talk about your emotions in English is a hugely important life skill โ€” for children and adults alike.

๐ŸŽฏ By the end of this lesson, you can: name 8 emotions in English and use “I feel…” sentences.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Warm Up (1 min)

Make a face! ๐Ÿ˜Š Show your partner (or the mirror!) what these faces look like:
HAPPY โ†’ SAD โ†’ ANGRY โ†’ SURPRISED
Can you guess what emotion each face shows?

๐Ÿ“– Learn It (2 min)

๐Ÿ˜Š
happy
๐Ÿ˜ข
sad
๐Ÿ˜ก
angry
๐Ÿ˜ฑ
scared
๐Ÿ˜ฎ
surprised
๐Ÿ˜ด
tired
๐Ÿ˜
bored
๐Ÿ˜Ž
excited
How to use them:
“I feel happy today.” / “I am tired.” / “She looks sad.”

โœ๏ธ Try It (2 min)

Match the situation to the emotion:

  1. It’s your birthday! โ†’ I feel _______.
  2. You lost your toy. โ†’ I feel _______.
  3. You saw a big spider! โ†’ I feel _______.
  4. You have nothing to do. โ†’ I feel _______.

๐ŸŽญ Emotion charades! Act out an emotion without speaking. Can your family guess it in English?

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Answer Key
  1. happy / excited
  2. sad
  3. scared / surprised
  4. bored

Cambridge CELTA course completed โ€” 120 supervised teaching hours, 4 written assignments passed at the required standard.

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