67.1 Draw lines connecting the left and right, as in the example, adding the appropriate preposition.
1 I have strong views my opinion.
2 Most people believe the proposed changes.
3 I was in favour marriage.
4 What does she think
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my mind.5 This is absurd life after death.
6 He's quite wrong \FO the new teacher?
7 Well, that's just silly our point of view.
Use adjectives from E opposite which fit the phrases describing the beliefs and views of these people, as in the example.
1 A person who insists that the earth is flat. (An eccentric belief.)
2 A person who believes absolutely in the power of love to solve world problems.
(A ... believer in the power of love.)
3 A socialist neither on the left or the right of the party. (A . . . socialist.) 4 A vegetarian who refuses even to be in the same room as people who like meat.
(A(n) ... vegetarian.)
5 Someone who is always suspicious of change. (A rather ... view of the world.)
Rewrite these sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1 I've always suspected that ghosts don't really exist. (doubt)
2 My view has always been that people should rely on themselves more. (hold) 3 Claudia is convinced that the teacher has been unfair to her. (maintain) 4 I felt a very strong feeling that I had been in that room before. (convince) 5 In his view, we should have tried again. (feel)
Are you
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? Consider how many of these words apply to you, and in what situations. Some ideas for situations are given in the box, but you can add your own. Look up any words you don't know in a dictionary.a perfectionist left-wing a moralist an intellectual a traditionalist a philosopher middle-of-the-road a radical thinker narrow-minded open-minded dedicated dogmatic
food preferences politics learning English sport sexual relations life and existence religion work
68 Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
Happiness and unhappiness You feel:
ecstatic when you are madly in love or are spiritually uplifted for some reason.
content(ed) when you are peaceful and satisfied with what you have. Notice that content is not used before a noun. You can say 'She is content' or 'She is contented' but only 'a contented person'.
cheerful when life is looking quite bright and positive.
grateful when someone has done you a favour.
delighted when something has happened that gives you great pleasure, when you hear news of someone's good fortune, for instance.
miserable when everything seems wrong in your life.
discontented when your life is not giving you satisfaction.
fed-up / sick and tired when you have had enough of something disagreeable. You could be fed up with someone's rudeness, for instance, or sick and tired of someone's behaviour.
depressed when you are miserable over a long period of time. Depression is considered an illness in some severe cases.
frustrated when you are unable to d o something that you want to do.
confused / mixed up when you cannot make sense of different conflicting feelings or ideas; mixed up is more colloquial.
Excitement, anger and anxiety You feel:
excited when you are expecting something special t o happen, e.g. before a party or before a meeting with someone special.
inspired when you are stimulated t o creative deeds or words. You might feel inspired after listening to some very powerful music, perhaps, or you might be inspired to action by a friend.
enthusiastic when you have very positive feelings about something, e.g. a new project.
thrilled when something extremely exciting and pleasing happens - quite a colloquial word. She was thrilled when the film star kissed her.
cross when you are angry o r bad-tempered. It is ofen, though not exclusively, used about small children; quite a colloquial word.
furious/livid/seething when you are extremely angry; livid and seething are more informal; in a rage/fury are other ways of saying furious or violently angry.
anxious when you are afraid and uncertain about the future. I am so anxious about the results of my exams that I can't sleep.
nervous when you are afraid or anxious about something that is about t o or may be about t o happen. I always feel nervous when I have t o go t o the dentist. Feeling nervous is a little bit like feeling excited but it is a negative feeling whereas excitement is positive.
apprehensive when you are slightly nervous or anxious about something in the future.
worried when anxious thoughts are constantly going through your head.
upset when something unpleasant has happened t o disturb you. It often combines feelings of both sadness and anger.
Complete the following table.
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adjective abstract noun1
adjective abstract nounChoose the best word from those given to complete each of the sentences which follow.
furious . . .
anxiety
. . .
grateful . . .
ecstasy
...
inspired ...
enthusiastic confused cross thrilled depressed upset fed-up frustrated discontented
1 I didn't know who was telling the truth. I felt totally . . .
2 Some mothers are . . . for several months after the birth of a baby.
3 I think she is bad-tempered because she is . . . She wanted to be an actress and not a school-teacher.
4 Although he seems to have everything anyone could possibly want, he is still
frustrated . . . . . . cheerfulness enthusiastic . . .
... apprehension
excited . . .
. . .
5 He went skiing for the first time last month, but now he is so ...
about it that he can talk of little else.
6 My baby brother gets very . . . by the evening if he doesn't have an afternoon sleep.
7 This rainy weather has gone on for so long. I feel really . . . with it.
8 He was terribly . . . when he heard the news of his friend's accident.
9 She was . . . when she learnt that she had won the first prize.
Write sentences about when you have experienced the following feelings.
Example: anxious I felt anxious until we heard the results of my mother's medical t e s t s . 1 anxious 3 grateful 5 miserable 7 enthusiastic
2 apprehensive 4 in a rage 6 inspired
68.4 The words opposite ending in -ed (apart from contented and delighted) also have -ing forms e.g. interestedhnteresting and bored/boring. Add the correct ending -ed or -ing.
Example: She was thrilled by her present.
. . .
1 I found the film very excit.
2 The poet was inspir.. ... by the sunset.
3 This weather is terribly depress. . . .
4 It is very frustrat. . . . when the phones aren't working.
5 She was confus . . . by the ambiguous remarks he made to her.
You, of course, know the basic expressions: T m hungry/thirsty/hot/cold/tired/cross'.
Colloquially, we often say the same things using a much stronger expression. What d o you think people mean when they say:
1 I'm boiling 3 I'm seething 5 I'm starving 2 I'm dying for a drink 4 I'm freezing 6 I'm worn out