Tuesday 26 January 2016

Tuesday's assignment

Task 1:http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/files/2014/03/emotions.jpg

Read the following adjectives for emotions and identify which words describe a positive, neutral or negative feeling. Write down (p) next to the word to mean positive, (n) to mean neutral, and (na) to mean negative. If necessary, look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. Some words may fit into more than one category.

Ambivalent (n)
Discouraged (na)
Overwhelmed (na)
annoyed  (na)
Embarrassed (na)
Regretful (na)
Anxious  (na)
Enthusiastic (p)
Relieved (n)
apprehensive (n)
Frustrated (na)
Shocked (na)
Concerned (n)
Furious (na)
Thrilled (na)
Content  (n)
Grateful (p)
Uneasy (n)
Defensive (n)
Grieving (p)
Vulnerable (na)
Determined (n)
Miserable (na)
Wary (n)
Disappointed (na)
Optimistic (p)
Upset (na)

Task 2:
The list above contains adjectives to describe emotions. Where possible, change them into nouns.

Ambivalent (n)

Ambivalence

Discouraged (na)
Discouragement
Overwhelmed (na)
Overwhelm
annoyed  (na)
annoy
Embarrassed (na)
Embarrassment
Regretful (na)
Regret
Anxious  (na)
Anxiety
Enthusiastic (p)
Enthusiasm
Relieved (n)
Relief
apprehensive (n)
apprehension
Frustrated (na)
Frustration
Shocked (na)
Shock
Concerned (n)
Concern
Furious (na)
Fury
Thrilled (na)
Thrill
Content  (n)
Content
Grateful (p)
Grate
Uneasy (n)
Uneasiness
Defensive (n)
Defense
Grieving (p)
Grief
Vulnerable (na)
Vulnerability
Determined (n)
Determine
Miserable (na)
Misery
Wary (n)
Wariness……
Disappointed (na) disappointment
Optimistic (p)
Optimism
Upset (na)
Upset


Task 3: 

Choose five of the emotions from the list above. For each emotion, describe a situation you have experienced that made you feel this way.


-When my parents told me the financial issue that they didn’t have enough money to go back school, I didn't know what I should do or where I should go. I was very miserable at that time.

-my daughter had judince when she was born. We needed to take her to do blood work everyday at the first week. I was upset when the nurse poke her feet to gather her blood. 

-when Doctor told me that my son needed a surgery, I was crying for whole night. I was very anxious. 

-I had been told that my body had a very different issue that might effect the ability to have a baby. However, I have two babies now. I am so grateful. 

-I made some jokes because of language barrier when I was in Canada at the first few years. That made me embarrassed sometimes. 

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