Your goal
Name an emotion and explain it with because.
Read the story
Malik arrives at a community kitchen with a bag of tomatoes. He has agreed to help prepare a shared lunch. He wants to learn how to describe food in English, so he plans to name five ingredients during the morning. It is a clear, small goal. However, when he sees the busy room, he stops near the door. Everyone seems to have a job already. Malik tells the organiser, Eva, that he feels bad, but this does not explain very much.
Eva gives him a place at the vegetable table and asks a simple question about his morning. Malik thinks before he answers. He is not angry, and he is not sad. He is nervous because he does not know the other helpers. He is also disappointed because his friend cannot come. These are two different feelings with two different reasons. When he names them, Eva understands his situation better. She introduces him to Jo, who is washing carrots beside him.
Jo is quiet while they work. At first, Malik thinks Jo is unhappy with him. Then Jo explains that she feels worried because she cannot find the recipe card. She needs to check how many carrots to use. Malik helps her look under the empty bowls. They find the card beside a bag of rice. Jo feels relieved, and Malik learns a useful new word. Her quiet voice was not a message about him. He is glad that he asked a question.
Later, Malik carries a bowl of chopped tomatoes to the main table. Eva thanks him and asks him to describe the food. He remembers four ingredient names, but forgets the English word for one green vegetable. Jo helps him. Malik feels pleased because he can explain most of the bowl. He also feels a little embarrassed about the missing word. He writes both feelings in his notebook. A good moment can include more than one emotion, and he does not need to choose only one.
Before lunch, the helpers sit together for a short break. Malik checks his original goal and remembers all five ingredient names without his notes. He then adds a new question to his notebook: how do I feel, and why? He does not plan to tell everyone every feeling. He wants to choose words that fit when he needs to explain himself. At the end of the morning, the busy kitchen is still noisy, but it is no longer a room full of strangers.
A conversation to practise
Eva: How do you feel about helping today?
Malik: I feel nervous because I am new.
Eva: Would you like to work with Jo?
Malik: Yes, and I want to learn five ingredient names.
Understand the story
- Why is Malik disappointed when he arrives?
- Why is Jo quiet?
- Does Malik reach his ingredient goal?
Practise the language
- Complete with feel or feels: Jo ___ relieved.
- Join with because: I feel pleased. I remember five words.
- Complete with want or wants: Malik ___ to learn food words.
Vocabulary & explanations
English
Your goal
Name an emotion and explain it with because.
Useful vocabulary
- nervous
- Worried about what may happen.I feel nervous before meeting the group.
- disappointed
- Unhappy because something was not as hoped.She is disappointed because the shop is closed.
- worried
- Thinking about a possible problem.Jo is worried about the missing card.
- relieved
- Glad that a worry has ended.I feel relieved when I find my keys.
- pleased
- Happy about something.He feels pleased with his work.
- embarrassed
- Uncomfortable about a mistake or attention.I feel embarrassed when I forget a name.
- ingredient
- One food used to make a dish.Rice is an ingredient in this dish.
- stranger
- Someone you do not know.The new helper is a stranger to me.
Feel + adjective; because + reason
Put an adjective after feel: I feel nervous. Add because and a complete clause to give a reason: I feel nervous because I am new. Use feels with he or she.
- I feel relieved because we found the card.
- She feels pleased with the lunch.
- We feel nervous because we are new.
Make it yours
Describe two ordinary situations in four sentences. Name a feeling and give its reason in each situation. Add one learning goal.
Check and remember
Recall three feeling words, explain one with because, and say a goal with want to.
Français
Votre objectif
Nommer une émotion et l’expliquer avec because.
Vocabulaire utile
- nervous
- Inquiet de ce qui peut arriver.I feel nervous before meeting the group.
- disappointed
- Déçu car une attente n’est pas satisfaite.She is disappointed because the shop is closed.
- worried
- Préoccupé par un problème possible.Jo is worried about the missing card.
- relieved
- Soulagé après la fin d’une inquiétude.I feel relieved when I find my keys.
- pleased
- Content de quelque chose.He feels pleased with his work.
- embarrassed
- Gêné par une erreur ou l’attention reçue.I feel embarrassed when I forget a name.
- ingredient
- Un aliment utilisé dans un plat.Rice is an ingredient in this dish.
- stranger
- Une personne inconnue.The new helper is a stranger to me.
Feel + adjectif ; because + raison
Placez un adjectif après feel : I feel nervous. Ajoutez because et une proposition complète pour donner une raison : I feel nervous because I am new. Utilisez feels avec he ou she.
- I feel relieved because we found the card.
- She feels pleased with the lunch.
- We feel nervous because we are new.
À vous de jouer
Décrivez deux situations ordinaires en quatre phrases. Nommez un sentiment et sa raison dans chaque situation. Ajoutez un objectif d’apprentissage.
Vérifier et retenir
Rappelez trois mots de sentiments, expliquez-en un avec because et formulez un objectif avec want to.
Español
Tu objetivo
Nombrar una emoción y explicarla con because.
Vocabulario útil
- nervous
- Inquieto por lo que puede pasar.I feel nervous before meeting the group.
- disappointed
- Decepcionado porque algo no fue como esperabas.She is disappointed because the shop is closed.
- worried
- Preocupado por un posible problema.Jo is worried about the missing card.
- relieved
- Aliviado porque terminó una preocupación.I feel relieved when I find my keys.
- pleased
- Contento por algo.He feels pleased with his work.
- embarrassed
- Avergonzado por un error o por recibir atención.I feel embarrassed when I forget a name.
- ingredient
- Un alimento usado para preparar un plato.Rice is an ingredient in this dish.
- stranger
- Una persona que no conoces.The new helper is a stranger to me.
Feel + adjetivo; because + razón
Pon un adjetivo después de feel: I feel nervous. Añade because y una oración completa para dar una razón: I feel nervous because I am new. Usa feels con he o she.
- I feel relieved because we found the card.
- She feels pleased with the lunch.
- We feel nervous because we are new.
Hazlo tuyo
Describe dos situaciones cotidianas en cuatro frases. Nombra un sentimiento y su razón en cada situación. Añade una meta de aprendizaje.
Comprobar y recordar
Recuerda tres palabras de sentimientos, explica una con because y expresa una meta con want to.
العربية
هدفك
تسمية شعور وشرح سببه باستخدام because.
مفردات مفيدة
- nervous
- متوتر بشأن ما قد يحدث.I feel nervous before meeting the group.
- disappointed
- خائب الأمل لأن شيئا لم يكن كما تمنيت.She is disappointed because the shop is closed.
- worried
- قلق بشأن مشكلة محتملة.Jo is worried about the missing card.
- relieved
- مرتاح بعد زوال قلق.I feel relieved when I find my keys.
- pleased
- مسرور بشيء.He feels pleased with his work.
- embarrassed
- محرج بسبب خطأ أو اهتمام الآخرين.I feel embarrassed when I forget a name.
- ingredient
- مكوّن يستخدم في إعداد طبق.Rice is an ingredient in this dish.
- stranger
- شخص لا تعرفه.The new helper is a stranger to me.
استخدام feel مع صفة وbecause مع السبب
ضع صفة بعد feel: I feel nervous. أضف because وجملة كاملة لذكر السبب: I feel nervous because I am new. استخدم feels مع he أو she.
- I feel relieved because we found the card.
- She feels pleased with the lunch.
- We feel nervous because we are new.
دورك الآن
صف موقفين عاديين في أربع جمل. اذكر شعورا وسببه في كل موقف. أضف هدفا للتعلم.
راجع وتذكّر
تذكر ثلاث كلمات للمشاعر، واشرح إحداها باستخدام because، وعبّر عن هدف باستخدام want to.
Check your answers
Story answers
- He is disappointed because his friend cannot come.
- She is worried because she cannot find the recipe card.
- Yes. He remembers all five ingredient names without his notes.
Language answers
- feels — Use feels with Jo, as with she.
- I feel pleased because I remember five words. — Because introduces the reason for the feeling.
- wants — Recall lesson one: use wants with he.
Français
- Utilisez feels avec Jo, comme avec she.
- Because introduit la raison du sentiment.
- Rappel de la première leçon : utilisez wants avec he.
Español
- Usa feels con Jo, igual que con she.
- Because introduce la razón del sentimiento.
- Recuerda la primera lección: usa wants con he.
العربية
- استخدم feels مع Jo كما مع she.
- تقدم because سبب الشعور.
- تذكر الدرس الأول: استخدم wants مع he.