Ces exercices s’appuient sur le cours ‘Exprimer ses émotions en anglais’ pour vous aider à maîtriser le vocabulaire nuancé, les adverbes d’intensité et les structures naturelles pour parler de vos ressentis.
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Exercice 1 — Choisir le bon mot pour exprimer une émotion
Choisissez le mot ou l'expression qui correspond le mieux au contexte émotionnel décrit dans chaque phrase.
- She received some terrible news about her job. She felt completely ___.
- He had been waiting for his exam results for weeks. When he finally passed, he was ___.
- The child was ___ when her parents surprised her with a puppy on her birthday.
- He felt ___ after realising he had forgotten his best friend's birthday.
Correction
- She felt completely overwhelmed.
- When he finally passed, he was elated.
- The child was overjoyed when her parents surprised her with a puppy on her birthday.
- He felt guilty after realising he had forgotten his best friend's birthday.
Exercice 2 — Associer l'adverbe d'intensité à la bonne émotion
Associez chaque phrase décrivant une situation à la phrase qui exprime correctement l'émotion avec un adverbe d'intensité approprié.
- Your colleague takes credit for your work in front of your manager.
- You find out you have won a scholarship to study abroad.
- You have to speak in front of a large audience for the first time.
- A close friend moves to another country and you won't see them often.
Correction
- I feel deeply frustrated when someone takes credit for my work.
- I am absolutely thrilled to have won this scholarship.
- I feel incredibly nervous about speaking in front of such a large audience.
- I am genuinely saddened that my close friend is moving so far away.
Exercice 3 — Compléter des phrases sur les émotions
Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant l'adverbe d'intensité ou l'expression émotionnelle manquante parmi les propositions fournies.
- I was ___ relieved when I heard that everyone was safe after the accident. (slightly / deeply / barely)
- She felt ___ upset about the argument, even though she tried to hide it. (pretty / barely / loudly)
- He was ___ moved by the speech that he couldn't hold back his tears. (so / such / very much)
- They were ___ disappointed with the result after all the effort they had put in. (utterly / fairly / somehow)
Correction
- I was deeply relieved when I heard that everyone was safe after the accident.
- She felt pretty upset about the argument, even though she tried to hide it.
- He was so moved by the speech that he couldn't hold back his tears.
- They were utterly disappointed with the result after all the effort they had put in.
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