Thursday Assignment

Task 1:

Read the following adjectives for emotions and identify which words describe a positive, neutral or negative feeling. If necessary, look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. Some words may fit into more than one category.

Word	Definition	Identify Emotion
ambivalent	Unsure	Neutral
discouraged	Make less motivated	negative
overwhelmed	beset	Negative
annoyed	upset	negative
embarrassed	uncomfortable	negative
regretful	sorry	negative
anxious	nervous	negative
enthusiastic	excited	positive
relieved	Calmed pleased	Positive
apprehensive	anxious	Negative
frustrated	annoyed	Negative
shocked	surprised	Neutral
concerned	worried	Negative
furious	angry	negative
thrilled	Overjoyed overexcited	Neutral
content	satisfied	Positive
grateful	Thankful pleased	Positive
uneasy	anxious	Negative
defensive	self-protective	Neutral
grieving	Sorrowful heart broken	Negative
vulnerable	defenseless	Negative
determined	strong-minded	Positive
miserable	sad	Negative
wary	suspicious	Neutral;
disappointed	frustrated	Negative
optimistic	hopeful	Positive
upset	anxious	negative

Task 2:

The list above contains adjectives to describe emotions. Where possible, change them into nouns. Then, choose five of the emotions from the list above. For each emotion, describe a situation you have experienced that made you feel this way.

frustrated	I feel frustrated when my tenant did not pay rent	frustration
optimistic	We shall keep optimistic feeling in mind whatever what life we are facing.	optimism
determined	The girl looks determined to complete her task.	determination
grateful	The girl is grateful when we taking her outside playing.	gratefulness
shocked	I was shocked when seeing the Niagara Falls.	shock