🎭 A2+ / B1 English · Feelings & Emotions
Feelings & -ed / -ing
Adjectives
Learn to describe emotions, understand body language and practise reading and grammar for the Polish 8th-grade exam.
😴 exhausted
😰 stressed
🤩 excited
😳 embarrassed
😐 bored
Your Name
Feelings & -ed / -ing Adjectives
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Warm-Up – Guess the Feeling!
Look at each photo. How does this person feel? Click to reveal the answer.
😴 EXHAUSTED
😐 BORED
🤩 EXCITED
😰 STRESSED
😳 EMBARRASSED
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Vocabulary – Feelings & Adjectives
-ed = how YOU feel · -ing = what CAUSES the feeling
-ed
embarrassed
Feeling shy or ashamed because of something that happened.
“I felt embarrassed when I fell in front of everyone.”
🇵🇱 zawstydzony/a
-ed
excited
Feeling happy and enthusiastic about something.
“She was excited about the trip.”
🇵🇱 podekscytowany/a
-ed
relaxed
Feeling calm and free from worry.
“He felt relaxed after the holiday.”
🇵🇱 zrelaksowany/a
-ed
frustrated
Feeling annoyed because you can’t achieve something.
“I was frustrated I couldn’t find the street.”
🇵🇱 sfrustrowany/a
-ed
disappointed
Feeling sad because something didn’t happen as hoped.
“She was disappointed with her results.”
🇵🇱 rozczarowany/a
-ed
relieved
Feeling happy because something bad is over.
“I was so relieved when I found my phone.”
🇵🇱 odczuwający ulgę
-ing
exhausting
Something that makes you feel very tired.
“The long journey was exhausting.”
🇵🇱 wyczerpujący/a
-ing
frightening
Something that makes you feel afraid.
“The dark street was frightening.”
🇵🇱 przerażający/a
-ing
confusing
Something that is difficult to understand.
“The map was very confusing.”
🇵🇱 mylący/a
💡 Grammar rule: Use -ed to say how a person feels: “I am bored.” · Use -ing to describe what causes the feeling: “This class is boring.”
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Reading – Jack’s Presentation at School
Read the text carefully. You will need it for the next exercises.
Jack is a quiet student who never likes speaking in front of the class. Last Monday, his English teacher asked everyone to give a short presentation about their hobbies. Jack felt terrified the moment he heard this.
When it was Jack’s turn, he stood up slowly. His hands were shaking and he couldn’t look at anyone. He stared at the floor and spoke very quietly. His voice was so soft that the students at the back couldn’t hear him. The whole experience was exhausting for him.
In the middle of his talk, he forgot what to say next. He felt his face go red – he was completely embarrassed. Some students smiled at him kindly, which was encouraging. His teacher waited patiently and told him to take a deep breath.
After his presentation, Jack sat down and felt relieved. It was over! His teacher gave him positive feedback and said his topic was really interesting. Jack smiled – maybe next time it wouldn’t be so frightening after all.
Prezentacja Jacka w szkole
Jack jest spokojnym uczniem, który nigdy nie lubi mówić przed klasą. Ostatni poniedziałek nauczycielka poprosiła wszystkich o prezentację na temat hobby. Jack poczuł się przerażony.
Kiedy przyszła jego kolej, wstał powoli. Ręce mu drżały, wpatrywał się w podłogę i mówił bardzo cicho. Całe doświadczenie było wyczerpujące.
W środku wystąpienia zapomniał, co powiedzieć. Twarz mu czerwieniała – był zawstydzony. Nauczycielka kazała mu wziąć głęboki oddech.
Po prezentacji Jack poczuł ulgę. Nauczycielka dała mu pozytywną informację zwrotną. Jack uśmiechnął się – może następnym razem nie będzie to takie przerażające.
Jack jest spokojnym uczniem, który nigdy nie lubi mówić przed klasą. Ostatni poniedziałek nauczycielka poprosiła wszystkich o prezentację na temat hobby. Jack poczuł się przerażony.
Kiedy przyszła jego kolej, wstał powoli. Ręce mu drżały, wpatrywał się w podłogę i mówił bardzo cicho. Całe doświadczenie było wyczerpujące.
W środku wystąpienia zapomniał, co powiedzieć. Twarz mu czerwieniała – był zawstydzony. Nauczycielka kazała mu wziąć głęboki oddech.
Po prezentacji Jack poczuł ulgę. Nauczycielka dała mu pozytywną informację zwrotną. Jack uśmiechnął się – może następnym razem nie będzie to takie przerażające.
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Reading Comprehension
Choose the correct answer. Instant feedback for each question.
1. How did Jack feel when he heard about the presentation?
2. What did Jack do when it was his turn?
3. Why couldn’t students at the back hear Jack?
4. What happened in the middle of the presentation?
5. What did the teacher tell Jack to do?
6. How did Jack feel after the presentation?
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Matching – Body Language & Feelings
Match each body language description to the correct feeling.
👀 Looking at the floor
💪 Crossing arms tightly
👏 Smiling and clapping
😤 Biting nails / fidgeting
😪 Yawning, staring into space
🧘 Leaning back, slow breathing
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Use of English – Multiple Choice
Exam-style grammar questions. Choose the correct option.
1. When people feel stressed, they often ______ eye contact.
2. The film was so ______ that I couldn’t stop watching it.
3. She was really ______ when she didn’t pass the exam.
4. The instructions in the manual were very ______ – I didn’t understand a word!
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Gap Fill – Mikołaj’s Holiday Story
Fill in the gaps using the correct word from the word bank.
📚 Word Bankexcited · confused · frustrating · confusing · worried · stressed · tired · exhausting · relieved · frightening · exciting
Hi Anna,
I have to tell you about something really stressful that happened to me on my holiday!
Last week, I got completely lost in a big city abroad. At first, I was really because everything was new and interesting. But after a while, I started feeling because I couldn’t find my hotel. The streets all looked the same, which was really .
I tried to use my phone, but the map was , and the battery was almost dead – so I felt even more . At one point, I was so and that I just sat down and didn’t know what to do. It was such an experience!
Luckily, I met a very kind local person. He showed me the way, and in the end, I felt so and grateful. Looking back, it was a bit , but also kind of in a strange way.
Have you ever had a similar experience while travelling?
Write back soon!
Mikołaj 😊
I have to tell you about something really stressful that happened to me on my holiday!
Last week, I got completely lost in a big city abroad. At first, I was really because everything was new and interesting. But after a while, I started feeling because I couldn’t find my hotel. The streets all looked the same, which was really .
I tried to use my phone, but the map was , and the battery was almost dead – so I felt even more . At one point, I was so and that I just sat down and didn’t know what to do. It was such an experience!
Luckily, I met a very kind local person. He showed me the way, and in the end, I felt so and grateful. Looking back, it was a bit , but also kind of in a strange way.
Have you ever had a similar experience while travelling?
Write back soon!
Mikołaj 😊
Hej Anno,
Muszę ci opowiedzieć o czymś naprawdę stresującym! W zeszłym tygodniu zgubiłem się w dużym mieście za granicą. Na początku byłem podekscytowany, bo wszystko było nowe. Ale po chwili poczułem się zdezorientowany, bo nie mogłem znaleźć hotelu. Ulice wyglądały tak samo – było to frustrujące.
Mapa była myląca, bateria prawie martwa – czułem się coraz bardziej zaniepokojony. Byłem tak zestresowany i zmęczony, że usiadłem. To było wyczerpujące!
Na szczęście spotkałem miłego miejscowego. W końcu poczułem ulgę. Patrząc wstecz – trochę przerażające, ale też ekscytujące. Mikołaj 😊
Muszę ci opowiedzieć o czymś naprawdę stresującym! W zeszłym tygodniu zgubiłem się w dużym mieście za granicą. Na początku byłem podekscytowany, bo wszystko było nowe. Ale po chwili poczułem się zdezorientowany, bo nie mogłem znaleźć hotelu. Ulice wyglądały tak samo – było to frustrujące.
Mapa była myląca, bateria prawie martwa – czułem się coraz bardziej zaniepokojony. Byłem tak zestresowany i zmęczony, że usiadłem. To było wyczerpujące!
Na szczęście spotkałem miłego miejscowego. W końcu poczułem ulgę. Patrząc wstecz – trochę przerażające, ale też ekscytujące. Mikołaj 😊
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Speaking Practice 🗣️
Discuss these situations with a partner, or answer aloud on your own.
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Situation 1
You have to speak in front of the whole class. How do you feel? What does your body language show?
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Situation 2
You’ve been waiting for an important message for hours. How do you feel? What do you do?
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Situation 3
You got lost in a city abroad, just like Mikołaj. How do you feel? What would you do?
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Situation 4
You just found out you passed an important exam with a great score. How do you feel? How do you react?
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Writing Task ✍️
Write 5–6 sentences about a time you felt embarrassed, stressed or disappointed.
Task (EN): Write 5–6 sentences about a situation when you felt embarrassed, stressed, or disappointed. Describe what happened and how you felt.
Zadanie (PL): Napisz 5–6 zdań o sytuacji, gdy czułeś/aś się zawstydzony/a, zestresowany/a lub rozczarowany/a. Opisz, co się stało i jak się czułeś/aś.
💬 Useful Phrases
- I felt really embarrassed when…
- I was so stressed because…
- I was disappointed after…
- My hands were shaking / My face went red…
- In the end, I felt relieved / better because…
- Looking back, I think it was…
- It was an exhausting / frightening / exciting experience.
Example Answer:
Last year, I felt really embarrassed during a school play. I forgot my lines in front of everyone and my face went completely red. My hands were shaking and I couldn’t look at the audience. I was so stressed that I nearly started crying. In the end, my teacher helped me remember what to say. Looking back, it was a frightening experience, but I also felt proud of myself for finishing.
Last year, I felt really embarrassed during a school play. I forgot my lines in front of everyone and my face went completely red. My hands were shaking and I couldn’t look at the audience. I was so stressed that I nearly started crying. In the end, my teacher helped me remember what to say. Looking back, it was a frightening experience, but I also felt proud of myself for finishing.
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