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How I'm feeling in English

After the snow, Ana sits with Tasha at the Blue Plate. The streets are still wet, and she cannot sit still.

She tells Tasha she is restless and worn out. Work and the long storm have left her tired.

Then Tasha's long voice memo plays. Ana laughs. The message lifts her mood.

By the end, you'll say how you feel and what caused it.

You'll name stress, a low mood, feeling restless, and feeling worn out.

You'll also say when something lifts your mood.

By the end of this lesson

Describe your mood and say what caused it.

  • I've been under a lot of stress lately.I've had too much pressure in these last days.
  • I'm not in a great mood today.I feel a bit unhappy today.
  • That really lifted my mood.That made me feel much happier.
  • I feel restless today.I can't settle down today.
  • I'm in a better mood now.I feel happier than I did before.
  • I'm worn out from all of this.All of this has left me with no energy.

Scene — after the snow

The snow has stopped on Larch Street. The sidewalks are wet. Ana and Tasha sit in a booth at the Blue Plate.

Dee refills the coffee without asking. Murray sits on two stools at the end of the counter.

His black coffee is still full. The jukebox by the door stays quiet.

Ana and Tasha sit in the booth as Dee refills their coffee.

Learn — mood and what caused it

Six lines help you name a mood and what caused it.

You'll talk about stress, a low mood, feeling restless, and feeling worn out.

  1. Ana grips her coffee mug tightly while sitting in the booth.

    I've been under a lot of stress lately.

    I've had too much pressure in these last days.

    When to use it: Say this when life has felt too heavy for some days.

    I've been is one piece for a feeling that started before now.

    Say it: Put the stress on stress, not on lately.

  2. Tasha looks toward Ana with quiet understanding.

    I'm not in a great mood today.

    I feel a bit unhappy today.

    When to use it: Say this when you feel a bit unhappy, but not very sad.

    Not in a great mood is a soft way to say you feel down.

  3. Tasha plays her voice memo as Ana laughs and Dee pours coffee.

    That really lifted my mood.

    That made me feel much happier.

    When to use it: Say this after something makes you feel much happier.

    Lifted my mood means a thing made your feeling better.

    Say it: The stress is on lifted.

  4. Murray sits on two stools beside his untouched black coffee and the quiet jukebox.

    I feel restless today.

    I can't settle down today.

    When to use it: Say this when you cannot sit still or settle down.

    Restless means your body and mind will not stay still.

    Say it: The stress is on the first part of restless.

  5. Ana and Tasha share a calmer moment after the voice memo.

    I'm in a better mood now.

    I feel happier than I did before.

    When to use it: Say this when you feel happier than you did earlier.

    Better mood now shows that your feeling has changed.

  6. Dee pauses at the counter with the coffee pot after offering more coffee.

    I'm worn out from all of this.

    All of this has left me with no energy.

    When to use it: Say this when many things have left you with no energy.

    Worn out is one piece that means you have no energy left.

    Say it: The n sound at the end of worn can run into out.

Story — the voice memo

Watch Ana tell Tasha how the snow left her restless and worn out.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned.

  1. Wet streets shine outside the booth. Tasha sets her phone on the table.
  2. TashaSo, how are you after the snow?she asks how Ana feels after the storm
  3. AnaI've been under a lot of stress lately.I've had too much pressure in these last days.
  4. TashaThat sounds exhausting.That sounds like it took all your energy.
  5. AnaI'm not in a great mood today.I feel a bit unhappy today.
  6. Ana turns her cup. She still does not drink.
  7. TashaYou keep looking at the door, you know.she notices Ana cannot sit still
  8. AnaI feel restless today.I can't settle down today.
  9. TashaIt makes sense that you feel that way.Your feeling is understandable.
  10. AnaI'm worn out from all of this.All of this has left me with no energy.
  11. Tasha plays the long voice memo. Ana laughs.
  12. TashaDid you get the long one I sent this morning?she asks if Ana heard her long spoken message
  13. AnaYeah. That really lifted my mood.She says yes, and that the memo made her feel much happier.
  14. TashaWant another later? I'll send a voice memo.she offers another spoken message later
  15. AnaI'm in a better mood now.I feel happier than I did before.
  16. DeeYou two want a refill, hon?she offers more coffee
  17. TashaWe're good, thanks.they do not need more coffee
  18. MurrayWell, at least the snow stopped.he says the storm is over

Practice — restless or worn out

Ten quick exercises wait here. You'll listen, pick, match, fill a gap, and build a line.

They stay short, so the round moves fast.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. Match the pairs

    English

    I'm not in a great mood today.Drop the Simple English here
    I feel restless today.Drop the Simple English here
    I'm in a better mood now.Drop the Simple English here
    That really lifted my mood.Drop the Simple English here

    Simple English

    Drag a Simple English line onto its English, or tap one and then the other.

  3. What does it mean?

    I'm not in a great mood today.

  4. What do you say?

    Tasha sent a long voice memo. Name what that memo did to your mood.

  5. Fill the gap

    I can't settle down today.

    I feel restless ____.

  6. Build the line

    I feel happier than I did before.

    .

    Tap the words in order.

  7. Pick the reply

    Tasha says:

    You look like you have no energy left.

    she thinks Ana is very tired

    And you reply with:

  8. Swap the word

    Tasha wants a spoken message on her phone, not a written memo.

    I'll send a ____ memo.

  9. True or false?

    You say this when something seems easy and light.

  10. What do you say?

    A friend says she is restless and worn out after the snow. Show her you understand the feeling.

Say it — say how you feel

Now you're Ana in the booth with Tasha. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap play first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. TashaSo, how are you after the snow?she asks how you feel after the storm
  2. Ana (you)Tell her life has felt too heavy these days.

    I've been under a lot of stress lately.

    I've had too much pressure in these last days.

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Recap — what you can say now

EnglishSimple English
I've been under a lot of stress lately.I've had too much pressure in these last days.
I'm not in a great mood today.I feel a bit unhappy today.
That really lifted my mood.That made me feel much happier.
I feel restless today.I can't settle down today.
I'm in a better mood now.I feel happier than I did before.
I'm worn out from all of this.All of this has left me with no energy.
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