How Are You?

Objective & content

This activity sheet is about fifteen feelings and the question How are you? Pupils write the word under each of fifteen faces, then complete two dialogues with the five answers on a scale from great to not great. By the end, pupils name a wide range of feelings and answer How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?

Pedagogical guide

Task 1 shows fifteen faces and a word box with the fifteen words; pupils write each word once under the right face. The first eight are the common ones; seven more (worried, nervous, proud, shy, calm, grumpy, lonely) go a little beyond the usual A0+ lists and are learned through the faces. In task 2 pupils read two dialogues, Tom and Mia, then Ella and Sam, and fill four gaps from a strip of five answers on a scale: Mia is great (it is her birthday), Tom is not great (he is ill), Sam is fine and Ella is so-so (she has a test). OK is the word left over. In the last line pupils answer "How are you?" for themselves, with "I'm ... because ...". Page 2 gives the answer key and the teacher notes.

Suggested procedure

1. (5 min) Mime a few feelings and let the class guess.
2. (10 min) Task 1: pupils write the word under each face; check with the answer key.
3. (10 min) Task 2: pupils read the two dialogues and fill the gaps; one word is not used.
4. (5 min) Pupils answer the last question for themselves, then pairs read the dialogues aloud.

Adaptations

[S] Say each word with a mime and let pupils copy it.

[A] Pupils write a third dialogue with a partner.

Materials & prerequisites

One copy per pupil of page 1, in colour or black and white. Pupils need a pencil. Page 2 is the answer key with teacher notes: keep it. Pupils need no feelings words before the sheet: the faces teach them. Allow time for task 1, which has the most words.