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In today's episode, I'll talk about expressing moods in English, and why you should avoid using the word VERY.

After that, I'll practice your speaking with a funny mini-story.

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As I said at the beginning of today's lesson, in this episode, I thought about talking a little bit about how you can express your moods in English. I've started making a list of words you can use, but there's a ton of them! The good news is that you don't need to know all of them to express different kinds of moods.

Let's have a look at some of them. I've arranged the words into groups so that they have a special connection.

For example, sometimes we are sad, and at times we're happy, glad, cheerful, which is the exact opposite of sad.

Before we continue with the lesson, I should perhaps point something out:

In English, many people often use the word "very" to add emphasis. The word very means "to a great degree".

However, you should use this word as little as possible. Instead, use a "stronger" versions of the word you want to use in that sentence.

For example, instead of saying that someone is very sad, you could use words like: morose or desolate.

Another way to express our sadness is by using the word devastated. This word is a little more formal.

On the other hand, when someone's very happy, we could use words like: elated, exultant, or thrilled.

A few examples with all these words:

"A man dressed in black and white was sitting morosely in front of him."

"After Eve left Jonny, he was devastated for months."

"Jeremy's wife is elated because the football league is finally over."

"The president waved to the exultant crowds."

"When Jason got promoted last year, he was thrilled with the good news!"

"John is happy because the weekend is coming."

"When we arrived at the mall, we saw an exultant man."

"Laura is sad because she hasn't seen her best friend in a while."

Let's see more ways to express moods:

If you're bored, it means you're not interested in the situation you're in. The opposite of boring is being entertained with or by something.

For example:

"I'm so bored at home since the internet doesn't work."

"Peter is quite entertained with the new video game."

On the other hand, you may be angry at something or someone. If you're very angry, it means you're furious or mad. But you might just be upset or annoyed about something.

Let's look at some examples:

" My boss is angry because I haven't finished the project."

"And if I don't finish by tomorrow, he'll be furious. I'm mad at him because he's the one who didn't give me enough time. I just don't get why he's so pissed off."

"Farmers sometimes get annoyed by mosquitoes."

"My brother got so upset with me he didn't call me for a year."

Let's see some more expressions:

In a certain situation, you may be nervous or anxious but also relaxed. For example:

"I'm really nervous about the test tomorrow. "

"Mary was anxious to hear the test results, so she didn't sleep all night."

"When I'm done, I'll be relaxed. I intend to sleep all day."

Well, we've seen some words to describe our mood.

Let's go over them again:

Sad, morose, desolate, devastated;

happy, elated, exultant, thrilled, ecstatic;

Boring, entertaining, amusing;

Mad, angry, upset, annoyed, pissed off;

Nervous, anxious, relaxed.