Adjective Phrase Presentation - and discussion activity

I'm Not Afraid Of Hard Work

Here are 10 "adjective phrases" which we can use to show feelings.
Can you match the adjective phrases on the left with explanations on the right?
(The first one has been completed for you.)

  Adjectice Phrases    Explanations
1.I'm not afraidof  It's something I've neglected in the past.
2.I'm worried    It's continued too long and I want it to stop.
3.I'm indifferent    It's something I should always think about.
4.I'm intrigued    It's of no importance to me.
5.I'm fed up    It makes me want to laugh.
6.I'm out of touch    It's scary and I can't stop thinking about it.
7.I'm always conscious    It's changing too fast for me to follow it.
8.I must pay more attention    It's going to get better in the future.
9.I'm fairly optimistic    It's interesting and a little strange.
10.I'm really amused  1 It's scary for some people but not for me.


Now insert the correct preposition in the third column. You can choose from;

to / of / about / by / with / for / from

Follow these phrases with a noun or noun phrase (e.g. "the people I work with")
or a gerund phrase (e.g. "speaking formal English")

Now make some sentences of your own
using expressions from either side of the grid above.











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