Unit 4: Feeling happy or good

In this lesson, You will learn about talking about feeling unhappy or uncomfortable in Daily Conversations · Communicative English . Now you press the play button to listen to the dialogue of this lesson. If you want to turn off all the sounds , you press this button . To listen to dialogue , click to previous button.

1. Listen to Dialogue Unit 4:

Unit 4: Feeling happy or good

Yesterday I got up on the wrong side of the bed. I’d been feeling down in the dumps since I quit my job.

At first, I enjoyed advertising. I worked hard and I loved it. Then I changed companies.

My new boss began to drive me up the wall. She was always blowing hot and cold about my project proposals. One minute she was positive. The next minute she wasn’t interested. I was on edge all the time. It was time for something new. My heart just wasn’t in it anymore. So I quit and applied to work overseas as a volunteer.

After breakfast I went to check the mail. There was a big envelope on the floor. That was a sight for sore eyes! I opened it.

I got a job in Africa! I’m going to teach in Africa for two years! Suddenly, I was walking on air!

2. Understanding and Using Idioms : Unit 4:

Feeling unhappy:

Get up on the wrong side of (the) bed:  to start the day feeling unhappy or uncomfortable

Down in the dumps:  feeling unhappy

Feeling happy or good:

Over the moon, / walking on air:  to be very happy

Pick you up:  to make you feel happier

Be swept away, / be carried away (by something): to feel very enthusiastic or emotional

A sight for sore eyes:  something that you are happy to see

Whatever floats your boat:  to do whatever makes you happy (sometimes sarcastic)

Feeling emotional

Have a lump in your throat, / get choked up:  to feel very emotional

Cool down. / cool off:  to stop feeling angry or emotional

Blow hot and cold:  to be positive sometimes and sometimes negative

Your heart isn’t in something:  you aren’t interested in or excited about it

On edge:  nervous or worried

Out of sorts:  in a bad mood

Up in arms:  very angry

Touch a (raw) nerve, / hit a (raw) nerve:  to cause an emotional reaction

Drive someone up the wall: to make someone very unhappy, angry, or anxious

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