TESOL/Talking about how you feel
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I feel awful. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
            
          
Key sentences
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| How do you feel? | I feel (adjective). | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| What happened? | I think I (verb). | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Do you have (a problem) ? | Yes, a (degree) one. No, I don't. | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Is there anything I can do? | Sure, could you (verb) please? | 
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
| adjective | sentence | 
|---|---|
| under the weather | I feel under the weather. | 
| rather tired | I feel rather tired. | 
| a little sick | I feel a little sick. | 
| awful | I feel awful. | 
| verb | sentence | 
|---|---|
| caught a cold | I think I caught a cold. | 
| ate too fast | I think I ate too fast. | 
| ate some bad food | I think I ate some bad food. | 
| drank too much | I think I drank too much. | 
| a problem | sentence | 
|---|---|
| a fever | Do you have a fever ? | 
| an upset stomach | Do you have an upset stomach ? | 
| sore muscles | Do you have sore muscles ? | 
| a headache | Do you have a headache ? | 
| degree | sentence | 
|---|---|
| bit of | Yes, a bit of one. | 
| slight | Yes, a slight one. | 
| bad | Yes, a bad one. | 
| terrible | Yes, a terrible one. | 
| time | sentence | 
|---|---|
| last night | Since last night. | 
| yesterday | Since yesterday. | 
| the day before yesterday | Since the day before yesterday. | 
| three days ago | Since three days ago. | 
| verb | sentence | 
|---|---|
| get me some water | Sure, could you get me some water please? | 
| make me lunch | Sure, could you make me lunch please? | 
| give me some medicine | Sure, could you give me some medicine please? | 
| close the blinds | Sure, could you close the blinds please? | 
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| How do you feel? | I feel (under the weather). | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| What happened? | I think I (caught a cold). | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Do you have (a fever) ? | Yes, a (bit of) one. | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Is there anything I can do? | Sure, could you (get me some water) please? | 
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| How do you feel? | I feel ... . | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| What happened? | I think I .... | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Do you have ... ? | Yes, a ... one. | 
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Is there anything I can do? | Sure, could you ... please? | 
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking a friend how they feel | Sick friend | 
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| Ask your partner how they feel. | You feel sick. | 
Further study
|  | Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |