Tuesday's Assignment Janary 26th, 2016

Task 1:

Read the following adjectives for emotions and identify which words describe a positive, neutral or negative feeling. Write down (p) next to the word to mean positive, (n) to mean neutral, and (na) to mean negative. If necessary, look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. Some words may fit into more than one category.

Task 2:

The list above contains adjectives to describe emotions. Where possible, change them into nouns.

ambivalent      (n)  ambivalence	discouraged    (n)  discouragement	overwhelmed   (n)
annoyed      (n)  annoyance	embarrassed    (n)  embarrassment	regretful    (n)  regret
anxious      (n) anxiousness	enthusiastic    (p)  enthusiasm	relieved   (p) relief
apprehensive  (n) apprehension	frustrated   (n) frustration	shocked   (n) shock
concerned     (n) concern	furious    (n) furiousness	thrilled   (p)  thrill
content     (p)  content	grateful   (p) gratefulness	Uneasy  (n) unease
defensive   (n) defensiveness	grieving    (n) grievousness	vulnerable  (n) vulnerability
determined    (p) determinedness	miserable    (n) miserableness	wary   (p) wariness
disappointed  (n) disappointment	optimistic   (p) optimization	upset  (n) upset

Task 3: 

Choose five of the emotions from the list above. For each emotion, describe a situation you have experienced that made you feel this way.

I have immigrated to Canada almost 1 year. This year is very hard to me. I have become anxious 
for our life at Canada. When I first came to Canada with my family, I was very optimistic. However,
as time went by I become discouraged, because I can not find a profession job. I had twice telephone
interview from some companies, but I have failed because of my English skills is not enough good. 
My wife is content about Canadian life. She always tell me "Don't worry, you can find a professional job.".
She believe determined me.