Make a list of words and expressions of sadness and try to construct the sentences and speak in front of the class
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1. Sad.
The first word is sad, anytime you feel down, you feel disappointed, just to general not good feeling, you can say, I'm sad. If someone asks you, how are you doing? I'm sad.
2. Disappointed.
The next word is disappointed, you can use this with food, with people, with pets if you like. My parents like to use disappointed when they wanted to express that I did not live up to their expectations, they would say, Alisha I'm really disappointed in you, and I felt so bad because it meant their expectation was here and my action was here, so it's very effective. But at the same time it's so motivating.
3. Lonely.
The next word is lonely, lonely. I don't want to talk about this word, it's sad. Maybe you've been spending a lot of time alone, or there's someone that you really want to see, or you want to see your family members, or maybe you're working too much, I don't know, whatever it is, maybe you just, you feel like you want to talk to people, or you want to see people, be around people, but you can't, you can use the word lonely to describe that feeling. I've only been working for the last few months, I haven't had a chance to spend much time with my friends, I'm feeling kind of lonely.
4. Nervous.
The next word is nervous. Nervous is used for any tension, any anxiety, excited but in a bad way about something. When I was a child before my piano performances, I would get so nervous, I would be so nervous my hands would start to shake and then I couldn't play the piece I've been practicing for months. That's why this is great because you're not here. Forgive me! Don't be disappointed in me!
5. Upset.
Upset is a really really useful word, anytime you feel sad, angry, depressed, disappointed, unhappy, in general, you can say I'm upset, or he or she is upset. It's just a general unhappy word but it doesn't mean unhappy, it just means something is wrong, there's a way a person usually behaves, but I'm upset means something's not right. In a sentence, I might say, I'm really upset about my performance last year, I was too nervous and my parents were disappointed in me, I'm sad now.
6. Frightened.
Frightened just means you're afraid, you're scared of something, like when you go to a movie and it's really scary, you can say I was frightened. Frightened is not a word that I'd use in everyday conversation though. I might read this word in a book, I suppose, but I can't remember the last time I said "I'm very frightened," like, I was frightened, that's a frightening movie. It feels a little bit formal, so you might read this word more often than you actually say this word frightened.
7. Discouraged.
The next word is discouraged. If you're trying to do something, like, at your job or as a hobby or whatever, but it's really really difficult, or you're receiving a lot of criticism, or it's just not going as you planned, you can say "I'm feeling discouraged." that sad or that upset feeling of wanting to do something but not being able to, or having a hard time doing that. I'm feeling a little bit discouraged about my recent work project, for example.