Solutions upper-intermediate Unit 2A | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

positive and enthusiastic; making you feel that the future will be good

Upbeat

very excited and pleased

Thrilled

very surprised or shocked; showing this

Stunned

too anxious and tired to be able to relax

Stressed

very unhappy or uncomfortable

Miserable

annoyed or angry

Irritated

not able to make decisions quickly and effectively

Indecisive

in a state of extreme excitement, and crying, laughing, etc. without any control

Hysterical

feeling ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people

Humiliated

very angry

Furious

feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want

Frustrated

extremely annoyed, especially if you cannot do anything to improve the situation

Exasperated

wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else; wanting something that somebody else has

Envious

disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value

Disillusioned

upset because something you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected

Disappointed

happy and satisfied with what you have

Content

feeling angry and unhappy because you feel that you have been treated unfairly

Bitter

feeling shame or feeling embarrassed about somebody/something or because of something you have done

Ashamed

feeling worried or nervous

Anxious

thinking that somebody/something is funny, so that you smile or laugh

Amused

anxious or afraid that something dangerous or unpleasant might happen

Alarmed

My brother always gets everything he wants and I need to beg for ages to my parents and still don't get half of the things I need. I'm so ____ of him.

envious

She felt so ____ when she made a mistake and the whole class was laughing at her.

humiliated / embarassed

Don't tell Frank, you lost his earphones. He'll be ____.

furious / exasperated

I like Sophie. She is so ____, she never seems to feel unhappy or angry.

upbeat

I heard a strange noise in the middle of the night. I was alone in the house and I felt ___.

alarmed / scared / terrified

It was late and my brother hadn’t called. We all felt ___ waiting to hear from him.

alarmed

It was late and my brother hadn’t called. We all felt _____ waiting to hear from him.

anxious

alarmed

amused

I’m very ____ when I have to buy shoes. I never know which ones to get.

indecisive

disillusioned

upbeat

We enjoyed the match, but we were ___ with the result. Our team lost 4–3.

disappointed

hysterical

thrilled

The whole class were ___ when Mr Hardy said he was leaving to work abroad. He was our favourite teacher!

stunned

ashamed

irritated

I’m feeling really ___ about the test on Friday. I haven’t revised, and I think I’m going to do badly.

stressed

envious

content

I felt really ___ about the fact that both Jo and Amy had promised to come with me, but in the end, neither of them did.

bitter

envious

upbeat

My mum was ___ when my brother came home with dirty trousers. He had been playing football in the rain.

furious

disillusioned

ashamed

I was ___ to win the match. I had expected to lose badly.

thrilled

miserable

humiliated

Everybody on the coach was ___ with Tom. He took so long to get changed after swimming practice that we had to sit there and wait for him for ten minutes!

exasperated

stunned

content

When the pop star arrived, lots of girls were ___ . They screamed and screamed!

hysterical

irritated

stressed

Tanya didn’t tell the teacher she didn’t understand the maths problem because she didn’t want to _______________________ (idm).

lose face

Andy is exasperated with his little sister because she keeps going into his room. Andy really is _______________________ (idm).

tearing his hair out

Paul has had to miss the school trip because he’s got a cold. He’s feeling _______________________ (idm)

down in the dumps

My best friend Gareth has got a brand new phone, and I’ve got a really bad, old one. I am _______________________ (idm)

green with envy

Ryan doesn’t know whether to watch a film or read a book. He’s _______________________ (idm)

in two minds

Look at Mary. She’s really anxious about something. She’s really _______________________ (idm).

on edge

Amy told her brother to stop practising the violin because the horrible noise was starting to _______________________ (idm)

get on her nerves

The twins have pulled up all the flowers in the garden. When he sees what they’ve done, Dad’s going to _______________________ (idm)

blow his top

Robert has just won first prize in a talent competition. He’s ______________ (idm)

over the moon