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[6:25] Understanding and Expressing Emotions: Managing Happiness, Sadness, and Anger

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This article uses an English passage about emotions to help learners improve listening skills while understanding and expressing happiness, sadness, and anger, making it suitable for beginners to progress step by step in listening comprehension.

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Do you ever think about your emotions? What kinds of things make you sad? I get sad when I get a bad mark in school, or when someone that I like moves away. I sometimes see sad movies that make me cry. I don't like to be sad. I don't like to have a frown on my face. I like to be happy. I'm happy most of the time. Parties make me happy. Being with my friends makes me happy. Lots of things make me happy. If someone tells me a joke, I laugh. I enjoy laughing. Funny movies make me laugh. I think that people look the best when they smile.

What kinds of things make you mad? I get mad when my brother breaks one of my toys. I try not to show it when I get mad. My parents get mad at me if I come home late. I don't think anger is a good emotion. It is best to stay calm and talk things over. Emotions come from inside you, but they show on your face. People can tell when you're mad or sad or happy. I prefer to look happy. Sometimes I even smile when I'm feeling sad. And the smile makes me feel a little better.

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calm
noun
1. steadiness of mind under stress
e.g. he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
Synonym: composurecalmnessequanimity
2. wind moving at less than 1 knot
0 on the Beaufort scale
Synonym: calm air
happy
adj
1. well expressed and to the point
e.g. a happy turn of phrase
a few well-chosen words
Synonym: well-chosen
2. marked by good fortune
e.g. a felicitous life
a happy outcome
Synonym: felicitous
3. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
e.g. a happy smile
spent many happy days on the beach
a happy marriage
4. eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
e.g. glad to help
Synonym: glad
laugh
noun
1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
e.g. he told a very funny joke
he knows a million gags
thanks for the laugh
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point
Synonym: jokegagjestjape
2. a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing
e.g. his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision
3. the sound of laughing
Synonym: laughter
mad
sad
smile
noun
1. a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth
usually shows pleasure or amusement
Synonym: smilinggringrinning
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