Lesson 49: Facial Expressions

Key Expressions

Long face

Turned red with anger

Like you’ve seen a ghost

Situation

A. Hi there Carl, what’s with the long face?

B. My pet hamster died this morning.

A. That’s too bad. Cheer up, why don’t you get a new hamster.

B. I’d want to. Maybe when I’m finished mourning over my hamster.

A. Boy, I’ve never seen a couple argue so aggressively.

B. I know. You could feel what they’re feeling.

A. Look at the girl’s face. It’s so red with anger. She’s like a volcano.

A. Hey what’s wrong? It’s like you’ve seen a ghost.

B. Oh it’s worse than that.

A. What? Tell me.

B. I saw an old guy running around naked.

Pronunciation drills

Long face

Finished mourning

Argue

What’s wrong?

Running around

Substitution drills

Hi there Carl, what’s with the ______________?

Look at the girl’s face. It’s so ____________. She’s like a volcano.

Hey what’s wrong? It’s like ________________.

Today’s Homework

Construct sentences using the Key Expressions, Long face, Turned red with anger, Like you’ve seen a ghost.

Example:  You’ve got that long face, what happened?