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4 Senses and Emotions
C. Read the text and write feelings or emotions next to the following sentences.
We tend to use the two words to mean the Imagine you’ve been planning to do something with
same thing, but actually, there is a difference a friend for ages, and at the last minute they call
between our feelings and our emotions. and let you down, saying they can’t make it. You’d
probably feel bitterly disappointed at having your
Some people say there are five basic emotions
which are common to all cultures: love, plans cancelled at the last minute, but what’s the
sorrow, fear, joy and hate. These sensations emotion behind it? It might be sorrow – you won’t get
are considered to be longer-lasting than to spend time with your friend, and that upsets you.
emotions, which we may only experience for a Or perhaps it could be fear – did they really have
few seconds before they’re gone. For example, a good reason to cancel, or were they making an
if you suddenly think you’ve lost something excuse to avoid spending time with you? Identifying
important to you, such as a necklace, you why you express your feelings in the way you do will
might be worried sick about finding it again. enable you to have better control over your emotions.
However, a minute later, whilst frantically It’s also true that we need to think about how we can
searching the house, the necklace appears encourage lasting positive emotions. If a friend is
under a sofa cushion, and that feeling feeling desperately sad, we might try to do something
passes. However, the fear of losing it again will to cheer them up. However, this feeling of happiness
encourage you to be more careful with it. may be short-lived, and we would do better to focus
on how to inspire joy in them to truly make them feel
Feelings are not only representations of
our emotions but can also be brought on better.
through other means. These can be physical
sensations, such as hunger, or can also be 1. These can come and go quickly.
related to our senses. For example, I might
feel hot because the sun is very bright, or I 2. People say there are five of them.
might feel annoyed by the loud music my 3. These can be related to your physical state.
neighbours are playing. 4. These can be short representations of a deeper
sensation.
Identifying the difference between a feeling
and an emotion won’t guarantee you lasting 5. These last for a longer period of time.
happiness, but it can help to make you more 6. These can be related to our five senses: hearing,
aware of your emotional state. sight, touch, taste and smell.
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