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Disgust
1 Look at the picture on pages 50 to 51 of the EMOTIONARY and say
which things you find disgusting.
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2 Underline the things below that disgust you.
dirty washing dirty plates frogs snail slime
spiders chalk dust lentils cream
honey false teeth tobacco the smell of glue
Now ask a friend which things disgust them and circle their
answers. Which do you agree on?
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3 Read the text on page 50 of the EMOTIONARY and write T (true) or F
(false) next to the sentences.
! Disgust is a kind of displeasure.
! We are disgusted by the same things when we are older as
when we were small.
! Everyone is disgusted by the same things.
! We learn disgust from strangers.
! The things that disgust us vary from culture to culture.
Now correct the sentences that are wrong.
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4 Complete the sentences with words from the disgust family.
disgust > disgusting to disgust disgusted
The smell of cauliflower ___________________ me.
Well, what I find most ___________________ is meat – I’m a
vegetarian.
I was ___________________ by the meal my brother made last
weekend. It was totally undercooked.
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5 Find the words in the text on page 50 of the EMOTIONARY which
match the definitions below.
the opposite of ‘pleasure’ à _________________________
another word for ‘disgusting’ à _________________________
the things we like à _________________________
the way we see something à _________________________
6 Write down two ways we show pleasure.
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7 Write down three ways we show disgust.
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8 Tick the correct sentence and give some examples.
! Disgust is something that is learned, and varies according to
age and culture.
! Disgust is something we are born with. It’s not something we
can change.
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9 Put the things in order from the least disgusting (1) to the most
disgusting (6).
! eating lentils from an unused dog’s dish
! drinking a lentil smoothie
! washing in dirty water
! putting your feet in mud without being able to see what your
feet are touching
! walking barefoot through a big city
! drinking from a cup with lipstick marks on it
10 Answer the questions.
Which of the things in Activity 9 involve contact with something
dirty?
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Which could be considered disgusting, even though they don’t
involve contact with anything dirty?
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Which, if you think carefully about it, shouldn’t really disgust
you??
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11 Look at the picture on pages 50 to 51 of the EMOTIONARY again.
Where do you think it is happening? What do you think the waste
consists of?
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12 What kinds of pollution have you heard of? Write them down, then
ask an adult to tell you some more.
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Why do you think that pollution is bad?
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Disgust
NOTES
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The EMOTIONARY worksheets belong to the Say What You Feel series. For more
information on the series, further worksheets and other supplementary
materials, please go to [Link]/f/emo_eng.html
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