W ORKSHEETS

Shyness
1 What do you think the bird in the picture on pages
42 to 43 of the EMOTIONARY is thinking?
Write his thoughts below.

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2 Find six words in the word search that are illustrated in the picture
on pages 42 to 43 of the EMOTIONARY. Write them in the spaces next
to the word search.

N F J R K T T R ___________________________
O O M C O I R E
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O B A P U C E W
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P V A C U A C O

S E S P N B U L ___________________________

T I X O W T A F ___________________________
B E C X D X S E
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Y H Y Z X J F C

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3 Match the expressions from the text on page 42 of the EMOTIONARY

with the expressions that mean the opposite.

to behave naturally to stand out

to stay still to feel uncomfortable

to go unnoticed to act strangely

to feel at ease to move around

4 Say wether the person highlighted in each sentence is a stranger

(S), untrustworthy (U) or threatening (T).

! Laura has never seen James before.

! Sebastian has shoplifted from his local supermarket on

several occasions.

! Our new neighbour, who we haven’t met yet, is called Li.

! Elliot has said he is going to play a trick on me.

! Jack never keeps his promises.

! Nadia is worried that Olivia and Sarah will rip up her drawing.

Do you know anybody like these people? Who are they?

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5 Write the word from the text on page 42 of the EMOTIONARY that
means ‘moving or doing things in an awkward way’.

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6 Read what happened to Evie and answer the questions below.

On Monday our music class gave a concert for our parents. I played
the violin. I was supposed to sit in the first row, but I slipped into the
back one when we were all getting into our places. I didn’t want
anyone to see me. I didn’t feel at ease on stage and I was too hot. I
wasn’t getting into the music at all, and I was struggling to follow the
score. Then my fingers stiffened and I couldn’t play properly. In the
Evie end, I stopped playing altogether and stood silently, holding my
violin, until the end of the concert.

 How did Evie try to go unnoticed?

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Did Evie play well? Why? Why not?

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Was Evie comfortable? How can you tell?

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Did Evie get stuck? What happened?

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What did she do after that?

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7 Read what Chandni and Chris say, then answer the questions.

Yesterday I took part in a talent show at school.

Everybody had to do something they were good at. I
demonstrated my skills with a football: I kept it in the air
Chandni for two minutes, without it touching the ground even
once. Whilst I was backstage I was a bit nervous, but as
soon as I saw the audience, I knew I was going to do
brilliantly.  

Yesterday my mum and I went to visit my Auntie Irene,

who lives in a care home. My auntie gave me some
Chris sweets. All my auntie’s friends were talking to me at
the same time and asking me questions. They seemed
very nice, but I didn’t know what to say. All I wanted to
do was get out of there.

Who seems shy?

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Do you think you would have felt the same way? Would you
like to perform at a talent show?

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What do you think you could do to overcome shyness?

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8 Tick all the things you have done when you have felt shy.

! Hid behind my mum or dad.

! Refused to answer questions.

! Run away.

! Started crying.

! Started laughing.

What other things do you do when you feel shy?

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Why do you behave like this?

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In what situations do you feel shy?

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What is it that makes you feel uncomfortable in these

situations?

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Shyness
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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 www.palabrasaladas.com/f/emo_eng.html

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