Level 06 – Step 07 : Expressing Feelings (extend: feel / seem / look) — I feel nervous. He seems excited.
/Level 06 – Step 07 : Expressing Feelings (extend: feel / seem / look) — I feel nervous. He seems excited.
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to talk about feelings using feel, seem, and look.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to talk about feelings using feel, seem, and look.
🐧Igupen: What’s the difference?
/🐧Igupen: What’s the difference?
They all tell about feelings, but they come from different places — inside you, from what you notice, or from what you can see.
/They all tell about feelings, but they come from different places — inside you, from what you notice, or from what you can see.
We’ll practice short examples so you can hear the difference.
/We’ll practice short examples so you can hear the difference.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
How do feel, seem, and look work?
/How do feel, seem, and look work?
feel = you describe an internal feeling or state.
/feel = you describe an internal feeling or state.
Use feel when you talk about what someone often the speaker experiences inside.
/Use feel when you talk about what someone often the speaker experiences inside.
Example: I feel nervous.
/Example: I feel nervous.
seem = you describe a judgment based on information or behavior.
/seem = you describe a judgment based on information or behavior.
Use seem when you are not sure but you think something is true.
/Use seem when you are not sure but you think something is true.
Example: He seems excited.
/Example: He seems excited.
look = you describe what you can see with your eyes, like appearance or facial expression.
/look = you describe what you can see with your eyes, like appearance or facial expression.
Use look when you judge by sight.
/Use look when you judge by sight.
Example: She looks tired.
/Example: She looks tired.
Simple signals to remember
/Simple signals to remember
If it’s inside someone emotion or sensation use feel: I feel happy; The soup feels warm.
/If it’s inside someone emotion or sensation use feel: I feel happy; The soup feels warm.
If it’s your impression or guess from clues use seem: They seem ready; That movie seems fun.
/If it’s your impression or guess from clues use seem: They seem ready; That movie seems fun.
If it’s from what you see use look: He looks upset; The sky looks dark.
/If it’s from what you see use look: He looks upset; The sky looks dark.
Basic forms
/Basic forms
feel + adjective or like + noun/verb: I feel sad. / I feel like crying.
/feel + adjective or like + noun/verb: I feel sad. / I feel like crying.
seem + adjective or to + verb: She seems happy. / He seems to know the answer.
/seem + adjective or to + verb: She seems happy. / He seems to know the answer.
look + adjective: You look tired. / The cake looks good.
/look + adjective: You look tired. / The cake looks good.
#### 🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/#### 🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Ask yourself: Is this inside feel a guess from clues seem or from sight look?
/Ask yourself: Is this inside feel a guess from clues seem or from sight look?
That question picks the right verb.
/That question picks the right verb.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 I feel nervous.
/No.01 I feel nervous.
No.02 He seems excited.
/No.02 He seems excited.
No.03 She looks tired.
/No.03 She looks tired.
No.04 I feel like laughing.
/No.04 I feel like laughing.
No.05 They seem ready to go.
/No.05 They seem ready to go.
No.06 The baby looks sleepy.
/No.06 The baby looks sleepy.
No.07 I feel cold.
/No.07 I feel cold.
No.08 That idea seems strange.
/No.08 That idea seems strange.
No.09 You look happy today.
/No.09 You look happy today.
No.10 The soup feels hot.
/No.10 The soup feels hot.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Choose the best verb: (feel / seem / look) — When I touch the blanket, it _____ soft.
/Q1: Choose the best verb: (feel / seem / look) — When I touch the blanket, it _____ soft.
Q2: Choose the best verb: (feel / seem / look) — From his smile, he _____ friendly.
/Q2: Choose the best verb: (feel / seem / look) — From his smile, he _____ friendly.
Q3: Choose the best verb: (feel / seem / look) — After the run, I _____ tired.
/Q3: Choose the best verb: (feel / seem / look) — After the run, I _____ tired.
Q4: Fill in the blank with seem or look: The sky _____ dark; we should take an umbrella.
/Q4: Fill in the blank with seem or look: The sky _____ dark; we should take an umbrella.
Q5: Fill in the blank with feel or look: She _____ cold; her nose is red.
/Q5: Fill in the blank with feel or look: She _____ cold; her nose is red.
Q6: True or False: Use seem when you want to say exactly how someone feels inside.
/Q6: True or False: Use seem when you want to say exactly how someone feels inside.
Q7: Choose the best sentence (correct use): A) He feels angry when I see his face. B) He looks angry when I see his face.
/Q7: Choose the best sentence (correct use): A) He feels angry when I see his face. B) He looks angry when I see his face.
Q8: Complete the sentence with feel, seem, or look: The teacher _____ pleased with your work. (you see her smile)
/Q8: Complete the sentence with feel, seem, or look: The teacher _____ pleased with your work. (you see her smile)
Q9: Fill in the blank: I _____ like I forgot something. (internal sense)
/Q9: Fill in the blank: I _____ like I forgot something. (internal sense)
Q10: Choose the best verb: The soup _____ warm when I touch the bowl. (feel / seem / look)
/Q10: Choose the best verb: The soup _____ warm when I touch the bowl. (feel / seem / look)
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: feel → When I touch the blanket, it feels soft.
/A1: feel → When I touch the blanket, it feels soft.
A2: seem → From his smile, he seems friendly.
/A2: seem → From his smile, he seems friendly.
A3: feel → After the run, I feel tired.
/A3: feel → After the run, I feel tired.
A4: looks → The sky looks dark; we should take an umbrella.
/A4: looks → The sky looks dark; we should take an umbrella.
A5: looks → She looks cold; her nose is red.
/A5: looks → She looks cold; her nose is red.
A6: False — seem is a guess from clues, not a statement about inner feeling.
/A6: False — seem is a guess from clues, not a statement about inner feeling.
A7: B) He looks angry when I see his face.
/A7: B) He looks angry when I see his face.
A8: looks → The teacher looks pleased with your work.
/A8: looks → The teacher looks pleased with your work.
A9: feel → I feel like I forgot something.
/A9: feel → I feel like I forgot something.
A10: feel → The soup feels warm when I touch the bowl.
/A10: feel → The soup feels warm when I touch the bowl.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Excellent work.
/🦉Professor Owl: Excellent work.
Remember: feel for inside feelings, seem for a guess from clues, and look when you judge by sight.
/Remember: feel for inside feelings, seem for a guess from clues, and look when you judge by sight.
🐧Igupen: I’ll practice by describing friends, pictures, and how my body feels.
/🐧Igupen: I’ll practice by describing friends, pictures, and how my body feels.
🦉Professor Owl: That practice will help you notice small differences and speak more clearly.
/🦉Professor Owl: That practice will help you notice small differences and speak more clearly.
Keep describing little moments every day.
/Keep describing little moments every day.
