Level 02 – Step 05 : Basic Emotion Expressions feel / seem (I feel safe. He seems tired.)
/Level 02 – Step 05 : Basic Emotion Expressions feel / seem (I feel safe. He seems tired.)
＜🚪 Let’s Begin＞
/＜🚪 Let’s Begin＞
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to talk about feelings and appearances with feel and seem.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to talk about feelings and appearances with feel and seem.
🐧Igupen: How are feel and seem different?
/🐧Igupen: How are feel and seem different?
🦉Professor Owl: Feel is about your inner feeling or physical state, and seem is about how things look from the outside.
/🦉Professor Owl: Feel is about your inner feeling or physical state, and seem is about how things look from the outside.
Listen to the examples and try to notice the difference.
/Listen to the examples and try to notice the difference.
🐧Igupen: I’m ready!
/🐧Igupen: I’m ready!
＜📚 Lesson ＞
/＜📚 Lesson ＞
What do feel and seem mean?
/What do feel and seem mean?
• feel = how someone or something is inside (emotion or physical state). Example: I feel safe.
/• feel = how someone or something is inside (emotion or physical state). Example: I feel safe.
• seem = how someone or something looks from the outside or how it appears. Example: He seems tired.
/• seem = how someone or something looks from the outside or how it appears. Example: He seems tired.
Simple rules and easy ways to use them
/Simple rules and easy ways to use them
• Use feel + adjective (or feel + noun phrase): I feel happy. / I feel pain.
/• Use feel + adjective (or feel + noun phrase): I feel happy. / I feel pain.
• Use seem + adjective (or seem + to + verb): She seems busy. / He seems to be sleeping.
/• Use seem + adjective (or seem + to + verb): She seems busy. / He seems to be sleeping.
• Both verbs can describe people, places, or things: The soup feels hot. / The room seems quiet.
/• Both verbs can describe people, places, or things: The soup feels hot. / The room seems quiet.
Short comparisons to remember the difference
/Short comparisons to remember the difference
• Ask “Inside or outside?” If it’s inside (your heart or body), use feel.
/• Ask “Inside or outside?” If it’s inside (your heart or body), use feel.
• If it’s an outside impression, use seem.
/• If it’s an outside impression, use seem.
• Many adjectives work with both verbs but the meaning changes slightly: I feel cold (my body is cold). He seems cold (he looks unfriendly).
/• Many adjectives work with both verbs but the meaning changes slightly: I feel cold (my body is cold). He seems cold (he looks unfriendly).
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip When you use feel, imagine your own heart or body. When you use seem, imagine looking at someone from a little distance.
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip When you use feel, imagine your own heart or body. When you use seem, imagine looking at someone from a little distance.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
• I feel nervous before a test. → inside feeling: nervous.
/• I feel nervous before a test. → inside feeling: nervous.
• The dog seems hungry. → outside impression: hungry.
/• The dog seems hungry. → outside impression: hungry.
＜🌼 Sample Sentences＞
/＜🌼 Sample Sentences＞
No.01 I feel safe.
/No.01 I feel safe.
No.02 He seems tired.
/No.02 He seems tired.
No.03 She feels excited about the trip.
/No.03 She feels excited about the trip.
No.04 The soup feels hot.
/No.04 The soup feels hot.
No.05 The movie seems boring.
/No.05 The movie seems boring.
No.06 We feel proud of our work.
/No.06 We feel proud of our work.
No.07 The sky seems clear today.
/No.07 The sky seems clear today.
No.08 My stomach feels full.
/No.08 My stomach feels full.
No.09 That teacher seems kind.
/No.09 That teacher seems kind.
No.10 I feel a little sad.
/No.10 I feel a little sad.
＜🎓 Practice exercises ＞
/＜🎓 Practice exercises ＞
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Choose feel or seem: ____ hungry. (You are speaking about yourself.)
/Q1: Choose feel or seem: ____ hungry. (You are speaking about yourself.)
Q2: Choose feel or seem: The cat ____ scared. (You see the cat hiding.)
/Q2: Choose feel or seem: The cat ____ scared. (You see the cat hiding.)
Q3: Make a sentence: feel + happy + I.
/Q3: Make a sentence: feel + happy + I.
Q4: Make a sentence: seem + busy + She.
/Q4: Make a sentence: seem + busy + She.
Q5: True or False: Use seem when you talk about your inner emotions.
/Q5: True or False: Use seem when you talk about your inner emotions.
Q6: Fill in the blank: The water ____ cold. (You touch it.)
/Q6: Fill in the blank: The water ____ cold. (You touch it.)
Q7: Fill in the blank: The sky ____ dark. (You look outside.)
/Q7: Fill in the blank: The sky ____ dark. (You look outside.)
Q8: Change to seem form: He looks sick. → He ____ sick.
/Q8: Change to seem form: He looks sick. → He ____ sick.
Q9: Change to feel form: I am tired. → I ____ tired.
/Q9: Change to feel form: I am tired. → I ____ tired.
Q10: Write one sentence using feel about your body (example: I feel thirsty).
/Q10: Write one sentence using feel about your body (example: I feel thirsty).
◆ Answers A1: feel → I feel hungry.
/◆ Answers A1: feel → I feel hungry.
A2: seems → The cat seems scared.
/A2: seems → The cat seems scared.
A3: I feel happy.
/A3: I feel happy.
A4: She seems busy.
/A4: She seems busy.
A5: False — seem is for outside impressions.
/A5: False — seem is for outside impressions.
A6: feels → The water feels cold.
/A6: feels → The water feels cold.
A7: seems → The sky seems dark.
/A7: seems → The sky seems dark.
A8: seems → He seems sick.
/A8: seems → He seems sick.
A9: feel → I feel tired.
/A9: feel → I feel tired.
A10: Example answer: I feel thirsty.
/A10: Example answer: I feel thirsty.
＜🦉 Closing ＞
/＜🦉 Closing ＞
🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
/🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
Remember: feel = inside, seem = outside.
/Remember: feel = inside, seem = outside.
Try making three short sentences—one with feel about your body or heart, one with seem about something you see, and one using either verb for practice.
/Try making three short sentences—one with feel about your body or heart, one with seem about something you see, and one using either verb for practice.
Keep practicing and your English will feel more natural every day!
/Keep practicing and your English will feel more natural every day!
