Purposive Communication

• Would" can be used to talk about past habits related to emotions and feelings.
• Expressing a future action in the past: She knew she would be excited when she got her acceptance letter to college.
• Making polite requests or offers: Would you please forgive me for what I said earlier?
• Expressing a conditional action or hypothetical situation: If I were you, I would be upset too.
• Indicating willingness or desire in the past: I would have loved to go to that concert, but I had to work.
• Expressing a conjecture or probability in the past: He said he would have been surprised if he didn't win the award.
• Phrasal verbs1 Phrasal verbs2 are verb phrases (may also be called idioms).
• I lightened up after my vacation in my home city. (lightened up = became more relaxed) She has been feeling down lately, but I think she's starting to pick up. (pick up = become more positive)
• Break out of:

  • To escape from a habit or pattern of behavior
• Cut down on:

  • To reduce the amount of something one does or consumes
• Fall into:

  • To develop a habit or pattern of behavior over time
• Get into:

  • To develop an interest or habit in something
• Give up:

  • To stop doing something habitually
• Pick up:

  • To develop a habit or skill over time
• Put off:

  • To delay doing something habitually
• Stick to:

  • To adhere to or maintain a particular habit or routine
• Take up:

  • To start a new habit or activity
• Work on:

  • To focus on improving or breaking a habit
• Result in:

  • To cause or bring about a particular outcome
• Collocation refers to the habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words in a language. In other words, it's the way certain words tend to naturally go together in a language to create a specific meaning. It can be a combination of two or more words that are not awkward sounding.
• Personality: strong personality, quiet personality, outgoing personality Character: good character, strong character, weak character Feelings: happy feelings, mixed feelings, negative feelings Emotions: intense emotions, deep emotions, powerful emotions Experiences: rich experiences, positive experiences, life experiences Habits: good habits, bad habits, healthy habits Sympathy: show sympathy, express sympathy, offer sympathy
• Colloquial vocabulary can be used to describe emotions and feelings casually and informally. For example: She's feeling blue today. (feeling blue = feeling sad) He's on cloud nine after getting that promotion. (on cloud nine = very happy)