Inside Anxiety
Inside Anxiety
Learning objective
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Inside Anxiety
Learning objective
Think of a moment when your emotions took over your decision-making. What triggered it? What happened next?
I found myself…
I couldn’t help but...
Overwhelmed by…, I…
Driven by…, I ended up…
What underlying process might explain this behaviour?
A student rewrites the same essay five times but never submits it.
Someone checks their email every 10 minutes before replying.
A student prepares for a seminar but says nothing.
Driven by…, they tend to…
Fearing…, they end up…
Fueled by…, they…
Lead-in: pair work
Brainstorm words or phrases that come to mind when you hear the word "anxiety".
Share a time when you experienced anxiety and how you coped with it. This can be a personal experience or a hypothetical scenario.
Each pair reports:
We identified anxiety as… (2–3 key ideas).
In our example, triggered by…, the person…. As a result, ....
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Participle clauses for cause and effect
Present Participle (-ing) for Active Cause. Formula: [Cause] + [Main clause]
Feeling a sudden flicker of dread, the student closed their laptop and walked away from their desk.
Perfect Participle (Having + -ed) for Prior Cause. Formula: [Having + past participle] + [Main clause]
Having anointed over his essay for three hours, the student finally fell asleep at 4 AM, exhausted.
Past Participle (-ed / -en) for Passive Cause. Formula: [Past participle phrase] + [Main clause] Overwhelmed by the physical symptoms of a panic attack, the student could not breathe and felt like they were dying.
With + Noun + Participle (Specific Cause). Formula: [With + noun + participle] + [Main clause]
With their flatmate's vague message still unanswered, the student lay awake constructing 14 possible catastrophic scenarios.
Diagnosis: Student Edition
You are working in a university mental health peer support service. Fellow students come to you with descriptions of their symptoms. Your task:
Identify the type of anxiety
Provide an exact quote
Add a participle clause
Speaking: participle clause for storytelling
Think of a specific situation from your life (university, family, work, friendship, relationship, health, moving to a new city, etc.) where you experienced a strong emotion – fear, frustration, anger, anxiety, grief, jealousy, shame, humiliation, or any other intense feeling.
Tell the story. Use:
· 3+ words from the vocabulary of emotional intensity
· 3+ participle clauses
· 3+ natural expressions (I found myself…, I couldn't help but…, before I knew it…, I ended up…, there was no stopping…)
How confident do you feel using participle clauses for cause and effect?
