popular English words can be fun.There is no need for a heavy heart.Such feelings of sadness would only break my heart,or make me feel unhappy and hopeless Now,let us 2) you and I were speaking freely about something private.We would be having a heart to heart discussion.I might speak from the bottom of my heart,or say things honestly and 3).I might even open up my heart to you and tell a secret.I would speak with all my heart,or with great feeling. When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this,you might say she wears her heart on her sleeve,or on her clothing.Her emotions are not 4) If we had an honest discussion,both of us would know that the other person's heart is in the right place.For example,I would know that you are a kind-hearted and 5)person.And,if you are a very good person,I would even say that you have a heart of gold However,you might have a change of heart based on what I tell you.Our discussion might cause you to change the way you feel about something. But,let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you.Or worse,you feel no 6) or understanding for me or my situation.If this happens,I might think that you have a heart of stone. And,if you say something to make me 7)or worried,my heart might stand still or skip a beat. Yet,even though you may be angry,I would know that at heart,you are a kind person.In reality, you do care.And any argument between us would not cause me to lose heart or feel a 8) of loss. My heart goes out to anyone who loses a friend over an argument.It really is a sad situation,and I feel sympathy for the people 9) I promise that what I have told you today is true-cross my heart. I really wanted to play some music at the end of this 10) In fact,I had my heart set on it. So here it is,"Don't Go Breaking my Heart"by Elton John. (MUSIC) This VOA Special English program,WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus.popular English words can be fun. There is no need for a heavy heart. Such feelings of sadness would only break my heart, or make me feel unhappy and hopeless. Now, let us 2) ________ you and I were speaking freely about something private. We would be having a heart to heart discussion. I might speak from the bottom of my heart, or say things honestly and 3) ________. I might even open up my heart to you and tell a secret. I would speak with all my heart, or with great feeling. When a person shares her feelings freely and openly like this, you might say she wears her heart on her sleeve, or on her clothing. Her emotions are not 4) ________. If we had an honest discussion, both of us would know that the other person's heart is in the right place. For example, I would know that you are a kind-hearted and 5) ________ person. And, if you are a very good person, I would even say that you have a heart of gold. However, you might have a change of heart based on what I tell you. Our discussion might cause you to change the way you feel about something. But, let us suppose you get angry over what I tell you. Or worse, you feel no 6) ________ or understanding for me or my situation. If this happens, I might think that you have a heart of stone. And, if you say something to make me 7) ________ or worried, my heart might stand still or skip a beat. Yet, even though you may be angry, I would know that at heart, you are a kind person. In reality, you do care. And any argument between us would not cause me to lose heart or feel a 8) ________ of loss. My heart goes out to anyone who loses a friend over an argument. It really is a sad situation, and I feel sympathy for the people 9) ________. I promise that what I have told you today is true – cross my heart. I really wanted to play some music at the end of this 10) ________. In fact, I had my heart set on it. So here it is, "Don't Go Breaking my Heart" by Elton John. (MUSIC) This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Jill Moss. I'm Faith Lapidus