ADJECTIVES

 ADJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to identify adjectives and use them to express ideas related to qualities and defects of people, animals, objects and places.

WARM UP

GRAMMAR

There are many adjectives ending in ING and ED. For example, boring and bored. Study this example situation:

 

Jane has been doing the same job for a very long time. Every day she does exactly the same thing again and again. She doesn´t enjoy it any more and would like to do something different.

 

Jane´s job is boring

 

Jane is bored (with her job)

 

Somebody is bored if something (or somebody else) is boring. Or, if something is boring, it makes you bored. So:

·         Jane is bored because her job is boring.

·         Jane´s job is boring, so jane is bored (not ‘Jane is boring’)

If a person is boring, this means that they make other people bored:

 

·         George always talks about the same things. He is really boring

 

COMPARE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN ING AND ED

My job is boring                                                    I am bored with my job

My job is interesting                                              I am interested in my job any more

The film was disappointing                                   I was disappointed with the film

The news was shocking                                        We were very shocked when we heard the news.

 

ACVTIVITIES.

Complete the sentences for ach situation. Use the word given + the ending ING or ED

 1.      The film was not as good as we had expected. (disappoint)

a.       The film was ___________________________________

b.       We were ___________________________ with the film.

2.     2.  Diana teaches young children. It is very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust)

a.       She enjoys her job but it´s often ______________________________

b.       At the end of a day´s work, she is often ________________________

3.   3,   It has been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress)

a.       This weather is _________________________

b.       This weather makes me _______________________

4.    4.  Claire is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excite)

a.       It will be an __________________ experience for her.

b.       Going to new places is always _____________________________

c.       She is really ________________________ about going to the United States.

5.   5.   Are you ____________________ in football? (interest)

Complete the conversations (Completa las conversaciones)