Bored vs. Boring

Глаголы могут образовывать прилагательные с помощью окончаний – ed и –ing. При этом значение таких прилагательных отличается друг от друга.

Прилагательные, заканчивающиеся на –ed выражают то, какие чувства испытывает человек:

e.g. I was fascinated by the photos of her trip to Thailand on her Facebook page. – Я был очарован фотографиями Таиланда на ее странице в Фейсбук.

He was amazed at how greatly my knowledge of English improved after preparing for a Cambridge exam. – Он был поражен, насколько улучшились мои знания английского после подготовки к кембриджскому экзамену.

Прилагательные, заканчивающиеся на –ing описывают характеристику ситуации и человека:

e.g. The news about the future wedding is absolutely fascinating. – Новоcть об их скорой свадьбе просто очаровательна.

Have you seen that amazing video on YouTube. – Ты видел то потрясающее видео на YouTube?

Давайте сравним:

Task 1. Заполните пропуски подходящими прилагательными:

• My job is not ­­_________________ because I’m always learning something new. It is _________________, however, because I work all day.
• They  thought she would like to try sushi, but she was _________________ by the idea of eating raw fish.
• I’m _________________ in learning about climate change so that I can help stop it.
• Peter was really _________________ when he got home. He just wanted to go to bed.
• Lina looked out the window and frowned. Those black clouds were quite _________________.
• There is an _________________ new ride at Dreamland! Have you tried it?
• Physics is _________________ because the math is often difficult, but it’s also _________________ because it tries to explain things we can’t see.
• Mosquitos are really _________________ when they buzz around your ears while you’re sleeping, don’t you think?
• He was very _________________ during the math test; he didn’t remember how to do any of it.
• She couldn’t wait for the party. She was so _________________ she couldn’t sleep.
• “Where have you been!” Mom yelled. “I’ve been _________________ sick about you!”
•  “Yuck! This milk has gone bad! _________________!” Sophie cried.
• I feel _________________ when I’ve just cleaned the house and someone immediately dirties it again.
• They were so _________________ during the movie that they left before it was finished.

 Task 2. Потренируйте скороговорку:

Tags: teenagers, adults, grammar, intermediate, upper-intermediate, general practice, exam practise

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