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UNIT
Adjectives Present and Past Participles
By: Fernando Valdez Casillas

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the article to find three different things from a traditional
wedding. Compare your answers in pairs. Did you choose the same things?

A wedding that is up in the air!

Are you looking for a way to make your wedding more interesting and
memorable? Last Saturday, a crane lifted Helen Gomez and James Brandon
up into the air on a platform for their wedding ceremony. They got married up
there, 160 feet (50 meters) in the air with twenty surprised, and slightly scared,
friends and family members, who did not know what was going to happen. After
they shared their marriage vows. Helen and James did a terrifying bungee jump
from the platform.
The company called Marriage in the Sky offers more and more exciting
weddings like this every year. After the ceremony, the wedding party all go
back down to earth, but they all go back up again for the reception. At the
reception guests eat a meal in special chairs wearing safety belts so they are
so safe and can’t fall. The ide of this kind of wedding is to make a day that
really will be both entertaining and unforgettable. You’re probably asking
yourself, “is this safe?”. The company operates in more than 15 countries in the
world, including ones that have strict rules about safety, such as the USA,
Canada and Australia. All these countries are satisfied that these wedding are
safe. And… how much does something like this cost? About US$40,000.

INSTRUCTIONS: Re-read the article. Answer True or False.

TRUE FALSE
1. A large, tall machine took the bride and the F
groom up in the air.
2. The other people at the ceremony were F
strangers.
3. They made their marriage vows while they did T
a bungee jump.
4. The guests stay up in the air after the F
ceremony.
5. When the guests eat they cannot walk around. T
6. The company only operates in three countries. F

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INSTRUCTIONS: Read Common Mistakes and World of English, then find four
more –ed adjectives and three more ending –ing in the article. Complete the
Grammar box with A or B.
Common Mistakes
interested boring
I’m interesting in math, but this class was bored.
excited
I’m really exciting. I’m going to be an aunt.

World of English
Using the wrong –ing or –ed adjective can confuse people: He’s boring is
very different from He’s bored!
-ed adjectives describe how you feel about something – your state: I’m tired.
-ing adjectives describe the cause of how you feel: Swimming is tiring.

Participle Adjectives
A Past Participle adjectives (-ed)
B Present Participle adjectives (-ing)
1. To describe the person or thing that gives you feeling use ____-ed___________.
2. To describe how something makes someone feel use ___-ing__________.

INSRUCTIONS: Complete the sentences with the –ed or –ing form of the word in
parentheses.

1. I have a three-month-old cousin. I am ____amazed______ (amaze) how much

she cries.
2. That was the most __terrifying_______ (terrify) flight I have ever been on!
3. When she finished the race, he was so ____tired______ (tire) that he collapsed.
4. Do you turn red easily when you are _____embarrassed___ (embarrass)?
5. She read my work and said it was ____surprised____ (surprise). Is that good or
bad?

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INSTRUCTIONS: Read and circle the correct answer to complete the

conversation.
Igor: What do you want to do tonight?
Jen: Well, what about going to a club?
Igor: No, not really. In my opinion, clubs are so 1) amazing. It’s always so loud
you can’t talk. I love talking when I go out with my friends.
Jen: OK, then. We can go to the gym.
Igor: I’d rather not. I’m 2 exhausted. Let’s see a movie!
Jen: That’s a good idea. I would like to do that. So, we have to choose a movie.
Nothing 3) frightening_, please. I want to sleep well tonight!
Igor: OK. There’s Rain Forest at the Odeon. It’s about the environment. I’m 4)
tired in that.
Jen: I’d rather see a romantic movie that makes you feel happy at the end.
Igor: Sorry, but those movies are usually 5) __embarrassing___ because the
script is not so 6) ____interesting______..
Jen: Would you like to go and meet Annie and Jack instead?
Igor: No, not tonight. Come on, let’s go and see Rain Forest! Tom Black’s in it
Jen: The actor? Oh, yes, he’s 7) ______amazing____! OK.

1. A) amazing B) amazed C) boring D) bored

2. A) exhausting B) exhausted C) surprising D) surprised
3. A) frightened B) frightening C) fascinated D) fascinating
4. A) tired B) tiring C) shocked D) shocking
5. A) bored B) embarrassing C) embarrassed D) interested
6. A) interesting B) interested C) tired D) tiring
7. A) amazed B) amazing C) excited D) fascinated
INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the mistake in four of the sentences and correct them in the
space given. Be careful! Two have no mistakes.
1. It is a totally depressing movie about a young family that loses everything.
It is a totally depressing movie about a young family that loses everything.
2. I get exciting at Christmas – I love all the food and the decoration.
I get excited at Christmas – I love all the food and the decoration

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3. Jane is feeling very stress because she has a job interview tomorrow.
Jane is feeling very stress because she has a job interview tomorrow.
4. She has been to the sauna and now she feels totally relaxing.
She has been to the sauna and now she feels totally relaxing

5. They cannon even think about cooking dinner – they are totally exhausted.
They cannon even think about cooking dinner – they are totally exhausted.

6. The baseball game was a little bored. Nothing happened for hours.
The baseball game was a little bored. Nothing happened for hours.

INSTRUCTIONS: A British woman named Gill Brown traveled to the Artic for
charity. Read the beginning of her story and questions 1-8. Then listen and circle
the correct answers.
1. How much money did Gill raise for charity?
A) £500 B) £5,000
2. When did she fly to Sweden?
A) March 13 B) March 30
3. Why was the flight to Sweden frightening?
A) It was very windy. B) It was very cold.
4. How far did the group have to travel with the dogs?
A) 40 km B) 400 km
5. How many people were there in the group?
A) 14 B) 40
6. How many dogs were there in each team?
A) 60 B) 4
7. How did Gill feel when she fell off her sled?
A) Embarrassed B) Embarrassing
8. How did she feel at the end of each day?
A) Exhausted B) Exhausting
INSTRUCTIONS: Write a paragraph about a movie you have recently seen.
Describe the movie and how you felt after watching the movie.
__________________________________________________________________
the other day I saw the movie of guardians of the galaxy is a very happy and

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colorful movie. the movie made me feel very happy and think about everything that
surrounds us. It is a great movie to pass the
time.______________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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