DESCRIBING EVENTS and FEELINGS

Vocabulary and Grammar Focus :

Present Continuous Tense

S + am/is/are + V1 ing + O

They are doing the assignment

The policeman is investigating a case.
She is making some cookies

Adjective ending-ing and –ed

Look at the following sentences !

It was such a boring party; I was bored.

Miss. Ida is an interesting teacher. We are interested in her.
Your explanation is confusing. I get confused with it.

What can you understand about the above examples?

- The –ing ending is used on adjectives which describe…….

- The –ed ending is used on adjectives which describe…….

Which is the action ?

Boring or bored? Interesting or interested?
Confusing or confused?

Which is the reaction?

Boring or bored? Interesting or interested?
Confusing or confused?

Which is active?
Boring or bored? Interesting or interested?
Confusing or confused?

Which is passive?
Boring or bored? Interesting or interested?
Confusing or confused?
Now read the sentences and correct the words in the bolds if they are
wrong.

She was very exhaust after the party; she fell asleep in the classroom.
Her words were so inspiring that I was inspire to create such as a poem.
He is always encouraged by what the teacher says to him.
Your instruction has been so tired for such a person like me. I am tiring of it.
I can not accept the annoyed explanation of what he had done to me.

There are some other examples of adjectives ending –ing and –ed as you
can see below. Make sure you can pronounce these words correctly:
enchanting -enchanted annoying-annoyed
surprising –surprised embarrassing - embarrassed
astonishing-astonished disappointing- disappointed
amazing -amazed satisfying-satisfied
stimulating -stimulated inspiring-inspired
encouraging-encouraged exhausting-exhausted

Now can you write a sentence about someone by associating him or her
to an object?
You may develop your idea by thinking that the object reminds you of
someone because of some reasons…..

- My friend is………………………………………because……………………………………………………….
- My boyfriend/girlfriend is………………………………because………………………
- My teacher is……………………………………because……………………………………………………….
- My father is………………………………………because……………………………………………………….
- My neighbor is…………………………………because……………………………………………………….
- My brother is……………………………………because……………………………………………………….
- My sister is………………………………………because……………………………………………………….
THE ASSIGNMENT

Then you may continue by completing the following unfinished sentences:

I feel proud when I have new clothes

I get angry when my parents are insulted

I am satisfied when I get good grades in an exam

I don't feel comfortable when my task is not finished

The thing that makes me feel anxious is when natural disasters

occur

Please describe the pictures below!