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Remember that the rules for pronouncing -ed atjectives are the same as for regular past tense verbs, e.g. annoyed= i, iritated = expressing feelings with verbs or -ed / -ing adjectives a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold 1 Itreally mewhen people driveclose _infuriate behind me 2 [get very when something goes frustrate wrong with my internet connection and I don’t know how to fix it 3 It'sso when [can't remember embarrass 4 Lused to love shopping in the sales, but now exhaust I find ic After an hour I just want to go home 5 T'moften with my birthday presents. disappoint My expectations are obviously too high! 6k me that some peaple still don't Duy things like books and music onli 7 find speaking in public absolutely terrify Thate doing it 8 T'veoften been by reading abouthow inspire some successful people have overcome difficulties. 9 never find instructions for electronic devices. confuse helpful, in fact usually they jus me 10 When I travel I'm always iflmanage thrill to communicate something in a foreign language b @)16)) Listen and check. Then with a partner, say ifthe sentences are true for you or not. Give examples or reasons. [ [2 oettige adjectives tht hewoan od form. but not an-ing form Ate vedadjectives tac Bing fealings don't have on re for, a Impressed inpessive NST mprecoray € Complete the sentences below with a form of the adjective in bold. 1 Weare extremely impressed by your CV, Your CV is extremely 2 I'm very stressed by my job, My job is very 3. Iwas really seared during the film. The ending was especially 4 Iwas delighted to meet Jane, She really isa person. 5. was really offended by what you said, What you said was really d_Inpairs, choose three circles to talk about something that sometimes an afimora embarrassing book that you frustrates you about learring mistake you foundreslly | somethingthat une once made disappointing “really annoys something you when youre ‘that makes shopping | ‘you feel something | depressed that rally stresses you in ur dally life e Are there any things that make you feel exactly ey | ob3 READING & SPEAKING a You are going to read an article about some research that has been done about what people regret in life. Before you read, with a partner say whether you think the following sentences are crue or not. 1 Most people spend some time every day thinking about things that they regret having done or not having done. The main area of life where people have regrets is relationships. 3. Onaverage people have one major regret 4 Most people think that the things they regi people's fault having done (or not done) are other Most people believe that regrets are positing, because you learn From your mistakes. 'b Read the first part of the article (to line 16) once and check. © Without looking bs k at the article, can you remember another way of saying...? 1 75% 2 66.6% d_ Now read Some of the top 20 regrets. With partner, number what you t five regrets were common regret). © 17) List k che cop in the survey (I= the most and check. How many did you get right? Which do you think would be the top regrets for peopl in your age group? regret doing or regret having done? After regret the Following verb must be in the gerund, but you can normally use either a simple gerund or a perfect gerund, ‘regret not going to university. OR regret not having gone to university. n-quoted Tine from he easong My Way lay the blame at sb else's door om say that sb ele is responsible forsth {getting on the property ladder ow Fhaying your fist house or a Regrets, we've had a few (our love lives, health, childhoods... A recent survey has shown that we spend almost three quarters of an hour every week dwelling on our regrets. Three quarters of the people surveyed said they did not believe it ‘was possible to live a life without regrets, perhaps explaining why, on average, we spend 44 minutes @ week thinking about things we could or should have done differently. Our main areas of regret are ‘our love lives (20%), family (18%), career (16%), health (14%), and finances (14%), (On average, most people have two main regrets in life ~ and 17% of those interviewed laid the blame at someone else’s door. But two thirds of 2,000 people interviewed said they thought their regrets had led them to act more positively and that they had learnt from ‘their mistakes. A quarter of them said their regrets had made them into the person they are today. Common regrets range from not getting on the property ladder sooner to not having had more relationships when they were younger. Others include regretting not telling someone we loved them and wishing that we had repaired a damaged friendship. Some of the top 20 regrets were (not in order): Getting married too early Not asking grandparents more about their lives when they were ave + Not having done more exercise or eaten more healthily + Not having saved enough money * Not learning a foreign language or a musical instrument when you were younger + Not working harder at school + Not having travelled more and seen more of the world *+ Making the wrong career choice + Not keeping in touch with friends + Having taken up smoking + Falling out with a friend and not making up