V adjectJves ending -ed and -ing
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Most people say that Saturdays or Sundays are their
favourite days of the week - but not everybody. For sorne
people weekends are not much fun...
Marco from Brazil is a wa1 ter-
·1 hate the weekend The weekend is
when l'm busrest I ne>.lt!r go I anywh.cre
and I don't really do 2 anyt ,
1
""3, except
work. On Fnday m Sa11.miay nignts we're
usually full, and I ha-toe to be on my feet
for seven or eight hours both days. We.'re.
supposed to e.lose ot 1.00. but peop!e
often don't teave until 130 or even later
- they never 1.hmk. thar v.,e mighl w3n1 to
go home.. Luckily we clase after lunch on
Sunday, but v.-hen I gel ho.-ne, usua!ly a1
about 5.30, l'm so tíred that I don't wa11t
to see 3 any bodtl or do ~ any 1J\ ~-
except i1e on the sota and watch TV.
lhe best cúiy of the week for me 1s
Wednesday - that's my day off'
1 READING
a Is the weekend you.r farnurite
part of the v,,cek? Why (not )?
b Read thc article. In pafrs, gucss
whar the three people do.
e a.1 Listen and check.
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did~t do anything al the w e ~
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Kirst"n from Gcrmany is a ~1_ _
'I must at¼mt ttiat for me now the
weekends are more tmng lhan the week.
Dunng the week I have ~ sorne_ _
to help me, but at the ~kends we're
on our own. My husband's always
Stcvc from the UK is a
exhausted from his ¡ob and wants to
relax, but 6 no c.an relax with 'My weekend iS usually qurte sttessful
two small kíds around. Our Hat 1sn't very more stressful than dunng the week.
big so there's no 11J~ ,.,_ you cango we're p!aymg at home I can't go out o
to have sorne peace and quiet Be1ore
~nday rvgh:. Ali my friends know that,
so no _.· ' invites me out on a
'l'\-e ~ chíldren I used to work too
Fnday, 1 nave ") sorne_ _ light 1<
and \VCCKends wcre pcrlect V<.'c had
3 eat. and watch T'J. and go to bed earl
no \-- "' to do except enjoy
Vcry borrng! 0n Saturday rnomíng
ourselves. lx!ow l'm real!y hawf when
1 usually relax and prepare myself
it's Monday mommg.'
menlally, as our home rnatches are
usually at 3.00 1n the ahemoon. Wnat
J do on Satur<L:iy rught depends on
whether we \'t.n or lose. 11 we w,n,
1have to go out with the tea:n to
celebrate. lf we lose, we're too dep~
to go I any~ ' . \r\'hen we pla}
awtJof, !he ,;eekend doesr't exist 'Ne
tr.:Vel 11 some 1, 1~., ·~. - lay, cncl the
travel back agam. 1look forwaid to
havrng a weekend JUS1 for me.'
d Complete thc sentcnccs with thc Marco, Kirstcn, or Stcvc.
1 ~ .tlways gt:ts home late on SJlurdoys.
, ~ 4e,,-e <¡ goes to bed eaJI)· on Friday night.
; -l.\S__,_1_:._,
rs,,_i..,, ".)'- usu.illy spends thc weekend with thc family.
e'--'
.¡ ,de,, en sotuctim~~ goo out on Snturd:1y night.
5 \'_, r ste,.--. uscd to lave the weekend_
6 t:-\o..- l O prcfers We<lncsdays to Satur<lay~.
e Rt,,a<l Lhe texts again. Compkte the words 1-12 wit.h -th ing. -body, or -whcn
l GRAMMAR somethmg, onything, nothing, ett
Look ,1gain at 1- 12 in 1hr lcxt. Complete thc rull-s
,~ilh rl1i11g5, pfr1m, and peoplc.
l.;~c wmctl1i'1g, ,111,11,ing, aml m11/ii11g for
L',c $Omdwd¡-, n11rbc>tl), and ,10/ivdy for
L ,r sornewllcrr, WT)'l1·lrrrt', in<l 11owlrcr;: for
O p.140 Grammar Bank 8A. Rtad the rulC!\
.rnJ <lo thc c:<rrci~es.
S SPEAKJNG
Ask ,tnd :Jfü\\lCT with a partncr. A.~ for more
infom1:1tion roo.
/ yau normally have to work or study st weekends?
/ there anything you always warch on TV?
/ you normally have ro b\J!I anythiog on Saturdays.,
/ have 10 do anythingm lhe house fcl!!an, etc.]?

3 PRONUNCIATION /e/, /~o/,/,\/ / you go any\vhert exciting on Friday n1ght?

\\'hat are sounds 1-3? / do anything tiring on Saturday momíng?
/ you meet anybody on Saturtlay night?
/ you do anything relaxing on Sunday?

2 3 / you go away anywhere?

/ you do anything special on Satunfay?
\\11at sound do thc pink lcncrs makc in l'ilCh
/ you go anywhere ínteresting on Sunday?
,l'.ntence? Write 1, 2, or 3.
:N body kn s whcrc he g, s. _,
2 S mcbody's e ming 10 1 nch. "3"
6 LJSTENJNG
3 1n Ycr s 1d nything. 'f
3'. a 8.J Listen and numbt'.r the picturcs l-8.
-1 1\-e d nen 1hing sincc S· nday.
5 Don'r r II nybody about thc m, ,s.-igc. 'i
ó Thc:re's n ,where to g except h me. 2.1
Listen and check your answcrs.
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B.l y
Practisc saying the scntences.

4 VOCABULARY adjectives ending-ed and -ing

I
1ook al 1hc two scnlt..-nces from 1hc articlc. H
Wha1's the diffcrcnce betwecn tircd and tiring?
1'111 ~o tircd thal I <lon't want to sce anybody.
\\'cckt:ncls are more tiring than wcck days.
:, Look al the adjectivcs in bold in th~e sentcnces.
How do you pronounce thcm?
1 Friclay night i~ bored /~rili&) I ncvcr go ()ut.
2 I'm~/ borins with my job. lt's olways thc sanie.
J lf wc lose wc f e c l ~ / dcprcssing.
•J ~Ir team nC\'Cr win. ll's dcpressed f d ~
5 Rcading is \'CTclaxed (rclaxin'"g)
6 1 fcel .-cr)' rela.~/ r e ~ weekend.
7 l lís lates! film is rcolly · tcrcstin / interc.stcd.
~ l'm not ver ·nterestin intcrestcd in sport.
9 rm \'crrexcited cxciting about my holid.iy.
10 lt was a reall}i~ exciling m.itch.

" Cross oul 1he wrong word.

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b In pairs, use !he picturcs 1- 8 to re-tell thc story.

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