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Introducing –

-ED and –ING Adjectives


Description

• Politics
• Barak Obama
• Lord of the Rings

• Something (noun) is/are interest-ING….


-ING adjectives are used to describe things,
people, places, activities.

This a an INTERESTING girl.


(These are the sources of the feelings)
Feeling/Opinion
I am/I feel interest-ED in….

- learning English - Politics


- The President - a beautiful girl
- The Lord of the Rings - your class
-ED adjectives are used to talk about a person’s feelings or
opinions.

She is INTERESTED IN his money.


(These are the receivers of feelings)
-ED adjectives are also usually followed by small
prepositions like in, with, of, about or by.
Eg:
• I’m really excited about my vacation.
• I’m annoyed with a friend of mine. He never
returns my phone calls.
I am interested vs. I am interesting

The first one means I like it, I want to hear about it.

The second one means that I am being described as


something people find interesting.
Create questions
• Who is amazing?

Neymar Jr. is an amazing soccer player.


I love him!!
What is boring? 

This is a boring class!!!!


Who is challenging?

He is a challenging man.
Why is she bored today?
Why is she tired?
Why is Shiellini annoyed?
–Ed and –ING Adjectives
• -ED -ING

• Amused Amusing
• Exhausted Exhausting
• Embarrassed Embarrassing
• Pleased Pleasing
• Surprised Surprising
• Thrilled Thrilling
• Annoyed Annoying
• Confused Confusing
• Depressed Depressing
• Disgusted Disgusting
• Frightened Frightening
• Horrified Horrifying
• Shocked Shocking
• Relaxed Relaxing
• Fascinated Fascinating
• Troubled Troubling
• Puzzled Puzzling
• Irritated Irritating
• Devastated Devastating
• Overwhelmed Overwhelming
• Disappointed Disappointing
• Intrigued Intriguing
• Discouraged Discouraging
• Moved Moving
• Humiliated Humiliating
• Satisfied Satisfying
• Touched Touching
• Scared Scaring
Practice expressing sentences with:

• -ED or -ING Adjectives


ACCORDING TO THE PICTURES:
I’m satisfied for contributing with
BUSY TEACHERS!!!! Jenny

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