3 VOCABULARY -cd/ ing adjectives and
related verbs:
‘We often talk about feelings in thee diferent ways ther
‘by using verb (eg, ant) arby using the cl or ing
sheave (eg, annoying, annoy.
tral mys me (vet)
That noises ely cemoying! jane isso annoying
(ing adjectives dseibe the thing or peson that producer
+ fein)
1h relly annoyed abouts nigh.
(ef adectives deserve how a person fees)
42 Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe
word in bold.
1 get very — when speak Spanish and
people dovt understand me. frustrate
2k when you eat remember
semecnes name, embarrass
3 trey ___mevhen peopl are. lertate
4 Luh the sun would comecout. find these gray days
so a depress
5 We were __ when the plae suddenly began
tolese height. terify
6 Thetuphadbeen very __ so she decided
too obed early. tire
7 Uwish hel! come home! h__ me when he's
fut late at night. worry
8 Jack wasn very
his new te, amase
8 Theend ofthe movie really _me. twat
teal unbelievable. disappoint
10 Wewsea ‘game! Our team won 3-2 with
fa goalinthelastnute, hull
11 Sherealy ‘er parents when she told
them she vas getting divorced, shece
12 Whitan— ay! Ineed to reac and put
ty feet ups eafeauat
when we made fun of,
A few “feeling” verbs have an -ed adjective, but not the
‘ng form. Complete the adjectives in the sentences below.
1 Twas delighted to mect her. She was a delightful person,
2. Iwas scared during the movie. The movie was
very
23 We were extremely impressed by your résumé. Your
résumé was extremely
4 Tim very stressed by my job. My job is very —_
5 1 was realy offended by what you said. What you said
was really
In pairs, tak about some of these:
+ something in the news recently that shocked you
+ a movie you found really disappointing
+ something that frustrates you about learning English
+ the kind of weather that makes you feel depressed
+ an embarrassing mistake you once made
+ am area of your town / city that is scary at night
a