-ED -ING adjectives

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ (e.g. ‘bored’, ‘interested’) and adjectives that end ‘-ing’ (e.g. ‘boring’, ‘interesting’) are often confused.

-ed adjectives

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how people feel about something.

• I was very bored in the maths lesson. I almost fell asleep.
• He was surprised to see Helen. She’d told him she was going to Australia.
• Feeling tired and depressed, he went to bed.

-ing adjectives

Adjectives that end ‘-ing’ describe the thing that causes the emotion – a boring lesson makes you feel bored.

• Have you seen that film? It’s absolutely terrifying.
• I could listen to him for hours. He’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.
• I can’t eat this! It’s disgusting! What is it?

Remember that people can be boring but only if they make other people feel bored.

• He talks about the weather for hours. He’s so boring.
• NOT I was very boring at the party so I went home.

Some practice:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2 (go down)
Exercise 3

listening

listening
I'm checking checking, Can you hear the listening in the link above???
Tell me next week
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ABILITY

Modal Verbs of Ability

When we talk about ability, we mean two things.

First, we mean general ability. This is something that once you have learned you can do any time you want, like being able to read or swim or speak a language, for example.

The other kind of ability is specific ability. This mean something that you can or can't do in one particular situation. For example, being able to lift something heavy, or find somewhere you are looking for.

Present:

can / can't (for both general and specific ability)

• I can play the piano.
• She can speak English.
• He can't drive – he's too tired.
• We can't come now.

Past:

could / couldn't (for general ability)

• I could read when I was four.
• She could speak French when she was a child, but now she has forgotten it.
• He couldn't dance at all until he took lessons.
• My grandfather couldn't swim.

was able to / couldn't (for specific ability)

• When the computer crashed yesterday, I was able to fix it.(not 'I could fix it')
• She was able to pass the exam, even though she hadn't studied much.(not 'she could pass')
• He called us because he couldn't find the house.
• I couldn't open the window.

Here you have AN ACTIVITY to practise your modal verbs.

The power of talent

NARRATIVE TENSES

Here you have some exercises to practise narrative tenses:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2, the exercise is at the bottom
Exercise 3

A SHORT STORY WITH MR DUNCAN

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Family and Friends Vocabulary from David Wills

VERB TENSES

Exercises for you to consolidate verb tenses. They are all mixed up. I hope it helps.

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

PRONUNCIATION
Listen as well to the 12 vowels in English. Remember!! We have 12 and not 5 vowels to be pronounced.

Here you have an amazing song. Listen and complete the gaps

METALLICA

So close no matter how _____

Couldn't be much more from the ________
Forever trusting who we are. And _______ else matters
______ opened myself this ______

Life is ours, we ______ it our way. All these words I don't just _____

And ______ else matters

Trust I seek and I ______ in you. Every day for us something _____
Open mind for a _______ view. And ________ else matters

______cared for what they _____. _______ cared for what they _____. But I know

So close no matter how _____

Couldn't be much more from the ________
Forever trusting who we are. And _______ else matters

______cared for what they _____. _______ cared for what they _____. But I know
______ opened myself this ______

Life is ours, we _____ it our way. All these words I don't just _______
And ______ else matters

Trust I seek and I ______ in you. Every day for us something _____
Open mind for a _______ view. And ________ else matters
______ cared for what they ______. Never cared for games they ______
_______ cared for what they ______. Never cared for what they know. And I know.


So close no matter how _____

Couldn't be much more from the ________
Forever trusting who we are. And _______ else matters

LISTENING

Let's open our ears!!
Listening 1 (open the questions from the purple bar)
Listening 2
Listening 3

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

Here you have exercises for you to practise these tenses:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

HIGHLY PAID JOBS

Here you have a VIDEO where you can listen and watch about highly-paid jobs.
Firstly, watch it without looking, and the check for the second time while watching.

PRESENT PERFECT AGAINST PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT PERFECT VS. SIMPLE PAST

You must always use the Present perfect when the time of an action is not important or not specified.

You must always use the Simple past when details about the time or place that an action occured are given or requested.

COMPARE :

Present perfect	Simple past
I have lived in Lyon.	I lived in Lyon in 1989.
They have eaten Thai food.	They ate Thai food last night.
Have you seen 'Othello'?	Where did you see 'Othello'?
We have been to Ireland.	When did you go to Ireland?

There is also a difference in attitude between the two tenses, which is often an important factor in choosing which tense to use.

• "What did you do at school today?" I use the simple past tense because the question is about activities, and the school day is considered finished.
• "What have you done at school today?" I use the present perfect because the question is about results : « show me ». The time at which the question is asked is considered as a continuation of the school day.

PRESENT PERFECT

Here is a video explaining present perfect

And here another explaining for, since and ago

GRADABLE AND NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVES

PRONUNCIATION VIDEOS

Here you have two videos for you to improve your pronunciation

MORE AND MORE EXERCISES

Good morning!!
Here you have some exercises for you to practise and consolidate your English.

STATIVE AND DYNAMIC VERBS
     Exercise 1
     Exercise 2
     Exercise 3
VERB TENSES
     Exercise 1
     Exercise 2 (a bit difficult)
LISTENING
     Listening 1
     Listening 2

VOWELS IN ENGLISH

VIDEO FOR HOMEWORK

Watch the following video and do the activities I gave you in a sheet of paper.

HI DEAR STUDENTS!!!

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