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    The document discusses adjective endings in -ing and -ed and provides examples of their usage. It then provides exercises to test understanding of adjective forms and meanings. The exercises include choosing the correct adjective form based on meaning, completing sentences, rewriting sentences, and other activities to demonstrate mastery of these adjective forms.

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    The document discusses adjective endings in -ing and -ed and provides examples of their usage. It then provides exercises to test understanding of adjective forms and meanings. The exercises include choosing the correct adjective form based on meaning, completing sentences, rewriting sentences, and other activities to demonstrate mastery of these adjective forms.

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    The document discusses adjective endings in -ing and -ed and provides examples of their usage. It then provides exercises to test understanding of adjective forms and meanings. The exercises include choosing the correct adjective form based on meaning, completing sentences, rewriting sentences, and other activities to demonstrate mastery of these adjective forms.

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    CHUYÊN ĐỀ 1: ADJECTIVE ENDING WITH -ING AND –ED

    a. Adj ending with -ing


    Tính từ ở dạng đuôi -ing diễn tả bản chất, tính chất của một ai hoặc cái gì đó. Nó thường mang nghĩa
    chủ động
    Ví dụ: My job is boring. (Công việc của tôi chán ngắt.)
    The film was disappointing. (Bộ phim thật đáng thất vọng.)
    b. Adj ending with -ed
    - Tính từ ở dạng đuôi -ed diễn tả cảm xúc, trạng thái của một người trước một sự việc, tình huống nào
    đó. Nó thường mang nghĩa bị động.
    Ví dụ: I am bored with my job. (Tôi cảm thấy chán công việc của tôi.)
    He is disappointed with the film. (Anh ta thấy thất vọng về bộ phim.)

    1. Choose the best option.


    1. Are you interested/ interesting in football?
    2. The football match was quite exciting/ excited. I enjoyed it.
    3. It’s sometimes embarrassing/ embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
    4. Do you usually get embarrassing/ embarrassed?
    5. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/ amazed when I was offered it.
    6. I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing/ amused.
    7. It was a really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
    8. Why do you always look so boring/ bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?
    9. He is one of the most boring/ bored people I've ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything
    interesting/ interested.
    10. At first I thought Jake was an interesting/ interested guy, but tonight I felt somewhat .. boring/ bored
    with his company.
    2. Complete the sentences with available words.
    bored interested surprising amusing confused
    boring amused confusing surprised interesting
    1. He told me a very ________ story. I laughed and laughed.
    2. This is a terribly ________ book. Nothing happens in it.
    3. He's ________ in love stories and often talks about them.
    4. The compass was ________ and I got lost.
    5. She was ________ because she had nothing to do all day.
    6. Everyone else thought it was funny, but she wasn't ________.
    7. Could you repeat that, please? I'm a bit ________ because it was very complicated.
    8. It is ________ that she failed the exam, because she's a good student.
    9. Everyone was ________ by the sudden noise.
    10. Your scheme is very ________ Tell me more about it.

    3. Complete the sentences with available words. (There are four redundant words.)
    bored boring amused amusing confused confusing
    entertained surprising interested interesting exhausted exhausting
    excited exciting
    1. He works very hard. It's not ________ that he's always tired.
    2. The teacher's explanation was ________ Most of the students didn't understand it.
    3. I seldom visit art galleries. I’m not particularly ________ in art.
    4. The lecture was ________ I fell asleep.
    5. I asked Emily if she wanted to come out with US but she wasn't ________.
    6. I've been working very hard all day and now I’m ________.
    7. The children were ________ by three clowns.
    8. Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very ________.
    9. I’ve got nothing to do. I’m ________.
    10. Liz is a very ________ person. She knows a lot, she’s travelled a lot and she’s done lots of different things.
    4. Decide if each sentence is right or wrong and correct the wrong sentences.
    1. It was a terrible film and I was bored from start to finish.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    2. I’m very exciting because I'm going to Florida tomorrow.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    3. Are you surprised or were you expected her news?
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. Lisa is reading a very interested book at the moment.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    5. I've had a very tiring day at work today and I want to go to bed.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    6. Most people were surprising that she won the prize.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    7. I'm boring. Let's go out for drink somewhere.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    8. Visit our excited new shop!
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    9. His speech was very long and very boring.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    10. Jerry was totally convinced by Alice's explanation.
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………………

    5. Give the correct form of the words in brackets (Adjective ending with -ing or -ed).
    1. How to get the cheese was _______ The mouse was _______ (confuse)

    2. So much homework was _______ The students felt _______ (overwhelm)

    3. I was so _______ by the movie. The scenes in the movie were _______. (touch)

    4. My angry father's words were _______ I felt _______. (upset)

    5. The nurse’s big needle was _______ I felt _______ when she walked over to me. (frighten)
    6. Teddy forgot to close his zipper. It was _______ He felt _______. (embarrass)

    7. My alarm clock wouldn’t stop ringing. I was _______ The sound was _______. (annoy)

    8. I was _______ after reading the _______ news headlines. (alarm)

    9. The movie, King Kong, was _______ The children who were watching it were (terrify)
    _______
    10. He heard a strange sound and was _______ The strange sound was _______ (concern)

    6. Put the words in brackets in the correct form and place. Number 1 has been done for you as example.
    1. I don't normally get when I watch horror movies. (frighten)
    → I don't normally get frightened when I watch horror movies.
    2. I find it quite to talk in front of so many people. (embarrass)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    3. I think reading newspapers is. (depress)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    4. I'm in all kinds of sport, especially football. (interest)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    5. I find walking in the countryside very (relax)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    6. Going new places is always very. (excite)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    7. The weather makes me. (depress)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    8. I never expected to get the job. I was when it was offered to me. (amaze)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    9. I didn't find the situation very funny. It wasn't so. (amuse)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………
    10. She really learns fast. She has made progress. (astonish)
    → …………………………………………………………………………………………

    7. Complete each sentence with the words in the box. Remember to put them in correct ..form.
    alarm surprise excite interest frustrate
    bore amuse satisfy bore embarrass
    1. It is very ________ to know that the contract has been signed.
    2. It rained all Saturday so we couldn’t go out and we were ________.
    3. It’s useless making her study more. It is so ________.
    4. Have you heard the ________ news about the prison riots in Atlanta?
    5. Joanna and Kevin are very ________ about their coming wedding.
    6. The students didn’t seem ________ in the teacher’s explanation. They were all falling asleep.
    7. Don't look so ________ Your project won because it was the best.
    8. We were too ________ to ask them for a loan.
    9. I don't find his jokes very ________ I think they are rather crude.
    10. My mum finds fishing ________ and she never accompanies dad.

    8. Rew rite the sentences without changing the meaning, beginning as available.
    1. I thought her new idea was absolutely fascinating.
    → I was ......................................................................................................................
    2. The journey was exhausting! Twelve hours by bus.
    → We were ................................................................................................................
    3. He found the spider frightening.
    → He was ...................................................................................................................
    4. I was really embarrassed when I fell over in the street.
    → It was .....................................................................................................................
    5. My sister is so excited because she is going on holiday tomorrow.
    → My sister finds.......................................................................................................
    6. I hate long flights, I'm always really bored.
    → The long ................................................................................................................
    7. She looked very confused when I told her we had to change the plan.
    → That .......................................................................................................................
    8. I think that those spiders are frightening.
    → I am .......................................................................................................................
    9. It is so frustrating. No matter how much I study, I can't remember this vocabulary.
    → I feel ...................................................................................................................... .
    10. Is there something exciting to you?
    → Are you..................................................................................................................

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