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0 Complete the sentences with the correct Grammar
form of a phrasal verb or expression from Adjectives with -ed and -ing
Exercise 1.
1 The new members of the climbing club Page 164 Grammar reference
were complete beginners, but to their Adjectives with -ed and -ing
credit they the practice
activities with open minds and learnt the Look at the extract from the article and answer the questions.
techniques very quickly.
2 Because of the intense competition to Mountaineering was his first passion, where he learnt
become a professional footballer, a lot of about survival in tough conditions and found himself getting
promising youngplayers
havingto find alternative careers. more and more fascinated with the unique wildlife and
documenting what he had seen.
3 Having looked at the draw for the next As well as the danger of trying to photograph a big cat
round of the national trophy, it looks close up, he also came up against difficulties connected
like we’ll the reigning with spending a long time at high altitude and in freezing
champions if we win our next match. temperatures, all of which were extremely challenging.
4 Until their new developer He says he doesn’t mind the hardships of spending most of
, the computer games his time up a mountain, but he thinks it ’s frustrating that
company was struggling to produce games the time he spends away means that he doesn’t get to see his
that had global appeal. friends and family as often as he would like.
5 When trainingfor a half -marathon, it’s
important that you’re well prepared.If not,
you will of energy early 1 Which of the underlined words refers to how Denis felt?
on in the race. 2 Which of the underlined words refer to what made him feel
6 In team sports,you need to be able to like that?
your
teammates for support when you need it. Exam candidates often confuse adjectives with -ed and adjectives
with -ing. Choose the correct adjective in italics.
7 The biggest advantage of people turning &
their hobby into a job is that they can 1 When we went to Disneyland,I think we found it more
doing the things they entertained / entertaining than our kids. PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
enjoy and get paid for it. 2 It can be very irritated / irritating when friends arrive late for a film.
8 It may be true that some people are
destined for greatness in business, but on 3 You will never get bored / boring at night in Berlin because the
nightlife is wonderful.
closer inspection they’ve usually benefited
from a along the way. 4 It’s annoyed / annoying when people are rude to you at the
stadium.
9 Asa travel writer, Mo experiences new
and unexpected things. He regularly 5 The situation was very embarrassed / embarrassing for me and I
cultures that are different felt uncomfortable.
to anything he’s seen before. 6 I was really excited / exciting and wanted to see as much of the city
10 There are some very good personal trainers as possible.
out there,but it’s unlikely anyone will
and be exactly what Use the word given in capitals at the end of the sentences to form a
you’re looking for. word with - ed or - ing that fits the gap.
1 Everyone watches Pietro at parties because he’s just an
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
dancer. ASTONISH
1 Have you come up against any difficulties 2 We were quite by the unfriendly attitude of the
in your life recently? other students. PUZZLE
2 What sort of activities do you find it easy or 3 It’s very to be able to apply things we learn in the
difficult to throw yourself into? classroom to our free-time activities. MOTIVATE
3 What career would tick all the boxes for 4 Anita looked quite when she left the police
you? station. WORRY
4 Have you come across any interesting art 5 They said the film was a comedy but we didn’t find it particularly
or music recently? AMUSE
6 We were pretty by the time we got to the top of
the mountain. EXHAUST
