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C. Listen to the complete conversation. Write two adjectives each speaker uses to describe

their vacation.

1. How was Katie’s vacation? ………..……….. and ………..………..

2. How was Ryan’s vacation? ………..……….. and ………..………..

Vocabulary

Words to Describe Vacation

-ed adjectives -ing adjectives

➔ Used to describe how people feel ➔ Used to describe the things that make
us feel like this
“I was bored at the art museum.”
“The art museum was quite boring.”
“We felt relaxed during the holiday.”
“We had a relaxing holiday.”
“I was interested in a small bookstore
near my hotel.” “I found an interesting bookstore.”

-ed adjectives Pronunciation -ing adjectives Pronunciation

Amazed /əˈmeɪzd/ Amazing /əˈmeɪ.zɪŋ/
Bored /bɔːrd/ Boring /ˈbɔːr.ɪŋ/
Relaxed /rɪˈlækst/ Relaxing /rɪˈlæk.sɪŋ/
Annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/ Annoying /əˈnɔɪ.ɪŋ/
Worried /ˈwɝː.id/ Worrying /ˈwɝː.i.ɪŋ/
Surprised /sɚˈpraɪzd/ Surprising /sɚˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/
Excited /ɪkˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/ Exciting /ɪkˈsaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
Frightened /ˈfraɪ.tənd/ Frightening /ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/
Interested /ˈɪn.trɪ.stɪd/ Interesting /ˈɪn.trɪ.stɪŋ/
Fascinated /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.tɪd/ Fascinating /ˈfæs.ən.eɪ.tɪŋ/
Disappointed /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/ Disappointing /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪŋ/
Embarrassed /ɪmˈber.əst/ Embarrassing /ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ/
Frustrated /ˈfrʌs.treɪ.t̬ɪd/ Frustrating /ˈfrʌs.treɪ.t̬ɪŋ/

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