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          4   V O C A B U L A R Y   -ed /  -ing adjectives               5   R E A D IN G  &  S P E A K IN G

                                                                         a  Do you know anybody who speaks more than two
                                                                            languages? Which languages do they speak? How did
                                                                            they learn?

                                                                         b   2  39)))  You are going to read an article about Alex Rawlings,
                                                                            who speaks 11 languages. Before you read, match the
                                                                            languages below with words 1-11. Then listen and check.

                                                                            □ English              LH  Greek          □   German
                                                                            □ Spanish              □   Russian          J  Dutch
                                                                            m Afrikaans            LH  French         □   Hebrew
                                                                            □ Catalan              □   Italian
                                                                         c  Read the article. Which language(s)...?

                                                                             1  did he learn as a child
                                                                             2  is he studying in college

           a  Look at the photo. Complete the sentences with                 3  does he like best
              bored or boring.                                              4  is he planning to learn next
                                                                             5  did he wish he had been able to speak when he was a child
               1  The movie was_______ .
                                                                             6  was the first one he taught himself
               2  The audience was_______ .
                                                                             7  did he find the most difficult
           P -edand -ing adjectives
                Many adjectives for feelings have two possible
                forms, either ending in -ed or in -ing, e.g.,
                frustrated and frustrating.                                He’s  only 20,
                We use the adjective ending in -ed for the person
                who has the feeling (I was very frustrated that I
                couldn't scuba dive). We use the adjective ending          but he can speak
                in -ing for a person or situation that produces the
                feeling (/ couldn’t join in the conversation, which
                                                                           eleven languages
                was very frustrating).

           b  Read the information box. Then complete the                  oo<>oc«oo<x>«<x>oooooooooooo<x>ooo<>ooc>oooc->oocK>oooc<i<>o<x>oo<>ooo<>««<x>o<>oo««eoo<>oo<>coooooooooooc><x>ooooooc>oocooooo<><x><>o<>oo<><>ooo<>ooo««o<>o««o
              adjectives with -ed or -ing.                                  n  a competition  run  by a dictionary publisher,
                                                                          I
               1  What do you think is the most excit___sport               college student Alex Rawlings was named the
                 to watch?
                                                                           most multilingual student.
               2  What's the most amaz___scenery you've
                                                                             T h e   G e rm a n  a n d   R u s s ia n   s tu d e n t,  w h o   is   o n ly  20 y e a rs
                 ever seen?
                                                                          o ld ,  c a n   s p e a k   11  la n g u a g e s  flu e n tly .  In  a  v id e o  fo r a   n e w s
              3  What music do you listen to if you feel
                                                                          w e b s ite ,  he  d e m o n s tra te d   h is   s k ills   by s p e a k in g   in  a ll  o f
                 depress___?                                              th e m ,  c h a n g in g  q u ic k ly  fro m   o n e  to   a n o th e r.  R a w lin g s   s a id
              4  Have you ever been disappoint___by a                     th a t w in n in g  th e  c o m p e titio n   w a s   “a   b it o f a   s h o c k ."   H e
                 birthday present?                                        e x p la in e d ,  “ I  s a w  th e   c o m p e titio n   a d v e rtis e d ,  a n d   I  h e a rd
               5  Which do you find more tir___, speaking                 s o m e th in g  a b o u t a  fre e   iP a d .  1  n e v e r im a g in e d  th a t  it w o u ld
                 English or listening to English?                         g e n e ra te  th is   a m o u n t o f m e d ia   a tte n tio n .”
               6  What's the most embarrass___thing that’s                   A s  a   c h ild ,  R a w lin g s '  m o th e r,  w h o   is   h a lf G re e k ,  u s e d  to
                 ever happened to you?                                    s p e a k  to   him   in  E n g lis h ,  G re e k ,  a n d   F re n c h ,  a n d   h e  o fte n
                                                                          v is ite d   h is  fa m ily   in  G re e c e .
               7  Are you scare___ of spiders?
                                                                             H e   s a id  th a t h e   h a s   a lw a y s   b e e n   in te re s te d   in  la n g u a g e s .
              8  Do you feel very tir___in the morning?
                                                                           “ M y  d a d  w o rk e d   in  Ja p a n   fo r fo u r y e a rs ,  a n d   I  w a s  a lw a y s
               9  Who’s the most bor___person you know?
                                                                          fru s tra te d  th a t I  c o u ld n 't s p e a k  to  th e   k id s   b e c a u s e   o f th e
             10  Do you ever get frustrat___by technology?
                                                                           la n g u a g e   b a rrie r.”  A fte r v is itin g   H o lla n d   a t th e  a g e   o f 14,  he
           c   2 38)))  Listen and check. Underline the stressed          d e c id e d   to   le a rn   D u tc h   w ith   C D s  a n d   b o o k s .  “ W h e n   I  w e n t
                                                                          b a c k   I  c o u ld  ta lk  to   p e o p le .  It w a s  g re a t.”
              syllable in the adjectives.
                                                                             H e  ta u g h t h im s e lf m a n y  o f th e   la n g u a g e s  w ith   “ te a c h
           d  Ask and answer the questions in pairs. Ask for              y o u r s e lf”  b o o k s ,  b u t a ls o   by w a tc h in g  m o v ie s ,  lis te n in g  to
               more information.                                          m u s ic ,  a n d  tra v e lin g  to  th e   c o u n trie s  th e m s e lv e s .

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