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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,
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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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