1 Listen and choose the correct option. ADJECTIVES: -ING AND -ED Adjectives that end in ing describe things or events. This film is frightening. The camping trip was boring. Adjectives that end in ed describe people’s feelings or emotions. They are frightened! She was bored on the trip 2 Listen and complete with the correct option. bored / boring excited / exciting surprised / surprising Language reference page 69 3 Read and complete the sentences so they are true for you. Use -ing or -ed adjectives. 1 I think that adventure stories are .... 2 When I watch an adventure film, I feel .... 3 I think that travelling around the world is .... 4 When I travel for a long time, I feel .... MARCO POLO (1254–1324) The explorer Marco Polo was born in Italy. His life was very 1…! He was a good friend of Kublai Khan, the great leader of the Mongols. Polo was fascinated by Khan’s stories, and he included them in a book, The Travels of Marco Polo. People were very 2… by his adventures, and some people think his stories weren’t true. Well, they certainly weren’t 3…! FREYA MADELINE STARK (1893–1993) Freya Stark was born in Paris. She was an explorer and travel writer. She was 1 interesting / interested in travelling and making maps of the places she visited. Stark’s trips were sometimes 2 frightening / frightened because she was the first European to visit many of these countries. She wrote more than 20 books about travel, history and culture. The books also include maps, drawings and 3 surprising / surprised stories. bored/boring excited/exciting fascinated/fascinating surprised/surprising terrified/terrifying 8.2 30 4 Do all exercises in your notebook Adjectives: -ing and -ed / Travelling / Past simple be Discuss the questions. 1 What hobbies do your grandparents have? 2 Can you imagine your grandparents when they were young? 3 Do you know any interesting stories from your family history? 4.1 Vocabulary and grammar In unit 4 you will: ❚ talk about interesting people. ❚ describe emotions and situations. ❚ ask and answer questions about the past. ❚ write a mini-biography. A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE Get started! Richmond
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