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1 -ed/-ing adjectives

a) Read the article about happiness. Which activities do the people in the survey like? Which do they hate?

b) Write adjectives 1-11 from the article in the table.

positive meaning	negative meaning
satisfied

a) Look again at the article. Which adjectives 1-11 in the article describe:

a)    how people feel? 7

b)    the thing, situation, place or person that causes the feeling?

b) Complete the rules with -ing or -ed.

•    We use.............................adjectives to describe how

people feel.

•    We use.............................adjectives to describe the

thing, situation, place or person that causes the feeling.

c) Write the -ed or -ing adjective for each word in 1 b). satisfied satisfying

How to measure happiness

Scientists have found a new way to measure happiness: they can calculate how Satisfied people are with their everyday lives by grnng positive and negative points for typical actwities. In a ²fascinating survey, scientists discovered that commuting to work is the activity that people find most ³exhausting and ⁴irritating. Many people feel ⁵depressed, ⁶annoyed and frustrated when they have to do housework and meet deadlines at work.

In generał, the most ⁸entertaining activity is relaxing with friends and the most ⁹satisfying is spending time with family. However, some parents were ¹⁰embarrassed to say that looking after children didn’t always make them happy. Finally, you may be ^udisappointed if you think that a higher sałaty will bring greater happiness. In fact, one scientist suggests that organising your time well might be the best way to improve your ąuality of life.

Complete the adjectives with -ed or -ing.

1    Eileen has been working twelve hours a day for the last week. She’s absolutely exhciust.ed .

2    I can’t bear being without my family. I find it very

depress.........

3    Please don’t shout so loudly. You’re making me

really embairass________.

4    Juan must be very frustrat._______. He’s just

failed his driving test again.

5    I can’t stand waiting in ąueues. It’s really irritat.........

6    My history of art course is absolutely fascinat.........

7 I’m afraid I was extremely disappoint........by the

8    Marek doesht earn much but he finds his job

very satisfy.........

9    You must go and see that new film. Its extremely

entertain.........

10 Fil be very annoy........if they don’t reply to

my letter.

Write three sentences about you with -ed adjectives and three sentences with -ing adjectives. / often feel exhausted after a long day at work.

Waiting for buses is really annoying.

results of these tests.