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EXTRA English 11 Holiday Time

Grammatik und Übungen

Adjectives

Adjectives ending in -ed describe people's feelings or reactions to things.

• I'm completely exhausted.

• I'm not interested in soccer.

• She was amazed by the design of the building.

• I was frightened by a dog when I was a child.

A) Make -ed adjectives from these words.

1. amusement ___________ 2. disappointment ___ _________

3. pleasure ___ _______ 4. surprise ___ ________

5. terror ____ _ _____

B) Now complete the sentences with those adjectives.

1. He makes me laugh. I am always ______________ by his stories.

2. The horror film was very realistic. I was absolutely ______________ of the aliens.

3. I was ______________ not to receive a birthday card from you.

4. She was obviously ______________ to meet Sam again.

5. I was ______________ to see her – I thought she was in America.

Adjectives ending in -ing usually describe things but can also describe people.

They describe the effect that something or someone has on you.

• My job is exhausting.

• Soccer isn't interesting to me.

• The lesson was boring.

• The design of the building is amazing.

• The dog was absolutely frightening.

C) Decide which adjective is correct in these sentences.

1. The movie was really frightened / frightening.

2. We were all frightened / frightening during the hurricane.

3. He's a really interested / interesting person.

4. They tried to sell me a car but I wasn't interested / interesting.

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5. The result of the soccer game was disappointed / disappointing.

6. It's a very pleased / pleasing result.

7. Were you pleased / pleasing by the election result?

Can, be able to and be allowed to

Can is used in the present to talk about ability, possibility and permission.

• I can swim.

• When can we go on holiday?

• You can use my computer now.

If we want to talk about an ability or possibility (or lack of it) in the future, we can also use will / won't be able to.

• The girls won’t be able to resist Nick!

• We'll be able to visit the museum when it opens.

To show permission (or lack of it) in the future, we can also use will / won't be allowed to.

• I won't be allowed to use his computer tomorrow.

D) Complete the sentences, using will / won't be able to or will / won’t be allowed to.

1. Remember, when you drive in France, you ______________________ drive on the left!

2. I'm confident that I ________________________________ to remember all these facts when I do the exam.

3. _________________ you _________________ give me a lift to the airport tomorrow?

4. We're very lucky because when we visit the parliament building, we _______________

_________________ enter the prime minister's office!!

5. I ________________________ speak my own language in class when the new teacher comes next year.

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