Describe a feeling and what caused itصف شعورك وما سبّبه

The idea, simply

Adjectives ending in -ed describe how a person feels: I am bored. Adjectives ending in -ing describe the thing that causes the feeling: The film is boring. A common mistake is saying I am boring when you mean you feel bored; that says you are a boring person. The same rule works for interested and interesting, tired and tiring, excited and exciting.

Examples

• The film was boring, so I felt bored.

• I am interested in history.

• The journey was tiring.

Lesson words

• boredيشعر بالملل
  The children are bored.
• boringمملّ
  It was a boring meeting.
• excitedمتحمس
  I am excited about the job.
• tiringمتعِب
  Moving house is tiring.
• surprisedمتفاجئ
  She was surprised to see us.

Lesson exercises

1. Put the words in the correct order.
2. Complete the gap: The news was very ___ (surprise).
3. Choose the correct English sentence.
4. What do you say after a long day at work?
5. Describe a thing and how it made you feel.