Friday, October 28, 2016

-ed and -ing adjectives: Interested? That's interesting!

Hi Students,

Here's a review of the -ed and -ing adjectives that we've been studying.  Enjoy!




Vocabulary Review:

Lesson: –ED and –ING Adjective Forms.





Directions: Use the –ed form when you are talking about feelings. 
Use the -ing form when you talk about things or situations.

VERB
ADJ (-ed)
ADJ (-ing)
Bore
Bored
Boring
Tire
Tired
Tiring
Interest
Interested
Interesting
Relax
Relaxed
Relaxing
Surprise
Surprised
Surprising
Excite
Excited
Exciting

Example:

Studying English bores some students; they think English is boring;
these students often feel bored.

Practice and Discussion:

        Directions: Discuss these questions with a partner, follow the example:
 
Example:  Student 1: What bores you?
                  Student 2: Waiting in traffic bores me because it’s boring.

                              What interests you?
What relaxes you?
What excites you?
What tires you?
     What disgusts you?

Thursday, October 13, 2016

IF Clauses

Hello Intermediate Conversation Class,

Here is a link to study "If" clauses:

If Clauses - Exercises

Example:

If it rains tomorrow, we would be happy because we need the rain.

We would be happy if it rains tomorrow because we need the rain.

Note that when the sentence starts with the "if " clause, then it requires a comma.  But, when the if clause is the second clause, there is no need for the comma.

Also, here's a link to the Voice of America (VOA) website. The VOA is an excellent website to help you listen to text for listening comprehension.  When we develop our listening skills our speech often improves.

Learning English with VOA News

Quizlet Link & Study Guide

Hi L4 Class, Here is a link to join Quizlet when we use this website in class and work on our vocabulary. Click here:  Quizlet Vocabular...