3. I am SO not
interested!
Wow, I’m so
interesting!
He is boring
me to death!
What I’m saying
is really
interesting!
Would
someone
please just get
me out of
here?!
He’s interested in
what I’m saying!
Tom
Bob
Have you ever been in a situation like this?
4. Emotion Verbs Adjectives
•
There are many verbs which have to do with
emotions or feelings, such as:
excite
interest
amaze
irritate
horrify
•
Many of these verbs can be modified to form
adjectives.
5. -ing and –ed pairs
There are many pairs of adjectives derived from
such verbs, for example:
exciting
interesting
amazing
irritating
horrifying
excited
interested
amazed
irritated
horrified
6. What’s the difference?
When we talk about emotions or feelings,
we divide people or things into two
categories, based on whether they
• cause the emotion (the “Source”)
or
• experience the emotion (the “Experiencer”)
7. Source
• A Source can be a thing or a person.
• When we talk about a Source, we use
the –ing form.
The contortionist was amazing.
8. Experiencer
• An Experiencer is usually a person.
• An Experiencer experiences the emotion
or feeling.
• An Experiencer is affected by the
Source.
• When we talk about an Experiencer, we
use the –ed form.
23. Your turn
Make up a pair of sentences using
this verb and picture:
confuse
24. Your turn
Make up a pair of sentences using
this verb and picture:
terrify
Editor's Notes
For a review of spelling rules addressing how to add –ed and –ing to verbs, see eslprintables PowerPoints http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=15583#thetop
And
http://www.eslprintables.com/powerpoint.asp?id=15342#thetop
For more info on Julian Beever:
http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Beever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbYgmGzVooI
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4806282165812861319#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfn8Dz_13Ms