Yabancı Dil- II
Bölüm - 10
ADJECTIVES ENDING IN
-ED AND -ING
a) Sonu -ed, -ing ile biten pek çok sıfatlarlar
vardır. Örneğin; interesting, interested, boring,
bored gibi. Sonu -ed ile biten sıfatlar insanlar için
kullanılır ve insanların içlerinde hissettikleridir.
- I am interested. (İlgiliyim, ilgi duyuyorum.)
- She is bored. (onun canı sıkkın.)
- They are surprised. (Onlar şaşkın.)
b) Sonu -ing ile biten sıfatlar ise hem insanlar
hem de nesneler için kullanılabilir. Genelde
bizim dışarıdan algıladıklarımızdır.
- Her job is very interesting. (Onun işi çok ilginç.)
- She is a very boring person. (O çok sıkıcı bir
kişi.)
• Aşağıdaki cümleleri inceleyelim;
• Someone is surprised because something is
surprising.
• Someone is disappointed because something
is disappointing.
• Someone is tired because something is tiring.
•
c) Sonu -ing ve -ed ile biten diğer sıfatların listesi aşağıdadır.
amazing - amazed
amusing - amuzed
annoying - annoyed
astonishing - astonished
confusing - confused
depressing - depressed
disgusting - disgusted
embarrassing - embarrassed
exciting - excited
exhausting - exhausted
horrifying - horrifyed
fascinating - fascinated
frightening - friightened
terrifying - terrified
shocking - shocked
worrying - worried
satisfying - satisfied
• Compare these examples:(Bu örnekleri karşılaştırın)
interesting
Julia thinks politics is very interesting.
interested
Julia is very interested in politics. (not `interesting in politics')
interesting
Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?
interested
Are you interested in buying a car? I'm trying to sell mine.
• surprising
It was quite surprising that he passed the examination.
surprised
Everybody was surprised that he passed the examination.
disappointing
The film was disappointing. I expected it to be much better.
disappointed
I was disappointed with the film. I expected it to be much better.
shocking
The news was shocking.
shocked
We were very shocked when we heard the news.
• Alıştırmalar(cevaplar aşağıda)
A: Cümleleri tamamlayın. Gerilen kelime + -ing ya da –ed kullanın.
1-- The film wasn't as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)
a -The film was ...disappointing…
b- We were ...disappointed... with the film.
2 --Diana teaches young children. It's a very hard job but she enjoys it.
(exhaust-)
a- She enjoys her job but it's often ......
b- At the end of a day's work, she is often .......
3 -- It's been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress-)
a -This weather is .........
b- This weather makes me .........
c- It's silly to get ..........because of the weather.
4--- Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been
there before. (excit-)
a-- It will be an .............experience for her.
b-- Going to new places is always ..............
c --She is really .............about going to the United States.
• B: Doğru kelimeyi seçin.
1--I was disappointig/ disappointed with the film. I had expected it
to be better.
2 --Are you interesting / interested in football?
3-- The football match was quite exciting / excited. I enjoyed it.
4-- It's sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you have to
ask people for money.
5-- Do you easily get embarrassing / embarrassed?
6 --I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing /
amazed when I was offered it.
7-- She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing /
astonished progress.
8 --I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing /
amused.
9-- It was a really terrifying / terrified experience. Afterwards
everybody was very shocking / shocked.
10-- Why do you always look so boring / bored? Is your life
really so boring / bored?
11-- He's one of the most boring / bored people I've ever met.
He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting
/ interested.
•
C: Kelimelerden birini seçerek cümleleri tamamlayın.
amusing / amused-- confusing / confused-- exhausting / exhausted
annoying / annoyed-- disgusting / disgusted-- interesting / interested
boring / bored-- exciting / excited-- surprising / surprised
1 -- He works very hard. It's not ...surprising... that he's always tired.
2 -- I've got nothing to do. I'm ...........
3 -- The teacher's explanation was ...........Most of the students didn't understand
it.
4 -- The kitchen hadn't been cleaned for ages. It was really ………….
5 -- I seldom visit art galleries. I'm not particularly .............in art.
6 -- There's no need to get ..................just because I'm a few minutes late.
7-- The lecture was .......................... I fell asleep.
8 -- I asked Emily if she wanted to come out with us but she wasn't .................
9 -- I've been working very hard all day and now I'm ...................
10 - I'm starting a new job next week. I'm quite ......................about it.
11 - Tom is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very .....................
12 - Liz is a very .................person. She knows a lot, she's travelled a lot and she's
done lots of different things.
1. Grammar rules frustrate me. They're not logical. They are so
__________.
2. They frustrate me but they don't bore me. I am never __________
when I study grammar.
3. Normally a language class stimulates me. Of course, it depends on
the teacher. With some teachers I don't feel __________.
4. Their classes bore me. And I'm not the only one. Many students find
these classes very __________.
5. If teachers want to interest the students, they must use __________
material.
6. How can teachers interest students? One way is to have __________
discussions.
7 .Certain subjects interest almost everybody. For example, most
students are __________ in the subject of crime and morality.
8. It's important to speak in a language class, but it frightens many students.
They are too __________ to speak in front of so many people.
9. And me? Well, certain things frighten me, but not that. I am never
__________ when I speak in class.
10. Exams, however, really frighten me. Exams are the only __________ thing
in a language course.
11. Exams tire me, both physically and emotionally. After a two-hour exam I
am really __________.
12. All the mental effort exhausts the student. Ask anybody. They all agree.
Exams are __________.
13. But if I get a good grade, now that excites me. And if I get more than
ninety percent, I am really __________.
14. In conclusion, I must confess that languages fascinate me. I will always
want to learn a new and __________ language.
EXERCISE
• If a story depresses you, how would you
describe the story? How would you describe
yourself?
• If some work tires you, how would you describe
yourself? How would you describe the work?
• If a book disappoints you, how would you
describe the book? How would you describe
yourself?
• If a noise annoys you, How would you describe
the noise? How would you describe yourself?
HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE
EXPERIENCES BELOW?
YOU GET STUCK IN A LIFT.
YOU GO ON A 15-MILE WALK, THEN CLIMB
THREE MOUNTAINS.
YOU GO ON THE BIGGEST ROLLER COASTER IN THE.
WORLD
YOU FIND A SPIDER IN THE BATH.
SOMEONE SHOWS YOU THEIR HOLIDAY PHOTOS
FOR HOURS AND HOURS.