Level B1 General English
Lesson 28
Adjectives Ending in ~ing / ~ed
〜ing / 〜edで終わる形容詞

1
PHRASE OF THE DAY
今日のフレーズ

I was moved by her speech at the wedding.
結婚式での彼女のスピーチに感動しました。

2
SITUATION
状況

Jane and Bill are talking about Alice and Ted’s marriage.
ジェーンとビルはアリスとテッドの結婚について話しています。

3
DIALOGUE
ダイアログ

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then practice each role.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、それぞれの役を練習してみましょう。

Jane
Have you heard the surprising news about Alice and Ted?
Bill
You mean about their getting married. I was absolutely astonished when I heard about it. Did you go to their wedding last Saturday?
Jane
Yes, I did. She was so beautiful also I was moved by her speech at the wedding to her parents.
Bill
It’s surprising I didn’t even know they had been dating. How long have they been going out?
Jane
They have been together for about a year and they are made for each other.
Bill
Well, it’s your turn next.
Jane
Yeah, I hope so.
ジェーン:
アリスとテッドのオドロキニュース聞いた?

ビル:
結婚したんだって?聞いてもうびっくりしたよ。先週土曜の結婚式は行ったの?

ジェーン:
行ったわよ。本当に綺麗だったし、式での彼女のご両親へのスピーチに感動したわ。

ビル:
ほんとにびっくりだよ。彼らが付き合っていることさえ知らなかったよ。
どれぐらい付き合っているの?

ジェーン:
付き合って1年くらいらしくて、もう相性ぴったり、って感じ。

ビル:
次は君の番だね。

ジェーン:
そうねぇ、そう願うわ。

4
VOCABULARY
語い

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

astonish
驚かせる
made for
相性がいい、合う
go out
付き合う
your turn
君の番

5
LANGUAGE FOCUS
今日のポイント

I was moved by her speech at the wedding.
結婚式での彼女のスピーチに感動しました。
Using Adjectives That End in “~ed or ~ing”.
ことわざ表現

Directions: First repeat after your tutor and then read aloud again by yourself.
課題: 先生の後に続いてくり返した後、今度はひとりで発音してみましょう。

I was bored at the seminar that I attended.
I attended a seminar to improve my computer skills, but it was so boring.
I felt relaxed after my trip to Cebu.
My trip to Cebu was relaxing.
When I first moved to Tokyo, I was confused by the train system.
The train system was confusing when I first moved to Tokyo.

6
ACTIVITY
練習

Activity 1: Complete the sentences choosing an adjective from (A) – (G).
練習1: (A) から(G)の形容詞を選んで、文章を完成させましょう。

  1. I'm ______ in applying for the job.
  2. I have nothing to do. I'm ______ .
  3. I don't understand this exercise. I'm very ______ .
  4. It's not ______ that you failed the exam. You never did any work.
  5. My trip to Paris has been cancelled. I'm really ______ . I really wanted to go.
  6. I heard a very ______ story. It will make you laugh.
  7. I heard some very ______ news. I'm going to lose my job. I feel terrible.
  1. confused
  2. depressing
  3. disappointed
  4. interested
  5. bored
  6. surprising
  7. amusing

Activity2: Tell your tutor about some things that you have done recently and describe how you felt or what you thought about them.
練習2: 最近したことについて先生に話してみましょう。そして、それらに対してどのように感じたか、もしくは何を考えたか話してみましょう。

HINTS
We use adjectives with “ed” to describe a feeling.
(EX) I was very bored in the math lesson. I almost fell asleep.
We use adjectives with “ing” to describe what we think about something.
(EX) I could listen to him for hours. He’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met.