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interested and interesting etc

Interested, bored, excited etc say how people feel.
Interesting, boring, exciting etc describe the things (or people) that cause the feelings.

She's very interested in the lessons. (NOT She's very interesting in the lessons.)
The lessons are always interesting. (NOT The lessons are always interested.)
I'm often bored at work, because I've got a boring job.

1 .................................. 2 .................................. 3 ..................................... 4 ........................

0 P u t in w o r d s f r o m t h e b o x .

annoyed (='a little angry') / annoying excited exciting frightened
frightening surprised surprising

1 Somebody phones you late at night. You are He/she s ...................................
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2 A woman hears noises at night. She is ....................................The noises are...................................
3 A family makes................................... holiday plans. The children are very...................................
4 Your exam mark is very good. This is ....................................And you are...................................

Q H e r e a r e t h e b e g i n n i n g s o f f i v e b o o k s . W r i t e w h a t y o u t h i n k o f t h e b o o k s . U s e very interesting,
quite interesting, not very interesting, quite boring or very boring.
1 After King Leofric died in 1342,...

I think this book is probably...................................................................................................................
2 The moment Olga walked into Alan's office, he realised his life had changed for ever...
I think....................................................................................................................................................
3 Since the beginning of history, cats ...

4 The man in black had already killed five people that morning. The sixth ...

5 Four billion years ago, our world ...

0 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: adverbs o f degree; subjects o f study
Make sure you know the words in the box. Use a dictionary if necessary.Then write how
interested you are in some of the subjects. You can use extremely (= +++), very, quite,
not very, not or not at all ( = ------ ).

art biology economics history literature mathematics philosophy physics politics

I'm extremely interested in ......................................... I'm ....................................................................
I'm very bored b y .........................................................................................................................................
I'm not at a ll.................................................................................................................................................

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