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2A What happened?

Teacher notes:

Goal: describe past experiences
Grammar: past simple and past continuous
Vocabulary: describing feelings and events

A man with an angry expression on his face picking up a notice placed on his car.

A woman with a blank expression riding a train. She leans on her arm against the window of the train. The woman's eyes are half-open.

Two women shaking hands. One woman raises her eyebrows as she smiles happily at the other woman.

A man looking calm and smiling as he cooks in the kitchen.

A woman looking at something behind her with fear as she holds her phone to the ear.

A woman looking amazed as she sees a historical place.

Vocabulary

Teacher notes:

Look at the photos and discuss the questions.

A man with an angry expression on his face picking up a notice placed on his car.

A woman with a blank expression riding a train. She leans on her arm against the window of the train. The woman's eyes are half-open.

Two women shaking hands. One woman raises her eyebrows as she smiles happily at the other woman.

A man looking calm and smiling as he cooks in the kitchen.

A woman looking at something behind her with fear as she holds her phone to the ear.

A woman looking amazed as she sees a historical place.

amazed	annoyed	disappointed	embarrased	frightened
relax	surprised	tired	worried

What do you think is happening in each photo?
How do you think the people are feeling? Which of the adjectives in the box would you use to describe them?

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a. Read the comments below and match them with three of the photos.

A man with an angry expression on his face picking up a notice placed on his car.

A woman with a blank expression riding a train. She leans on her arm against the window of the train. The woman's eyes are half-open.

Two women shaking hands. One woman raises her eyebrows as she smiles happily at the other woman.

A man looking calm and smiling as he cooks in the kitchen.

A woman looking at something behind her with fear as she holds her phone to the ear.

A woman looking amazed as she sees a historical place.

‘The other day I met an old friend for the first time in years. It was such a surprising meeting! We were amazed and excited to see each other again.’
'Yesterday was a really annoying day. I borrowed my wife's car and got a parking ticket. She was very annoyed with me.’
'I love cooking. I find it very relaxing after a long and stressful day at work. I don’t like shopping for food though. It’s so tiring.’

b. Look at the words in bold. When do we use adjectives ending in –ed or –ing, e.g. tired/tiring, amazed/amazing?

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Choose the correct alternatives.

I get very annoyed / annoying when people are late for meetings.
Last year I spent three months travelling round South America. What an amazed / amazing experience
My parents get very worried / worrying when I don’t come home on time.
The first time I met my boyfriend’s parents, I dropped my tea on the floor! It was so embarrassed / embarrassing!
I don’t like watching horror films on my own. They’re too frightened / frightening.
My sister was so disappointed / disappointing when she didn’t pass her driving test.
My brother is travelling abroad and we haven’t heard from him for weeks. It’s very worried / worrying.
After a few days on holiday, I feel so relaxed / relaxing.
I hate getting up early every day. It’s verytired / tiring.

Work in pairs. Answer the questions using the adjectives listed below.

amazed	amazing	annoyed	annoying	disappointed	disappointing
embarrassed	embarrassing	frightened	frightening	relaxed	relaxing
surprised	surprising	tired	tiring	worried	worrying

How do you feel when you miss a bus or train?
What do you think about people who talk very loudly on the train?
How do you feel when you’re on holiday?
How would you describe a recent film you saw?
How do you feel when you go to an interview?
How would you describe the problem of extreme weather?
How do you feel when you receive a terrible gift?
Why wouldn’t you ask someone how old they are?

Grammar

Read the grammar box and choose the correct alternatives.

Past simple and past continuous

Use the (1) to talk about completed actions and events in the past.
Last year I had an interview for a new job.
Past simple and past continuousUse the (2)

to talk about an action or situation in progress around a time in the past.
One afternoon, I was walking along the street ...
to describe the background to a story.
I was working late at the office one night ...

Use the past continuous and past simple with when and while to talk about interrupted actions. Use while or while/when + past continuous and when + past simple.
While I was walking through the old town, I suddenly realised I was late.
She was just leaving when she heard a noise.

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