-ed and -ing acjectives 1 -ed/-ing adjectives C= y a) Read the article about happiness. Which activities do the people in the survey like? Which do they hate? b) Write adjectives 1-11 from the article in the table. positive meaning i satisfied @ a) Look again at the article. Which adjectives 1-11 in the article describe: 2) how people feel? 7 t) the thing, situation, place or person that causes the feeling? b) Complete the rules with -ing or -ed. © We use adjectives to describe how people feel, CE adjectives to describe the thing, situation, place or person that causes the feeling, ©) Write the -ed ot -ing adjective for each word in 1h). satisfied » satisfying e Complete the adjectives with -ed or -ing, 1 Efleen has been working twelve hours a day for the last week, She’ absolutely exhausted 2 I cant bear being without my family, [find it very depress 3 Please don't shout so loudly. You're making me really embarrass 4 Juan must be very frustrat..... He's just failed his driving test again. 5 Lcan't stand waiting in queues. Its really iritat, 6 My history of art course is absolutely fascinat 7 Tmafraid 1 was extremely disappoint. by the results of these tests. How to measure happiness Scientists have found a new way to measure happiness: they can calculate how ‘satisfied people are with their everyday lives by giving positive and negative points for typical activities. In a fascinating survey, scientists discovered that ‘commuting to work is the activity that people find most exhausting and ‘irritating, Many people feel depressed, “annoyed and ‘frustrated when they hhave to do housework and meet deadlines at work. In general, the most “entertaining activity is relaxing ‘with friends and the most “satisfying is spending ume with family: However, some parents were embarrassed to say that looking after children, didnt always make them happy, Finally, you may be 'disappointed if you think that a higher salary will bring greater happiness. Infact, one scientist suggests that organising your time well might be the | best way to improve your quality of life. 8 Marek doesn't earn much but he finds his job very satisfy. 9 You must go and see that new film. Its extremely entertain, 10 Til be very annay. my letter. if they dont reply to ‘Write three sentences about you with -ed adjectives and three sentences with -ing adjectives, often feel exhausted after a long day at work. Waiting for buses is really annoying.