DREAMS UNIT 13 BBP 2 Nouns – Adjectives M.D. Sandra Meza Peña May 2008

Nouns vs Adjectives ADJECTIVES Challenging Interesting Determined Excited/exciting Responsible Worrying/worried Annoying Bored/boring Tense Frightening/frightened Tiring/tired NOUNS Challenge Interest Determination Excitement Responsability Worry Annoyance Bore Tension Frighten Tireness (fatigue)

ADJECTIVES

Challenging

Interesting

Determined

Excited/exciting

Responsible

Worrying/worried

Annoying

Bored/boring

Tense

Frightening/frightened

Tiring/tired

NOUNS

Challenge

Interest

Determination

Excitement

Responsability

Worry

Annoyance

Bore

Tension

Frighten

Tireness (fatigue)

Adjectives can become nouns too Carlos has lot of ambitions in mind. He´s an ambitous boss. We had lot of work that you could feel the tension around. Maria was so tense . They have taken all the responsabilities . Now they are responsable about me too.

Carlos has lot of ambitions in mind.

He´s an ambitous boss.

We had lot of work that you could feel the tension around.

Maria was so tense .

They have taken all the responsabilities .

Now they are responsable about me too.

Practice 1. Choose the best noun or adjective for completing the exercise. My mom has already worked in a very ______________ job. She´s a surgeon. Steve has analyzed the ______________ you took. Peter and I have already seen that ________ movie. We didn´t like it. Luis and Danny haven´t had an ____________ vacation like the one we had. It was amazing. USA has become ___________ in getting more recruits in the Army. They really need __________ people for helping them in the war.

My mom has already worked in a very ______________ job. She´s a surgeon.

Steve has analyzed the ______________ you took.

Peter and I have already seen that ________ movie. We didn´t like it.

Luis and Danny haven´t had an ____________ vacation like the one we had. It was amazing.

USA has become ___________ in getting more recruits in the Army. They really need __________ people for helping them in the war.

Expressions for Discussing dreams, ambitions and achievements I was so proud that… My greatest achievement in Elementary school was…. It´s always been an ambition of mine to… I´ve always wanted to… Something I´m really proud of is… One thing I´d also love to do is… One of my ambitions/dreams is to… I´d also like to…

I was so proud that…

My greatest achievement in Elementary school was….

It´s always been an ambition of mine to…

I´ve always wanted to…

Something I´m really proud of is…

One thing I´d also love to do is…

One of my ambitions/dreams is to…

I´d also like to…