The document covers the distinction between -ed and -ing adjectives that express feelings, illustrated with examples. It explains that -ing adjectives depict the cause of the feeling, while -ed adjectives illustrate who experiences or feels that emotion. Additionally, it discusses verbs related to feelings like 'interest' and 'tire', reinforcing the concept with relevant examples for teaching contexts.

1. -ed/-ing adjectives
ADJECTIVES EXPRESSING FEELINGS
-ing (present participle) vs -ed (past
participle)
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2. -ing Adjectives
-ing shows who or what causes the feeling:
e.g.
Freddie Mercury’s concerts were
exciting. Mercury was exciting!
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3. -ed Adjectives
-ed shows who or what “has”, experiences or
feels the feeling
e.g.
That man is excited. The
audience is excited.
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4. Verb To interest:
The Sphinx is … ?
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5. Verb To interest:
The Sphinx is interesting.
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6. … so we are …? in it.
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7. Or, at least, he is interested in it.
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8. Verb To tire/ To exhaust
The man and the dog are …
…because rescuing people is a/an … work.
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Verb To tire/ To exhaust
The man and the dog are tired or exhausted.
…because rescuing people is a tiring/ an exhausting
work.

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Discuss this quote in pairs, please. What does it mean?
When can you apply it?