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1. Every time I watch YouTube, I turn on the ______________ at the

bottom of the video so I can understand the video better.
2. People in England usually speaks with a British ______________.
3. To ______________ my English speaking, I decided to talk to the mirror
in English for 15 minutes every day.
4. My brother is really good at acting. Once, he ______________ my
grandfather walking with a stick!
5. Whenever you ______________ a word that you don’t know, please use
the dictionary (字典).
6. Jenny is a very diligent (勤學) student. She ______________ a lot of
notes during class.
7. Bryan borrowed a lot of ______________ from the library. He wants to
read more so that he can learn more words to expand his vocabulary
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8. My sister was very ______________ after failing in her Chinese test that
she wanted to quit learning Chinese.
9. If you don’t know the way to my home, just ask me. I am very
______________ with all the places near my home.
10.After I told my Mum I failed my English test, she frowned at me with a
______________ look.
Relative clause
Whose (used to describe someone’s objects)
E.g.
We helped some people. Their car had broken down.
è We helped some people whose car had broken down.

A widow is a woman. Her husband is dead.

è A widow is a woman whose husband is dead.

Exercise
A. Complete each sentence using who/whose/where.
1. What’s the name of the man _____________ car you borrowed?
2. A cemetery is a place _____________ people are buried.
3. A pacifist is a person _____________ believes that all wars are wrong.
4. An orphan is a child _____________ parents are dead.
5. The place _____________ we spent our holidays was beautiful.
6. The school is only for children _____________ first language is not
English.

B. Make one sentence from two. Use the sentence in brackets to make a
relative clause. (who/where/which/whose)
1. Catherine is very friendly. She lives next door.
Catherine, who lives next door, is very friendly.
2. We often go to visit our friends in Cambridge. It is not far from
London.
___________________________________________________________
3. I went to see a doctor. She told me I needed to change my diet.
___________________________________________________________
4. Steven is one of my closest friends. I have known him for a long time.
___________________________________________________________
5. Lisa is away from home a lot. Her job involves a lot of travelling.
___________________________________________________________
 6. The new stadium will be finished next month. It can hold 90,000
people.
___________________________________________________________

C. All of these sentences are wrong. Correct them and put in commas
where necessary.
1. Anna told me about her new job that she’s enjoying very much.
2. My office that is on the second floor is very small.
3. Mark’s father that used to be in the army now works for a TV company.
-ing/ -ed clauses
E.g.
Do you know the woman talking to Tom?
The boy injured in the accident was taken to hospital.

Ing
- To talk about somebody/something is doing at a particular time
E.g.
1. Do you know the woman talking to Tom? (the woman is talking to Tom right
now)
2. Who were those people waiting outside? (the people were waiting)

- To talk about something that happens all the time

E.g.
1. The bridge connecting two villages is very narrow.
2. Can you think of the name of the flower beginning with T?

Ed
- Passive meaning
E.g.
1. The boy injured ( ) in the accident was taken to hospital. (he was
injured)
2. George showed me some picture painted by his father. (the pictures were
painted by his father.)
Exercise
A. Make one sentence from two. Complete the sentence with an -ing
clause.
1. A bell was ringing. I was woken up by it.
I was woken up by a bell ringing.
2. A man was sitting next to me on the plane. I didn’t talk to him much.
I didn’t talk much to the __________________________________________
3. A taxi was taking us to the airport. It broke down.
The __________________________________________________________
4. There’s a path at the end of this street. The path leads to the river.
At the end of the street there’s a path ______________________________
5. The company sent me a brochure ( ). It contained the
information I needed.
The company sent me ___________________________________________

B. Make one sentence from two, beginning as shown. Each time make an
-ed clause.
1. A boy was injured in the accident. He was taken to hospital.
The boy injured in the accident was taken to hospital.
2. A gate was damaged in the storm. It has now been repaired.
The gate ______________________ has now been repaired.
3. Some of the suggestions were made at the meeting. Most of them were
not very practical ( ).
Most of the suggestions _________________________ were not very
practical.
4. Some paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven’t been found
yet.
 The ______________________________________ haven’t been found
yet.

C. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form.
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1. I was woken up by a bell ringing.

2. Some of the people invited to the party can’t come.
3. Life must be very uncomfortable for people ______________ near busy
airports.
4. A few days after the interview, I received an email ______________ me
a job.
5. Somebody ______________ Jack phoned while you were out.
6. There was a tree ______________ down in the storm last night.
7. The waiting room was empty except for a young man ______________
by the window ______________ a magazine.
8. Ian has a brother ______________ in a bank in London and a sister
______________ at school.
Adjectives ending in -ing and -ed (boring/bored)
People’s feelings: -ed (I am bored)
Describing an object: -ing (The book is boring)
E.g. Jane is bored because her job is boring.

*Exceptional case*
Jason is boring. (Jason 悶親人->Jason makes other people bored)
Interested/ Interesting
Interested in = 有興趣
Julia is interested in English.
Are you interested in buying the apple?

Interesting = 有趣
Julia thinks English is interesting.
Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?

Exercise
A. Complete the sentences for each situation. Use the word in brackets +
ing or ed.
1. The movie wasn’t as good as I thought. (disappoint)
a. The movie was disappointing.
b. We were disappointed with the movie.
2. Donna teaches young children. It’s a very difficult job, but she enjoys it.
(tire)
a. She enjoys her job, but it’s often ___________________.
b. At the end of the day, she is often ___________________.
3. It’s been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress)
a. This weather is __________________.
b. This weather makes me __________________.
c. It’s silly to get __________________ because of the weather.
4. Clare is going to Mexico next month. She has never been there before.
(excite)
a. It will be an _______________ day.
b. Going to new places is always _______________.
c. She is really _______________about going to Mexico.

B. Choose the correct word.

1. I was disappointing/disappointed with the film. I thought it would be
better.
2. Are you interesting/interested in football?
3. The new project sounds exciting/excited. I’m looking forward to it.
4. It’s embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
5. Do you easily get embarrassed/ embarrassing?
6. I had never thought of getting the job. I was amazing/ amazed.
7. She has really learnt very fast. She has made amazing/ amazed progress.
8. It was a terrifying/ terrified experience. Everyone was shocking/
shocked.
9. He’s one of the most boring/ bored people I’ve ever met. He never stops
talking and he never says anything interesting/ interested.