Are you bored or boring

Tom Bob

What is happening in this picture?
What do you think

He’s interested in what I’m saying!

Wow, I’m so interesting!

What I’m saying

Emotion Verbs ? Adjectives

There are many verbs which have to do

-ing and –ed pairs

There are many pairs of adjectives derived from

What’s the difference?

When we talk about emotions or feelings, we

Source

A Source can be a thing or a person.
When we talk

Experiencer

Usually an Experiencer is a person.
An Experiencer experiences the emotion or

Source

The children were amazed
by the contortionist.

Source

Experiencers

frighten
The movie is ________________.
The girls are ________________.

frighten
The movie is frightening .
(Source)
The girls are frightened .
(Experiencers)

amuse
This family is ________________.
The TV show is ______________.

amuse
This family is amused .
(Experiencers)
The TV show is amusing

fascinate
Julian Beever’s street art is ____________.
I am ________ by Julian Beever’s

fascinate
Julian Beever’s street art is fascinating .
(Source)
I am fascinated by Julian

frustrate
The woman is _______________.
The computer is _____________.

frustrate
The woman is frustrated .
(Experiencer)
The computer is frustrating .
(Source)

excite
What is so ___________?
These people are really _________.

excite
What is so _exciting ?
(Source)
These people are really __excited .

bore
This teacher is ________.
These students are _________.

bore
This teacher is boring .
(Source)
These students are bored .
(Experiencers)

Of course, maybe the teacher
is bored, too!

Your turn

Make up a pair of sentences using this verb and