Adjectives ending in -ed or -ing

  Sorry guys no doubt this is not nearly as exciting as Christmas, but if you are learning English, you need to know the difference between adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. You know that when you we are speaking about somebody who has a feeling of boredom, tiredness or exhaustion, you should use an adjective ending in -ed, but when you are saying that it's something or someone which causes that feeling, you should use an adjective ending in -ing. If this is under control, then you can do this exercise and if it is correct, this is another thing you know about the English language, which is really good news. But I will not be shocked to know about it because I already know your English is really good.  😉

I love Christmas

Hi guys. I know that Christmas time’s sort of past news, but I want to think that the Christmas spirit continues being here throughout the year and we never lack generosity, love and faith. Let’s practise listening comprehension by having a look at some Christmas films. They are not the best, but they are just examples of the impending wish to be better and overjoyed folks

Adjective order

Sorry guys. I haven't written a thing for over a fortnight, which is terrible. But, enough is enough. Tonight I am feeling proactive and  I am writing about how to put adjectives in the right order. But, this is not an easy task and it is not mathematics either.
Let's start by saying that we are not likely to be forced to write more than four adjectives in the same sentence. However, whether you are supposed to put two, three, four or more, you'd better know how to put them in a logical order that sounds natural.

1. When more than one adjective comes before a noun, the adjectives are normally in a particular order. Adjectives which describe opinions or attitudes (e.g. amazing) usually come first, before more neutral, factual ones (e.g. red): She was wearing an amazing red coat.   Not: … red amazing coat 
2. If we don't want to emphasise any one of the adjectives, the most usual sequence of adjectives is: 

• 1	opinion	unusual, lovely, beautiful
  2	size	big, small, tall
  3	physical quality	thin, rough, untidy
  4	shape	round, square, rectangular
  5	age	young, old, youthful
  6	colour	blue, red, pink
  7	pattern	Striped, patterned, checkered,…
  8	Origin	Dutch, Japanese, Turkish
  9	material	metal, wood, plastic
  10	type	general-purpose, four-sided, U-shaped
  11	purpose	cleaning, hammering, cooking

Examples: 

•  She had beautiful long thick wavy dark swept back hair.
• He is a handsome tall thin Swedish guy with short curly layered hair.
• He was wearing a lovely thick, black and white, patterned, woollen sweater.

It is not complicated, but remember that where you have physical quality, you can also find adjectives related to temperature or condition and that if you want to emphasize an adjective you might want to put it in a different position and last but not least, you must bear in mind that the more general an adjective is, the further from the noun it will be and the more specific the adjective is, the closer it will be to the noun. 

Time for Revision

Hi, guys. Remember that the summer holidays are almost over and it's time to think about the September exams. Have you studied hard to pass them with flying colors? I hope so. If this is the case, you won't have a problem with this exercise. You just have to remember a few words associated with the vocabulary you have studied this year. Go for it! 

Are you ready to have some fun?

Hi guys. I haven't been here for a long while, but I can't leave this for too long. I am back now and I want you to have a good time with your friends or neighbours. If that's what you want, press this link and have a go. I am sure you will learn some new vocabulary, you will practise the vocabulary you know and your English will be better. Are you ready for it?

Do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

Of course, if you are not American, you might not have celebrated Thanksgiving this year, but that shouldn't deter you from knowing more about the food that is eaten nowadays on this festivity and a few hundred years ago when this day started being so important. I hope you find this information interesting enough. And who knows? Maybe next year you will be eager to celebrate it there with the people who join their families to give thanks for all the good things that happen to them every single day of their lives. And once you're on it, why don't you see this nice video about the story of Thanksgiving told by children? 

PLURAL NOUNS AND MORE

        I know that most of you have an extensive knowledge of English, but there are also students of English who have started the path to success, by going to class three times a week and working eagerly to make some progress in the acquisition of the language competence. For those who want to talk but who also want to have some fun, I have designed this game.