Active Skills for Reading 1 (Unit 3: Studying Abroad)


CHAPTER 1 - My Travel Journal

Vocabulary Skill - Adjectives Ending in -ed

Some adjectives that describe how we are feeling end in -ed. Most of these adjectives come from verbs with the same root word. For example, from the verb interest we can make the adjective interested by adding -ed. For verbs that end in y, we change the y to an i and add -ed; for example, worry becomes worried

A. Look at the list of verbs below. Make adjectives that describe feelings by adding -ed. Write them in the chart. Can you think of any other words to add to the chart?

verb Adjective
depress depressed
embarrass
excite
tire
worry
interest

B. Complete the paragraph below with adjectives from A. Some have more than one answer.

Healthy Living Gym

Do you feel sad and (1) ? Are you (2) all the time? Are you (3) about your health? You may not be getting enough exercise. Healthy Living Gym encourages you to come in and start exercising today. You'll feel (4) about losing weight and looking.great. Are you (5) ? Don't be (6) ! Come in today!

My Travel Journal

September 13

Hi Journal! It's me, Maria! I arrived in New York city two weeks ago. I am writing this journal for one of my classes. My teacher says it is a good way for me to practice writing in English and to write about my experiences here in the United States. So far, I like New York and my school. I have three classes a day. Most of my classmates come from Japan, Korea, Poland,_ Germany, and Brazil. There aren't many Italian students, so I have to use English most of the time. I am learning a lot! I am living in student housing, and I have my own comfortable room.

October 20

My English is hopeless! I was on the bus this morning and a man spoke to me, but I hardly understood him. I was so embarrassed. Why is my English so slowly? I want to make lots of American friends, but this isn't happening so easily. I feel shy, and it is hard, for me to talk to people, even my classmates! I like them, but sometimes I can't understand them very well. I'm feeling homesick. I miss my friends and family.

October 27

I went to a school party last Friday and it was awesome. I talked with a Japanese man named Kenji and a Polish woman n_amed Anna. we talked about our countries' customs and our experiences in the States so far. we are going to walk around the city together this weekend. Also, Kenji wants me to write for the student newspaper here at school. Ma be things are getting better!

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