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Do you enjoy 1) .................. sweets every day? Do you have a hard time
2) ................ no when someone offers you a piece of chocolate? Do you walk into shops
only 3) ................ soft drinks or sweets? If you answered “yes” to the questions above,
then you’re probably a sugar addict! Sugar addiction is a serious problem because it can cause
many diseases. If you are someone who can’t 4) ................ sugary foods, it’s important
to act now! Spend time on the Internet 5) ................ about the types of food
that are full of sugar. Also avoid 6) ................. soft drinks and eat fruit
whenever you desire something sweet. At first, you will have difficulty
7) ................... all your favourite sweets. But very quickly, you’ll
appreciate 8) ................... healthier and fitter.
EAT
SAY
BUY
RESIST
LEARN
DRINK
CUT DOWN ON
FEEL
eating
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The Infinitive / -ing form / -ing/-ed adjectives 2
-ing/-ed adjectives
Τα επίθετα που λήγουν σε -ing περιγράφουν πώς είναι κάποιος ή κάτι.
The exhibition was fascinating. (Πώς ήταν η έκθεση; Συναρπαστική.)
Τα επίθετα που λήγουν σε -ed περιγράφουν πώς νιώθει κάποιος.
The students were fascinated by the exhibition. (Πώς ένιωσαν οι μαθητές λόγω της έκθεσης; Συνεπαρμένοι.)
to be published
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive infinitive or -ing form. 14
1 We are waiting for his first novel ....................... (publish) in England.
2 His music seems ....................... (influence) by the rock culture of the seventies.
3 ....................... (hurt) badly in the past, she found it very difficult to trust anyone again.
4 Don't tease him any more. He doesn't enjoy ....................... (laugh at).
5 Many film stars now hire bodyguards because they want ....................... (protect).
6 ....................... (award) an Oscar was the most memorable event in the actor's life.
7 I'm not used to ....................... (approach) by complete strangers asking for my autograph.
8 Frank spoke slowly and loudly because he didn’t want ....................... (misunderstand).
Carla has always been 1) ................. (interest) in dancing. Even as a young girl, she was always keeping her
relatives 2) ...................... (entertain) with her performances at home. No one guessed, however, that by
the age of eighteen she would be dancing in 3) .................... (entertain) shows for much larger audiences.
Carla's family were 4) ...................... (thrill) to witness their little girl’s 5) ......................
(excite) debut in the local town hall. Carla herself was more 6) ........................ (excite) and
7) ........................ (frighten) than she'd ever been in her life. Carla soon became
famous throughout the country. And now, here she was, dancing for the Queen. How
8) ...................... (please) she felt! But the 9) ...................... (amaze)
reviews she received the next day were even more 10) ........................
(thrill) to her!
interested
Read the text. Choose the correct grammar form for the words in capitals and fill
in the gaps.
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Fill in the gaps with an adjective ending in -ing or -ed. 15