Unit 5

kind

adj. (kinder / kindest)

op. cruel / unkind / mean

ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly

He’s such a kind man

It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.

awful

adj. (more / most)

op. good / delicious

very bad; severe

This book is awful

an awful experience.

fantastic

adj. (more / most)

op. ordinary / common

wonderful; very good

You look fantastic!

funny

adj. (funnier / funniest)

op. serious / unfunny

amusing; making one laugh

a funny story.

ordinary

adj. (more / most)

op. special / extraordinary

usual; normal; not unusually good etc

She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.

Some people like his poetry, but I thinkit’s rather ordinary.

serious

adj. ( more / most)

op. funny / playful

grave or solemn; intended to make people think

 quiet, serious boy

You’re looking very serious.

He reads very serious books.

strange

adj. (stranger / strangest)

op. normal / familiar

not known, seen etc before;unfamiliar or foreign

What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?

She had a strange look on her face

a strange noise.

even

adverb

curious

adj. (more / most)

op. incurious / uninterested

strange; odd; anxious or interested (to learn)

a curious habit.

I’m curious (to find out) whether he passed his exams.

pleased

adj. (more / most)

op. sad / angry

happy; satisfied

Aren’t you pleased about movinghouse?

She was pleased with the dress.

lazy

adj. (lazier / laziest)

op. active / diligent

too inclined to avoid hard work,exercise etc

I take the bus to work as I’m too lazy to walk

Lazy people tend to become fat.

confident

adj. (more / most)

op. uncertain / insecure / unsure

having a great deal of trust(especially in oneself)

She is confident that she will win

a confident boy.

upset 

adj. (more / most)

op. comfortable / carefree

disturbed or distressed

Is he very upset about failing his exam?

intelligent

adj. (more / most)

op. stupid / silly

clever and quick atunderstanding

an intelligent child

That dog is so intelligent.

rude

adj. (ruder / rudest)

op. polite / kind

not polite; showing badmanners

rude behaviour.

among

prep.

in the middle of

I could see a small house among the trees.

habit

noun (C)

something which a person does usually or regularly

He has the habit of going for a walkbefore bed

She has an irritating habit of interrupting people.

around

prep.

on all sides of or in a circleabout (a person, thing etc)

Flowers were growing around the tree

They danced around the fire

There were trees all around.

along

prep.

from one end to the other

The path runs along the river.

doubt

noun (C)

a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious

There is some doubt as to what happened

I have doubts about that man.

To give somebody advice we use should or, less often, ought to: You should get a new pair of shoes. You ought to have a rest now.

• Particularly in the negative, shouldn't is more common than oughtn't: You shouldn't work so hard. The question form is should I / she, etc: Should we go now?
• We often use should (and occasionally ought to) to talk about the right thing to do, but which is different from what really happens: I should do the housework instead of watching television in the middle of teh afternoon. He should write his own answers instead of copying them from the internet.

To express obligation, we use must and have to: You must be quiet. I have to go now.

• We use must when the obligation is something we agree with. Teacher to students: You must hand in your homework on Monday.
• We use have to when the obligation comes from someone else: My teacher has given me a lot of homework which I have to do for Monday.
• We use must for strong advice: You must be careful if you stay out late at night.
• The question forms are must I / you, etc. and do I / you, etc. have to: Must we stop writing now? Do they have to wear uniforms at that school?

To express prohibition, we use mustn't: You mustn't go in there - it says No entry!. You mustn't speak during the exam - It's forbidden.

• Do not use don't have to to express prohibition: You mustn't use your mobile phone in class (it's not allowed). Compare this with: You don't have to use your mobile phone to speak to Fayed. Look! He is over there (i.e. it's not necessary)
• Never use mustn't about the past. For prohibition in the past, we can use not allowed to, e.g. We weren't allowed to speak. For something that wasn't necessary, we often use didn't have to: Jo gave me a ticket for the concert, so I didn't have to pay.

To say that there is no obligation, or it's not necessary, we use do't have to, don't need to or needn't: This is a really good exercise on phrasal verbs for anyone who's interested, but it's not for homework, so you don't have to do it if you don't want to. You needn't learn all the vocabulary on this page - only the words you think are useful.

There are many adjectives which can be formed with ed- or -ing

• Adjectives with -ed express how the person feels about something: She was terrified as Dracula approached her.
• Adjectives with -ing are used to describe the person or thing which produces the feeling: There's a surprising article in todays newspaper (I felt surprised when I read it).
• Common adjectives like this include:

amused /amusing; annoyed / annoying; disappointed / disappointing; bored / boring, relaxed / relaxing
surprised / surprising; tired / tiring; depressed / depressing; embarressed / embarressing 
interested / interesting; amazed / amazing; excited / exciting; disgusted / disgusting; satisfied / satisfying

amused / amusing

adj. (more / most)

op. unamused / disappointed

rather funny or humorous

an amusing story.

annoyed / annoying

ajd. (more / most)

op. pleased / delighted

made angry

My mother is annoyed with me

He was annoyed at her remarks.

disappointed / disappointing

adj. (more / most)

op. proud / amused

I was disappointed to hear that the party had been cancelled

a group of disappointed children.

bored / boring

adj. (more / most)

op. interested / fascinated

a boring job

This book is boring.

relaxed / relaxing

ajd. (more most)

op. stressful

feeling happy and comfortablebecause nothing is worrying you:

She seemed relaxed and in control of the situation.

surprised / surprising

ajd. (more / most)

op. unsurprised / expected

showing or feeling surprise

his surprised face

I’m surprised (that) he’s not here

You behaved badly – I’m surprised at you!

tired / tiring

adj. (more / most)

op. lively /fresh

wearied; exhausted; (with of) no longer interested in; bored with

She was too tired to continue

a tired child.

depressed / depressing

adj. (more / most)

op. happy, delighted

sad or unhappy; made less active

The news made me very depressed.

embarrassed / emarrassing

adj. (more / most)

op. shameless / proud

He was embarrassed when the teacher asked him to read his essay to the class.

interested / interesting

adj. (more / most)

op. bored / disinterested

(often with in) showingattention or having curiosity

He’s not interested in politics

Don’t tell me any more – I’m not interested

I’ll be interested to see what happens next week.

amazed / amazing

adj. ( more / most)

op. unsurprised / casual / bored

Nagoya Castle is an amazing sight.

excited / exciting

adj. (more / most)

op. bored / unexcited

an exciting adventure.

disgusted / disgusting

adj. (more / most)

op. charmed / pleased

What a disgusting smell!

Her house is in a disgusting mess.

satisfied / satisfying

adj. (more / most)

op. dissatisfied / greedy / sad

(sometimes with with) pleased

I’m satisfied with his progress

a satisfied customer.

astonishing

adj. (more / most)

op. boring / dull / ordinary

I saw the most astonishing sight.

anger

noun (U)

a violent, bitter feeling (against someone or something)

He was filled with anger about the way he had been treated.

fear

noun (U)

(a) feeling of great worry oranxiety caused by theknowledge of danger

The soldier tried not to show his fear

She has a deep-seated fear of spiders.