Glimpses of India
-ing and -ed adjectives; talking about tea
Use -ing and -ed adjectives correctly and argue a point of view.
-ing or -ed?
- -ing describes the thing that causes a feeling: an interesting game, an exciting trek, boring books.
- -ed describes how a person feels: I am interested, we are excited, he was bored.
Test: a film is boring; you are bored.
Practice. A good detective serial is thrilling; you feel thrilled. Staying indoors in endless rain is tiring; you feel tired or bored. Opening a present is exciting; you feel excited.
Tea in India: a short history. The book's passage from The Hindu: tea came into Indian life only in the mid-nineteenth century, when the British started plantations in Assam and Darjeeling. At first Indians shunned it, thinking it was a poison that caused illnesses. Today life without it is 'unimaginable'.
Role play. Five roles meet to talk about tea: a tea planter, a sales agent, a tea lover, a physician and a tea-shop owner. Each speaks from his or her role, using polite phrases: 'I feel…', 'I agree with…', 'I disagree with you…', 'May I know why you…', 'I suggest…'.
An advertisement. You are a sales executive for a tea company. Include a catchy slogan, a picture, three selling points (taste, freshness, where it is grown) and how to buy it.
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