I'm bored? I'm boring? Not sure of the difference? Better watch this lesson then, or you could be saying something rather rude about yourself!
Hi, I’m not James, I’m Rebecca. But, anyway, here we are / for another / grammar lesson. All right? Today, we’re gonna talk about something which confuses a lot of students / and actually really important. Because if you make a mistake, you can be say something / pretty / unpleasant about yourself, and I don’t think you wanna do that. OK? Good.
So, let me explain. Here we are, two little words. Bored-boring. Are they different? Are they the same? If I tell you, he is boring / or he is bored, is there a difference in that? Or we’re still if I tell you / I’m bored / or I’m boring, is there a difference? I hope you’re saying yes / because there is a big difference. All right? There is really big difference. Let me tell you what it is.
If I tell you I’m bored, I’m describing / how / I’m / feeling. Right? I’m feeling bored / because / something / is / boring. It could be that / book is boring, the movie is boring, this lesson is boring, but that’s just an example, I know it’s not. The lecture is boring, anything, OK? So the thing you’re describing / is / with the –ING. The way you are feeling / that word ends with –ED. So I feel bored, because / the movie / is / boring. All right? the same with these.
I’m interested / because the play / was interesting. I felt frustrating / sorry, I felt frustrated / because / the exam / was frustrating. All right? Again / the thing you’re describing with the –ING, the way you are feeling or the way someone is feeling / is with the –ED. All right? I felt excited / when I went / to the amusement park / because the rollercoaster / was really / exciting. Or, I felt frightened / when I went there / because / the rollercoaster / was terribly frightening.
So remember, when you’re describing someone / or something / else, you use the –ING. When you talk about the way / you or somebody else’s feeling, you use the –ED. A little lesson, but I hope / it will go long way / to keeping your reputation intact / and make it sure / that you always say / what you really want to say / and not / insult yourself by mistake / by using / the wrong expression. OK?
All right! Take care, all the best with your English, and if you’d like to / give us any comments, or ideas, or suggestions / for future lessons, or anything that you have problem with, feel free to visit the / forum that we have / at EngVid, so go to www.EngVid.cоm. All right? Hope to see you there, Bye for now!
VOCABULARY
- I’m describing / how / I’m / feeling, v. to tell or write about; give a detailed account of.
The witness describes the suspect as much detailed as he can.
- I felt frustrated / because / the exam / was frustrating, v. to get angry; to be mad
People usually talk fast when they are frustrated.
Calm down and don’t show your frustration in front of your boss.
- I went / to the amusement park, n.
I promise to take you to the amusement park if you get an A on English!
- I felt frightened / when I went there, v. to cause to feel fright; make suddenly afraid; scare; terrify
Everyone should be very careful not to frighten the patient when he comes back out of his coma.
- the rollercoaster / was terribly frightening. , n.
Any rollercoaster makes me excited!
- to keeping your reputation intact, n. good name
Any star ought to show his/her face at a TV show as often as possible to keep his/her reputation (or popularity).
- and not / insult yourself by mistake, v. to treat or speak to with or great disrespect, scorn, insolence,; subject to treatment, a remark, etc. that hurts or is meant to hurt the feelings or pride
Your comment on my family is so insulting that I can’t stand on.
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