"Boring" or "Bored"? 🥱 | -ING vs. -ED Adjectives Explained (B1) #41
Are you a boring person, or are you a bored person? There is a huge difference! 🥱🤣
📝 Transcript
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I am deleting audio files for episode 39. This is what the user asked for. Now, there is more space. The system is ready. I can record episode 41.
Wait. Is the microphone on? Are we recording? Oh no, Lucas. What is that smoke?
Anna, welcome to my kitchen. It's a mess. It's not a kitchen. It's a disaster. Do I smell burnt bread? Yes, you do. And maybe a burnt steak too. And I feel very bad about it.
I see that. Please open a window. Let some air in. I am trying. The fan is on high. I promise, things did not go as I planned.
Okay. While you clear the smoke, let's take a breath. Hello, listeners. Welcome back to our show. Usually, we talk about hard science or history. Or we read difficult reports about world politics.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
A device used to record or amplify sounds.
Please check if the microphone is on before we start recording.
A very bad event, like an accident or a natural problem, that causes a lot of damage.
The burnt food made the kitchen a complete disaster.
Damaged or spoiled by fire or too much heat.
I accidentally left the bread in the oven too long, and now it's burnt.
With maximum power or speed.
The air conditioner was on full blast, but it was still hot.
A deep, round container used for cooking, especially for boiling water or making soup.
She put the pasta in a large pot of boiling water.
A flat, shallow metal container with a handle, used for cooking food, especially for frying.
He fried the eggs in a non-stick pan.
Moving in an awkward way and tending to drop things or trip.
I'm so clumsy; I always drop my phone.
The gray or black gas that is produced when something burns.
There was a lot of smoke in the room after the fire.
To recognize the difference between two things.
It can be hard to distinguish between similar words in a new language.
A thorough and detailed study or discussion of a topic.
Today's podcast will take a deep dive into English grammar.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| microphone | noun | A device used to record or amplify sounds. | Please check if the microphone is on before we start recording. |
| disaster | noun | A very bad event, like an accident or a natural problem, that causes a lot of damage. | The burnt food made the kitchen a complete disaster. |
| burnt | adjective | Damaged or spoiled by fire or too much heat. | I accidentally left the bread in the oven too long, and now it's burnt. |
| full blast | phrase | With maximum power or speed. | The air conditioner was on full blast, but it was still hot. |
| pot | noun | A deep, round container used for cooking, especially for boiling water or making soup. | She put the pasta in a large pot of boiling water. |
| pan | noun | A flat, shallow metal container with a handle, used for cooking food, especially for frying. | He fried the eggs in a non-stick pan. |
| clumsy | adjective | Moving in an awkward way and tending to drop things or trip. | I'm so clumsy; I always drop my phone. |
| smoke | noun | The gray or black gas that is produced when something burns. | There was a lot of smoke in the room after the fire. |
| distinguish | verb | To recognize the difference between two things. | It can be hard to distinguish between similar words in a new language. |
| deep dive | phrase | A thorough and detailed study or discussion of a topic. | Today's podcast will take a deep dive into English grammar. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Is the ___ already on? I think we are recording.
The kitchen was a total ___ after the cooking accident.
Oh no, I left the toast in too long! It's completely ___.
The fan is on ___, but it's still hot in here.
You use a ___ for boiling water and making soup because it's deep.
For frying eggs and cooking steaks, you should use a ___.
I'm so ___ today; I've dropped my keys three times!
What is that thick gray ___? Something is burning!
It's important to ___ between the words 'pot' and 'pan' in English.
The grammar lesson was very ___, but I understood it in the end.
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