Unit 130- Part A
nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly etc. OF somebody (to do something)
• Thank you. It was very kind of you to help me.
• It is stupid of me to go out without a coat in such cold weather.
but (be) nice / kind / good / generous / polite / rude / friendly / cruel etc. TO somebody
• They have always been very nice to me. (not with me)
• Why were you so unfriendly to Lucy?
Unit 130- Part B
angry / annoyed / furious | ABOUT something WITH somebody FOR doing something |
• It’s stupid to get angry about things that don’t matter.
• Are you annoyed with me for being late?
excited / worried / upset / nervous / happy etc. ABOUT a situation
• Are you excited about going away next week?
• Lisa is upset about not being invited to the party.
delighted / pleased / satisfied / happy / disappointed WITH something you receive, or the result of something
• I was delighted with the present you gave me.
• Were you happy with your exam results?
Unit 130- Part C
surprised / shocked / amazed / astonished AT / BY something
• Everybody was surprised AT (or BY) the news.
• I hope you weren’t shocked BY (or AT) what I said.
impressed WITH / BY somebody/something
• I’m very impressed with (or by) her English. It’s very good.
fed up / bored WITH something
• I don’t enjoy my job any more. I’m fed up with it. / I’m bored with it.
Unit 130- Part D
sorry ABOUT a situation or something that happened
• I’m sorry about the mess. I’ll clear it up later.
• We’re all sorry about Julie losing her job.
sorry FOR / ABOUT something you did
• Alex is very sorry for what he said. (or sorry about what he said)
• I’m sorry for shouting at you yesterday. (or sorry about shouting)
You can also say ‘I’m sorry I (did something)’:
• I’m sorry I shouted at you yesterday.
feel / be sorry FOR somebody who is in a bad situation
• I feel sorry for Matt. He’s had a lot of bad luck. (not I feel sorry about Matt)
Exercises
{slide=1 Write sentences using nice of … , kind of … etc.}
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 That was nice of her. 3 That was generous of him. 4 That wasn’t very nice of them. 5 That’s very kind of you. 6 That wasn’t very polite of him. 7 That’s a bit childish of them.{end-tooltip} |
{/slide} {slide=2 Complete the sentences using the following adjectives + the correct preposition.}Complete the sentences using the following adjectives + the correct preposition:
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 kind to
3 sorry for
4 annoyed with
5 annoyed about
6 impressed by/with
7 bored with (or bored by)
8 astonished at/by{end-tooltip}
{xtypo_rounded3}annoyed annoyed astonished bored |
1 Are you excited about going away next week?
2 Thank you for all your help. You’ve been very __________________ me.
3 I wouldn’t like to be in her position. I feel __________________ her.
4 What have I done wrong? Why are you __________________ me?
5 Why do you always get so __________________ things that don’t matter?
6 I wasn’t very __________________ the service in the restaurant. We had to wait ages before our food arrived.
7 Ben isn’t very happy at college. He says he’s __________________ the course he’s doing.
8 I had never seen so many people before. I was __________________ the crowds.
{/slide} {slide=3 Put in the correct preposition.}Put in the correct preposition.
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 of
3 to … to
4 of
5 of
6 with
7 to
8 with
9 at/by
10 with
11 about
12 about
13 sorry for/about … angry with
14 furious with us for making
15 about
16 about
17 at/by
18 by/with
19 about
20 about
21 for{end-tooltip}
1 I was delighted with the present you gave me.
2 It was very nice ________ you to do my shopping for me. Thank you very much.
3 Why are you always so rude ________ your parents? Can’t you be nice ________ them?
4 It was careless ________ you to leave the door unlocked when you went out.
5 They didn’t reply to our letter, which wasn’t very polite ________ them.
6 We always have the same food every day. I’m fed up ________ it.
7 I can’t understand people who are cruel ________ animals.
8 We enjoyed our holiday, but we were a bit disappointed ________ the hotel.
9 I was surprised ________ the way he behaved. It was completely out of character.
10 I’ve been trying to learn Spanish, but I’m not very satisfied ________ my progress.
11 Linda doesn’t look very well. I’m worried ________ her.
12 Are you angry ________ what happened?
13 I’m sorry ________ what I did. I hope you’re not angry ________ me.
14 The people next door are furious ________ us ________ making so much noise last night.
15 Jill starts her new job next week. She’s quite excited ________ it.
16 I’m sorry ________ the smell of paint in this room. I’ve just decorated it.
17 I was shocked ________ what I saw. I’d never seen anything like it before.
18 The man we interviewed for the job was intelligent, but we weren’t very impressed ________ his appearance.
19 Are you still upset ________ what I said to you yesterday?
20 He said he was sorry ________ the situation, but there was nothing he could do.
21 I felt sorry ________ the children when we went on holiday. It rained every day and they had to spend most of the time indoors. {/slide}
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