Words you know: complete the sentences

miss home · spa · fit in · countryside retreat · unwind

• After a stressful week at work, we drove to a peaceful ____ in Vermont.
• The hotel offered a wonderful ____ where guests could relax and swim.
• Reading a good book is a great way to ____ after a long run.
• Moving to London was exciting, but sometimes I really ____ .
• It took new team members a few weeks to ____ with the group in Seattle.

Remember: Narrative tenses (past simple, continuous, perfect)

• When Sarah arrived in Boston, the race [had already started / started] .
• While Daniel [was running / ran] through Chicago, he lost his hat.
• Emily [crossed / was crossing] the finish line at 11 a.m. yesterday.
• Before Michael entered the marathon in New York, he [had never run / never ran] twenty miles.

Remember: Adjectives: -ed and -ing

• The marathon route through Seattle was truly [exhausting / exhausted] .
• All the runners felt very [tired / tiring] after twelve miles.
• Listening to the crowd cheered up the [discouraged / discouraging] athletes.
• The results of the Chicago charity run were very [surprising / surprised] .

Remember: Gradable and extreme adjectives

• The weather in Boston was [absolutely freezing / very freezing] this morning.
• Laura's performance in the half marathon was [brilliant / very brilliant] .
• After running twenty miles, I felt [exhausted / very exhausted] .
• The sports drink tasted [really good / absolutely delicious] after the race.

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