LEARN THIS! Adjective + preposition

Many adjectives are followed by certain prepositions: in, at, of, with, etc.

to be obsessed with / successful in / sensitive to something

You need to learn these adjective + preposition combinations as they do not follow any rules. A good dictionary will tell you which preposition to use with which adjective.

3. Read the Learn this! box. Then underline these adjectives in the messages. Which prepositions follow them?

(Đọc Learn this. Sau đó gạch chân những tính từ này trong các tin nhắn. Giới từ nào theo sau chúng?)

addicted      aware      curious      dissatisfied      good      interested     

responsible      sensitive      shocked      successful      unhappy      worried

5. USE OF ENGLISH Complete the text with the correct prepositions. All of the adjectives are in exercises 2 - 4.

(Hoàn thành văn bản với các giới từ chính xác. Tất cả các tính từ đều có trong bài tập 2 - 4)

A teenager in the UK, Danny Bowman, became addicted (1) _____ ‘selfies’ and spent up to ten hours a day taking around 200 photos of himself with his phone. This was a true case of addiction: it was harmful (2) _____ his education and his friendships and responsible (3) _____ several health problems. Experts are aware (4) _____ the condition and say it is becoming more and more common. Danny first posted selfies on Facebook when he was fifteen and soon became obsessed (5) _____ reading his friends’ comments. Although he was pleased (6) _____ many of the things his friends wrote, he was also very sensitive (7) _____ criticism. Before long, he was feeling very dissatisfied (8) _____ his appearance. He took more and more photos of himself. His parents became very worried (9) _____ his behaviour. Because they were both mental health nurses, they were familiar (10) _____ addictions. They knew that Danny needed help. Now, after months of hospital treatment, Danny has been successful (11) _____ beating his addiction. But it’s a growing problem, with many other cases similar (12) _____ Danny’s.