unit 4 language focus E12

Passive voice in present continuous tense :S + is/am/are + being + V p.p People are building a house for an old woman A house is being built for an old woman Ex:... Passive voice in simp

Dak Glong High School

Class: 12B

Tuesday, November 12th, 2010

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SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMUNIT 4

E LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Pronunciation: Stress in three-syllable words

1 Những từ tận cùng bằng những tiếp vị ngữ như: sion, tion, -ic, -ical, -ity, -ial, -ially, -itive, -logy, -etry, -cious, - tious thường có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết đứng trước tiếp vị

-ngữ đó.

Ex: a`bility, bi`ology, `musical, e`sentially

* Một số quy tắc về trọng âm

2 Những từ tận cùng bằng những tiếp vị ngũ như: ate, ise, ous, -ary thường có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3 tính từ

-sau lên

Ex: fortunate, necessary, dictionary

Ex: mainTAIN, addresSEE, questioNAIRE,

engiNEER, volunTEER technique

3 Những từ tận cùng bằng những tiếp vị ngữ như: ee,

-eer, -ese, -ain, -aire, - ique, -esque thường có trọng

âm rơi vào chính tiếp vị ngữ này

4 Một số tiếp đầu ngữ và tiếp vị ngữ không làm thay đổi trọng âm chính của từ gốc

- Một số tiếp đầu ngữ: un-, im-, ir-, dis-, il-,

non-, re-, over-, pre- và under-

Ex: `possible (có thể) → im`possible (không thể) `estimate (ước tính) → under`estimate

Ex: `possible (có thể) → im` possible (không thể) `estimate (ước tính) → under` estimate

- Một số tiếp vị ngữ: -ment, -ship, -ness, -er/or, -hood, -logy, -grahpy, -ing, -ise, -en, -full, -less, -able, -ous, -ly

Ex: de`velop → de`velop ment

`Careless → `careless ness

Algebra Carefully Politics Physical

September

* Practice: Listen and repeat

* The GCSE stands for the General Certificate of secondary education

* English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national

examination at certain stages of the school education system.

* The national curriculum is usually set by the government.

* The typical school day normally finished at 3.00 pm in England.

* The academic school year generally commences in September

* Practise reading these sentences

UNIT 4

E LANGUAGE FOCUS

I Pronunciation

II Grammar

SCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Review the passive voice

Ex: The dog bit the boy

The boy was bitten by the dog

S + BE + V3, ed +

V +

By +O

1 Passive voice in simple present tense :

S + is/am/are + V p.p

Ex: My cat catches a mouse

A mouse is caught by my cat

2 Passive voice in present continuous tense :

S + is/am/are + being + V p.p

People are building a house for an old woman

A house is being built for an old woman Ex:

3 Passive voice in simple past tense :

S + was/were + V p.p

Ex: They built a new school in Quang Khe last year

A new school was built in Quang Khe last year

4 Passive voice in past continuous tense :

S + was/were + being + V p.p

5 Passive voice in present perfect tense

6 Passive voice in past perfect tense

S + have/has + been + V p.p

S + had + been + V p.p

7 Passive voice in future simple tense:

S + will + be + V p.p

8 Passive voice in modal verbs

can could

S + must + be + Vp.p

might will / shall

9 Passive voice with “to be going to.”

S + is/am/are + going to be + V p.p

10 Passive voice with “have to.”

S + have to/ has to + be + V p.p

Exercise 1: Fill each blank with the simple present

passive form of the verb in brackets.

Exercise 2

Rewrite the following sentences

using the passive voice

1 They built this school in 1997

2 They first published this dictionary in 1870

3 The students in my class are going to organize a surprise party tomorrow evening

4 They are painting the kitchen now

5 Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605

6 They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many languages

7 They have just built a new primary school in my village

8 They will speak English at the conference

9 Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet

1 They built this school in 1997.

- This school was built in 1997

2 They first published this dictionary in 1870

- This dictionary was first published in 1870

3 The students in my class are going to organize a surprise party tomorrow evening

- A surprise party is going to be organized by my class tomorrow evening

4 They are painting the kitchen now

- The chicken is being painted now

5 Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605

- “Romeo and Juliet” was written by Shakespeare in 1605

6 They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many languages.

7 They have just built a new primary school in my

village

8 They will speak English at the conference

9 Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet

10 They will repaint the house soon

2 They first published this dictionary in 1870 This dictionary was first published in 1870.

3 The students in my class are going to organize

a surprise party tomorrow evening?

A surprise party is going to be organized by the students in my class tomorrow

evening.

4 They are painting the kitchen now The kitchen is being painted now.

5 Shakespeare wrote “Romeo and Juliet” in

1605.

“ Romeo and Juliet” was written by

Shakespeare in 1605.

6 They have translated Shakespeare’s

tragedies into many languages.

Shakespeare’s tragedies have been

7 They have just built a new primary school

in my village.

A new primary school has been built in

your village.

8 They will speak English at the conference

B: English will be spoken at the conference.

9 Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.

The floor hasn’t been cleaned yet by Jane.

10 They will repaint the house soon.

The house will be repainted soon.