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The prisoner is known to have escaped from the jail Ex: People say that 2 people were killed in explosion Two people are said to have killed in the explosion Ex: People say that the want

Week 7, 8 PASSIVE VOICE

Aims: To help Sts review passive voice in curriculum

To help Sts apply the usages to do exercise

Teaching aids: Reference books

Method: Communicative approach

Time allotted: 90’

Procedure

A/ Presentation

*General form

Ex1: Active: Hurricanes destroy a great deal of property each year

Ex: Passive: A great deal of property is destroyed by hurricanes each year

Ex2: Active: The committee is considering several new proposals

Ex: Passive: Several new proposals are being considered by the committee

Ex3: Active: The company has ordered some new equipment

Ex: Passive: Some new equipment has been ordered by the company

* Notes: After some passive verbs: say, think, believe, report, expect, know, suppose, consider,

understand, feel, find we use infinitive constructions.

* At the same time

Active: S1 + V1 (that) S2 + V2 + O

Passive: It be + V1 (PP) that S2 + V2 + O

S2 be + V1(PP) + V2 (to inf) + O

* Different time

Active: S1 + V1 that S2 + V2 + O

Passive: S2 be + V1 (PP) + to have +PP + O

* At the same time but different tense

S1 + V1 that S2 be + Ving + O

S2 + be + V1 (PP) to be + ving + O

Ex: People say that Henry eats 10 eggs a day

It’s said that Henry eats 10 eggs a day

Ex: They know that the prisoner escaped from the jail.

The prisoner is known to have escaped from the jail

Ex: People say that 2 people were killed in explosion

Two people are said to have killed in the explosion

Ex: People say that the wanted man is living in New York

It’s said that the wanted man is said to be living in New York

*Detail form

B/ Practice

I/ Chooset the best answer

1.Bicycles ……….in the driveway.

(must not leave/ must not be leaving/ must not be left/ must not have left)

2 Beethoven’s fifth sympony ……….next weekend.

(is going to be performed/ has been performed/ will be performing/ will have performed)

3 Reagan……….an actor years ago.

(is said to be/ was said being/ was said have been/ is said to have been)

4 I hate ………… personal questions newly-acquainted friends.

(to be asking/ to be asked/ being asking/ of asking)

5 All bottles………… before transportation.

(frozen/ were froze/ were frozen/ are froze)

6 The trees………

(were grown by John yesterday in the backyard/ were grown in the backyard by John yesterday/ were grown in the backyard yesterday by John/ in the backyard were grown by John)

7 ……… yet?

(Have the letters been typed/ have been the letters typed/ have the letters typed/ Had the letters typed)

8 The telephone……… by Alexander Graham Bell.

(is invented/ is inventing/ invented/ was invented)

9 Lots of houses………….by the earthquake.

(are destroying/ destroyed/ were destroying/ were destroyed)

10 It …………that learning a foreign language ………….a lot of time.

(says/ is taken, is saying/ has been taken, is said/ takes, was said/ was taken)

11.The boy _ by the teacher yesterday.

( punish/ punished/ punishing/ was punished)

12.James…… the news as soon as possible.

(should tell/ should be told / should told/ should be telled)

13 My wedding ring yellow and white gold.

( is made/ is making/ made/ make)

14.Mr Wilson is _ as Willie to his friend.

(known/ knew/ is known / know)

15 References _ in the examination room.

(not are used/ is not used/ didn’t used/ are not used)

16 Laura in Boston.

(are born/ were born/ was born / born)

17 His car needs .

CONTINUOUS PRESENT IS/ARE/AM +

V3/ED

IS/ARE/AM + BEING + V3/ED

HAS/HAVE +

V3/ED

WAS/WERE + BEING + V3/ED

HAD + BEEN +

FUTURE WILL/SHALL +

BE + V3/ED

BE GOING TO

BE + V3/ED

(be fixed / fixing/ to be fixing/ fixed

18 Her watch needs _.

( repairing / to be repaired/ repaired/ A and B)

19 My mother is going _ this house.

(sold/ sell/ to be sold/ to sell)

20 There’s somebody behind us I think we are _.

( being followed / are followed/ follow/ following)

21 Somebody cleans the room every day.

A The room everyday is cleaned B The room is every day cleaned.

C The room is cleaned every day D The room is cleaned by somebody every day.

22 People don’t use this road very often.

A This road is not used very often B Not very often this road is not used.

C This road very often is not used D This road not very often is used.

23 How do people learn languages?

A How are languages learned? B How are languages learned by people?

C How languages are learned? D Languages are learned how?

24 Tom bought that book yesterday.

A That book was bought by Tom yesterday B That book was bought yesterday by Tom.

C That book yesterday was bought by Tom D That book was bought yesterday

II/ Error identification

1.The wanted man is believed to living in New York.

A B C D

2 Many people is said to be homeless after the floods.

A B C D

3 The Prime Minister is know to be in favour of the new law

A B C D

4 We can’t go along here because the road is repairing

A B C D

5 Something funny happened in class yesterday

A B C D