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
Trang 1Week 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
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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
Trang 3(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