Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Session 18

 IRREGULAR VERBS 


Review / round -up 

Tenses 


https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-verb-tenses1.html

apprenticeship = perioada de ucenicie

apprentice = ucenic 


TO LEARN : 

1-3 

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/tenses_table.pdf 

Pana la Future Continuous 

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/tenses


NEXT TIME TEST ONLINE 

-tenses

-indirect speech 

-passive voice 

CONDITION : MORE THAN 8 







Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Session 17

 


I)  Turn form ACTIVE into PASSIVE as in the example:

 

1.      He gave me a present.

a)      I was given a present.

b)      A present was given to me.

2.      The waiter will bring us the bill.

a)      We will be brought the bill by the waiter

b)      …The bill will be brought to us by the waiter.

3.      The Queen presented him with a medal.

to present somebody with smth = a oferi cuiva ceva

to introduce somebody to somebody else = a prezenta pe cineva altcuiva

a)      …He was presented with a medal by The Queen.

b)      …A medal was presented to him by The Queen.

4.      Her mother bought Mary some sweets.

a)      …Mary was bought some sweets by her mother.

b)      …Some sweets were bought for Mary by her mother.

5.      Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.

a)      …Ted has been sold a second-hand car by Bob.

b)      …A second-hand car has been sold to Ted by Bob.

6.      Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.

a)      …A letter is going to be sent to Tom by Larry.

b)      …Tom is going to get a letter from Larry.

 

 Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:

 

     Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it more closely. The UFO shot the helicopter down and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts are looking at them now.

 A UFO was seen in the sky above London last night. It was reported to the police. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closely. The helicopter was shot down by the UFO and both men in it were killed. The police have been given photographs of the UFO. They are being looked by the experts now.



Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:

 

      Someone broke into a local jewellery shop yesterday. The owner had just locked up the shop when a robber with a gun threatened him. The robber told him to unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. Then the robber tied him up. The police have organized a search for the robber. They hope they will find him in a few days. Doctors are treating the owner of the shop for shock.

to threaten (ed) = a ameninta

jewellery shop = magazin de bijuterii

jewel = bijuterie

A local jewellery shop was broken into yesterday. The owner was threatened by a robber with a gun after he had just locked up the shop. He was told by the robber to unlock the shop and give him all the diamonds in the safe. He was tied up by the robber. A search for the robber has been organized by the police. They hope he will be found in a few days. The owner of the shop is being treated by doctors.


Rewrite the following passage in the PASSIVE:

 

      My uncle painted this picture. Someone has offered him a lot of money for it. He will deliver the painting tomorrow. When they give him the money he will tell them the truth. He painted it one night while he was sleepwalking!

This picture was painted by my uncle.A lot of money has been offered to him by someone.Tomorrow the painting will be delivered by him.The truth will be told by him after the money is given to him.The painting was painted  one night while he was sleepwalking.



;;;;;;;)  Make questions in the PASSIVE from these cues:

 

     Example: Where / our local newspaper / print

                       Where is our local newspaper printed?

 

1.      How many / photos / store / in the photo library

…How many photos are stored in the photo library ?

2.      photographs / develop / in the photo library

…Are photographs developed in the photo library ?

3.      Where / messages / receive

……Where are messages recived  ?

4.      the Daily Mirror / print / in Manchester

……Is the Daily Mirror printed in Manchester  ?

5.      this magazine / sell / in Spain

……Is this magazine sold in Spain  ?

abroad = peste granita

aboard= peste bord 

6.      Why / newspapers / send abroad

…Why are newspapers sent abroad  ?

7.      When / the newspaper / print

……When is the newspaper printed  ?

8.      How / newspapers / deliver

……How are newspapers delivered  ?

9.      Where / stories / write

……Where are stories written ?

10.  a lot of paper / use / for each issue

           ……Is a lot of paper used for each issue  ?

 

issue =editie ( tiparita a unei reviste ...)/ problema serioasa 


Write sentences in the PASSIVE. Use these phrases:

 

       * in the sea               * at school            * in the kitchen               * at the post office

       * in Australia           * in Italy               * at weddings                  * in Mediterranean countries

       * in the cinema       

 

stingray = pisica de mare 

A stingray was spotted in the sea by my math teacher.

The popcorn has been spilt all over the floor in the cinema.

In Italy pizza and spaghetti are eaten at least one meal a day.

In Australia a lot of threatened species of animals will be seen.

At school the bullying had been incriminated before it really made its appearance.


Homework 

 

1. Contexts using passive forms with the last 4 prompts above . 

2, Put the following sentences into the PASSIVE VOICE:

 

1.      Someone has already paid the electrician for his work.

………………………………………………………………………………..

2.      They taught him French and gave him a dictionary.

………………………………………………………………………………..

3.      When we first met, they had already offered me a job at the bank.

………………………………………………………………………………..

4.      A man requested the stranger to leave the meeting.

…………………………………………………………………………………

5.      A young woman asked the rest of us to be there at eight o’clock.

…………………………………………………………………………………

6.      They had eaten all the dinner before they finished the conversation.

…………………………………………………………………………………

7.      Who wrote it?

…………………………………………………………………………………

8.      The author has written a special edition for children.

…………………………………………………………………………………

9.      Did the idea interest you?

…………………………………………………………………………………

10.  Why didn’t they mend the roof before it fell in?

…………………………………………………………………………………

11.  The burglars had cut a huge hole in the steel door.

…………………………………………………………………………………

12.  The organizers will exhibit the paintings till the end of the month.

…………………………………………………………………………………

13.  When did they ring the church bells?

…………………………………………………………………………………

14.  Does listening to music disturb you?

…………………………………………………………………………………




Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Session 16

 Passive Voice - Diateza pasiva


SUBJECT : Passive Form

 

A) Fill in the PASSIVE in the appropriate tense:

 

1.      (TV / invent / Baird)                                  ……..  The TV was invented by Baird. ……………..

2.      (Pyramids / build / Egyptians)                   The Pyramids were built by Egyptians. 

3.      (milk / produce / cows)                              Milk is produced by cows.

4.      (coffee / grow / in Brazil)                           Coffee is grown in Brazil

5.      (chopsticks / use / in China)                       Chopsticks are used in China.

6.      (plants / water / every day)                          Plants are watered every day .

7.      (the thief / arrest / policeman / yesterday)   The thief was arrested by the policeman yesterday.

8.      (the injured man / take to a hospital / now) The injured man is being taken to hospital now.

9.      (the car / repair / tomorrow)                        The car will be repaired tomorrow. 

10.  (the letter / send / last week)                       The letter was sent last week. 

 

PASSIVE VOICE ; TO BE (TENSE REQUIRED ) + V3 


B) Put the verbs in brackets into PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE:

 

     There is a chimpanzee which ….. is called …… (call) “Bubbles”. It ………is owned………….. (own) 

by Michael Johnson. It ………is kept…………………. (keep) in his home. It ……is fed……………. .(feed)

every day by Michael Johnson himself. It ………is always dressed…………………………….. (always / dress) in

funny clothes. It ………is said………………………. (said) that “Bubbles” is Michael Johnson’s only

friend.


C) Look at the Hotel Information table and write sentences as in the example:

 

 

Hotel Information

  Breakfast

  In Pierrot’s Restaurant 7-9:30 am

  Rooms

  Maid Service daily

  Dinner

  In Main Restaurant 8-10 pm

  Hot water

  24 hours a day

  Newspapers – Telephone calls

  At the Reception Desk

  Hotel Cinema

  Film every night at 10 pm

 

 

1.      Breakfast / serve – where and when?

          Breakfast is served in Pierrot’s Restaurant between 7 and 9:30 am.

2.      Dinner / serve – where and when?

Dinner is served in Main Restaurant between 8 and 10 pm.

3.      Newspapers / sell – where?

Newspapers are sold at the Reception Desk.

4.      Telephone calls / can make – where?

Telephone calls can be made from the Reception Desk.

5.      Rooms / clean – who by and how often?

        Rooms are cleaned daily by the maid service.

6.      Hot water / supply – when?

Hot water is supplied 24 hours a day.

7.      Films / show – where and when?

Films are shown at the hotel cinema every night at 10 pm.

 


to supply (ed) = a furniza 

to bring somebody up / grow somebody up = a creste / educa pe cineva 

sting - stung - stung = a intepa 

to damage (ed) = a strica / ruina 

ought to = should = ar trebui 

to extinguish (ed) = to put out = a stinge ( tigara / incendiu ...)

to dry-clean = a curata la curatatorie

dry- cleaner's = curatatorie de haine 

to obey (ed) = a asculta/ a se supune 

obedient = ascultator / obedient 

disobedient = neascultator 

to argue (ed) = a se contrazice / a avea o discutie in contradictoriu

argument = cearta/ disputa 

argumentative = certaret / 

to oppose (ed) = a se opune 

opposition = opozitie

to improve (ed ) = a (se) imbunatati 

improvement = imbunatatire 

pickpocket = hot de buzunare 






E) Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

 

1.      The gardener has planted some trees.  

      …. Some trees have been planted by the gardener..

2.      Doctor Brown will give you some advice.

Some advice will be given by Doctor Brown.

3.      A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.

The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer.

4.      Steven Spielberg directed “E.T.”

"E.T." was directed by Steven Spielberg.

5.      Someone has broken the crystal vase.

The crystal vase has been broken by someone.

6.      His parents have brought him up to be polite.

He has been brought up to be polite by his parents.

7.      Fleming discovered penicillin.

Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.

8.      They will advertise the product on television.

 The product will be advertised on television.

9.      Someone is remaking that film.

The film is being remaked by someone.

10.  Picasso painted that picture.

That picture was painted by Picasso.


Using the PASSIVE, ask questions to which the bold type words are answers:

 

     1.  Columbus discovered America.           …….. Who was America discovered by………… ?

     2.  We keep money in a safe.                    Where is our money kept ?

     3.  A bee stung him.                                 What was he stung by?

     4.  They speak Italian in Italy.                   What language is spoken in Italy ?

     5.  They have taken his aunt to hospital.    Who has been taken to hospital?

     6.  The boys damaged the television.          Who was the television damaged by?

     7.   Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.          Who was the Mona Lisa painted by?

     8.   He invited 30 people to his party.         How many people were invited to his party?

     9.   They grow bananas in Africa.             Where are bananas grown?

 


Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

 

     1.   You must leave the bathroom tidy.          The bathroom must be left tidy. 

     2.   You should water this plant daily.           This plant should be watered daily.

     3.   Our neighbour ought to paint the garage.  The garage ought to be painted by our neighbour.

     4.   I have to return these books to the library. These books have to be returned to the library.

     5.   You must extinguish your cigarettes.      Your cigarettes must be extinguished.

     6.   You must dry-clean this shirt.                  This shirt must be dry-cleaned.

     7.   Someone will pay you in ten days.          In ten day you will be paid by someone.

8.      You can improve your health with more exercise.   Your health can be improved with more exercise.

9      People must obey the law.     The law must be obeyed.                  

10.The cleaner is going to mop the kitchen floor.     The kitchen floor is going to be mopped by the cleaner.

    

 Turn from ACTIVE into PASSIVE:

 

     1.  Someone is helping her with the housework.

    She is being helped with the housework. 

1.      A pickpocket robbed me.

I was robbed by a pickpocket.

2.      The mail-order company sent Mrs. Green a parcel.

Mrs. Green was sent a parcel by the mail-order company .

3.      A dog is chasing the cild.

The child is being chased by  a dog.

4.      My friend sent me an invitation.

An invitation was sent to me by my friend .

5.      The farmer is building a new barn.

A new barn is being built by the farmer .

6.      The secretary has given Mrs. Jones some letters.

Some letters have been goven to Mrs. Jones by the secretary .

7.      The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.

A ticket for illegal parking had  already been given to him by the traffic warden.

8.      Someone had broken our door down.

 Our door had been broken down by someone. 

9.      They chose him as the best actor of the year.

             He was chosen as the best actor of the year by them .

TASK FOR NEXT WEEK


FROM THE IRREGULAR VERB LIST , REVISE AND LEARN FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE VERB " TO CUT "