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?

…………………………………………………………………………………

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 " 

Session 15

16th December 2020

cloudy, chilly

Wednesday 

The snowman is the symbol for childhood as a time of  imagination , innocence, stories , playing ,having fun and being kind , most of us could say. The others, as I , believe that the girl is egocentric because she may had and interest in saving the snowman as a try to keep her entertained and happy.Year after year as time goes by, childhood is felt every time the girl opens the fridge where the snowman is kept safe. Finally she revisits the snowman but now she is not alone she is accompanied by her daughter. It is the right time to re-live her childhood together with the snowman and the child.

to tear - tore- torn = a sfasia/ a rupe 

 Reported speech 

Backstreet Boys - All I Have To Give (Official Video)

"I  don't know what he does to make you cry

But I'll be there to make you smile

I don't have a fancy car

To get to you, I'd walk a thousand miles" 

 

He said he didn't know what the other one did to make her cry, but he would be there to make her smile. He added that he didn't have a fancy car  but to get to her he would walk a thousand miles. :)

" I don't care If he buys you nice things

Does his gifts come from the heart?

I don't know but if you were my girl

I'd make it so we'd never be apart."

He said he did not care if the other one bought her nice things. He wondered if his gifts came from the heart. He added that if she had been his girl he would make it so they would never be apart.

" But my love is all I have to give

Without you I don't think I can live .

I wish I could give  the world to you 

But love is all I have to give " 

He said all he had to give was love and without her he didn't think that he could live.He wished he could give the world to her,but love was all he had to give.

" When you talk, does it seem like

 he's not even listening to a word you say?

That's okay, babe, just tell me your problems

I'll try my best to kiss them all away."

He said when she talked,  it seemed like he wasn't even listening to a word she said. He tried to comfort her and he asked her to tell him her problems because he would try his best to kiss them all away.

" Does he leave when you need him the most?

Does his friend get all of your time?

Baby please I am on my knees

Praying for the day that you will be mine"

He asked her if the other one left her when she needed him the most and if his friend got all of her time. He begged her on his knees praying for the day she would be his.

Simply Red - You Make Me Feel Brand New (Official Video)

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Session 14

 

Textbook page 42 

escalator = scara rulanta 

elevator = lift = lift 

to book (ed) = a face rezervare 

• I’m quite sure he doesn’t like science.
  He really doesn’t like science, does he ?

Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

• He’s a bit angry – I think you HAD better apologise to him.
• I’m DOING  my homework now, so I’ll talk to you later.
• If you WORKED  harder, you would do better at school.
• You never HAVE/ MAKE time for your friends.

• He runs more quickLY than me.
• It’s late. We’d better GO home now.

ADV = ADJ + LY 

QUICKLY = QUICK + LY 

CAREFULLY = CAREFUL + LY 

to fancy = to like 

to count smb out = a lasa pe cineva de o parte / a nu te baza pe cineva 

to leave smth out = a  omite / a sari peste / 

I hope your grandma LETS  you out . 

INDIRECT SPEECH 

A) Change the following sentences from DIRECT to INDIRECT SPEECH:

 

1.      He said, “I will be here at noon.”

He said that he would be there at noon.

2.      Mary said, “The train will probably arrive on time.”

Mary said the train would probably arrive on time.

3.      He said, “I have to finish this report by five o’clock.”

He said he had to finish that report by 5 o'clock.

4.      The doctor said, “Mr. Smith will improve quickly.”

The doctor said Mr Smith would improve quickly.

5.      William said to me, “I am leaving  in the morning.”

William said to me that he was leaving in the morning.

6.      The teacher said, “Everyone has to write a composition.”

The teacher said everyone had to write a composition . 

7.      John said, “I saw that movie on Wednesday.”

John said he had seen that movie on Wednesday . 

8.      Helen said, “I have read that book.”

Helen said she had read that book.

9.      Mary said to John, “I cannot go to the movie with you.”

Mary said to John she couldn't go to the movie with him.

10.  John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”

John said he had finished studying his lesson .

11.  Mary remarked, “John speaks English well.”

Mary remarked that John spoke English well.

12.  William said to me, “I will not see Mr. Jones until Tuesday.”

William said to me that he wouldn't see Mr Jones until Tuesday .

13.  Mr. Smith said, “I will refuse their offer.”

Mr Smith said he would refuse their offer .

14.  John said, “I certainly hope it won’t rain tomorrow.”

John said he certainly hoped it wouldn't rain the following day . 

15.  Henry said, “I can meet them later.”

Henry said he could meet them later .

16.  The boy said, “I am only eight years old.”

The boy said he was only 8 years old .

17.  She said to me, “The lights have gone out.”

She said to me the lights had gone out. 

18.  The man said, “The telephone is out of order.”

The man said the telephone was out of order .

19.  He said, “I will never speak to her again.”

He said he would never speak to her again .

20.  I said to the clerk clearly, “I have already paid that bill.”

I said to the clerk clearly that I had already paid that bill.

B) REPORT what the guests said at a wedding last Saturday:

 

1.      Miss Moore: “They’ll make a lovely couple.”

Miss Moore said (that) they would make a lovely couple.

 

2.      Mr. Smith: “They’re going to live in Brighton.”

Mr.Smith said that they were going to live in Brighton.

3.      Mrs.Jones: “The bride and the groom are very nice young people.”

Mrs.Jones said that the bride and the groom were very nice young people.

4.      Mr. Roberts: “The bride is wearing a beautiful wedding dress.”

Mr.Roberts said that the bride was wearing a beautiful wedding dress.

5.      Mr. Clarke: “The couple’s parents look happy.” 

Mr. Clarke said that the couple's parents looked happy.

6.      Miss Mayall: “The bride’s father has bought them a big flat.”

 Miss Mayall said that the bride's father had bought them a big flat.

Report smth that you have heard lately : 

One of my students told me he was really anxious to have the English class and that is why he started the online meeting .

- I am really anxious to have the English class and that is why I start the online meeting.

Homework 

ex 1 /46  textbook - to write in indirect speech 

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