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Grammar Exam candidates often make mistakes when they use the
The passive & passive. Correct the mistake in each of these sentences.
1 First of all,I’d like to show you a sword, which might be
owned by a tribal king.
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The passive 2 I was expectingthe performerto be Danny Brook,but
you didn’t even mention that he was going to replace by
The passive is formed by the verbs be or get + a past someone else.
participle (eaten, done, played, etc.). Underline 3 I’m emailing you now because I’ve been told that is going to
the passive verbs in these extracts from Listening be read on the radio a short story by Agatha Christie.
Part 4. 4 Moreover, how would we have developed such an
advanced knowledge of the universe if the computer was
a When I was eighteen,my friends and I went to not invented?
an open mic night, which is a live show where
anyone is allowed to perform on stage. 5 Ekaterina’s story, which has already published in the school
magazine, is really fun to read.
b I was beingasked to do live shows, one -off
specials,everything! 6 Also,the museum displays many old tools which have been
using by craftspeople in the past.
c One of your career highlights was when you
were asked to perform at the Royal Variety 7 To sum up,nobody wants to be revealed their private life
in public.
Performance. How did that feel?
d When my agent called to say that I’d been Read the text on page 153 quickly. What happens at the
personally selected by the Prince, I thought he
was winding me up at first. Egyptian festival of Sham el Nessim!
e Work in pairs. In which extracts in Exercise 1does For questions 1 -10, read the text again and think of the word
the speaker do the following? (You can use the which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
extracts for more than one answer.) o Look at this sentence from the text about Sham el Nessim
1 He tells us who or what does/ did the action. and answer the questions below.
2 The interviewer uses the passive because she
doesn’ t know who or what does/did something. It is tkou kt to Mot bun tin {ivst (estio l to cdtbyAit tkt
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bi inmn of spring . PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
3 He uses the passive because he doesn’t need to ^ ^
say who or what does/did somethingbecause it’s 1 What does the sentence mean?
obvious from the situation or context.
a People think that this was the first festival that
4 He uses the passive because what happens is celebrated the beginning of spring.
more important than who does it.
b It used to be the first festival to celebrate spring.
Rewrite the sentences in the passive, starting with 2 The sentence follows the pattern ‘subject + passive verb
the words given. + infinitive’.Other verbs which can be used in this way
include: believe, report,say, consider;expect. Which other
1 They founded our school in 1904. two sentences in the article follow the same pattern?
Our school 3 The sentence above could also be expressed as follows:
It is thought that this was the first festival tocelebrate the
2 Someone has stolen my wallet! beginning of spring. How would the other two sentences
My wallet you found in the article be expressed using this pattern?
!
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words
3 You won’t be able to email me while they are
repairing my laptop. given.
You won’t be able to email me while my laptop 1 Sham el Nessim is thought to have marked the start of the
spring festival in ancient Egypt.
It is thought...
4 Have you heard? They’ve given me a place on the
course! 2 Eatingsalted fish is known to have been a custom of the
ancient Egyptians.
Have you heard? I
! It is known...
5 If you hadn’t done the work, your teacher would 3 It is reported that five thousand people joined in the
have told you off. festivities.
If you hadn’t done the work, you Five thousand people are reported ...
4 It is said that our festival has the best fireworks in the
world.
Our festival is said ...
