PASSIVE VOICE (past simple)

PASSIVE VOICE
(past simple)
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The seven wonders...
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
THE COLOSSEUM
THE TAJ MAHAL
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
THE EIFFEL TOWER
THE PYRAMIDS
THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
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GRAMMAR: Passive voice (past simple)
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Ex 1:
designed
Bartholdi
designed
the statue of Liberty
was designed
The statue of Liberty
was designed
by Bartholdi
S
V
O
Active:
Passive:
S
was/ were + V_ed/3
by O
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Ex 2:
built
The ancient Egyptians
built
the pyramids
The pyramids
by the ancient Egyptians
were built
were built
Active:
Passive:
S
V
O
S
was
were
+ V_ed/3
by O
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Ex 2:
Jorn Utzon
designed
the Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House
by Jorn Utzon
was designed
Active:
Passive:
S
V
O
S
was
were
+ V_ed/3
by O
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Gustave Eiffel
designed
the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower
was designed
by Gustave Eiffel
S
V
O
Active:
Passive:
S
was/ were + V_ed/3
by O
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People
opened
the Colosseum
The Colosseum
was opened
in 80 A.D
S
V
O
Active:
Passive:
S
was/ were + V_ed/3
in 80 A.D
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People
built
the Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal
was built
S
V
O
Active:
Passive:
S
was/ were + V_ed/3
between 1630 & 1552
between 1630 & 1552
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People
built
the Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China
was built
in 214 B.C
S
V
O
Active:
Passive:
S
was/ were + V_ed/3
in 214 B.C
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GRAMMAR: Passive voice (past simple)


Active:
Passive:
S
V
O
S
was
were
+ V_ed/3
(by O)
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Activity 1: Complete these sentences. Use the passive form of the verbs in the list.
compose discover design paint write

The bank of China in Hong Kong ____________ by the architect I.M.Pei in the 1980s.
The play “Romeo and Juliet” ____________ by William Shakespeare in the 1950s.
The picture “Sunflower” ____________ by Van Gogh in 1888.
Penecillin ____________ by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1929.
The music for the film West Side Story ____________ by Leonard Bernstein in 1957.
was designed
was written
was painted
was discovered
was composed
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X
O
VS
NOUGHTS
AND
CROSSES
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X
O
X
0
1
X
O
X
0
2
X
O
X
0
3
X
O
X
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X
O
X
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5
X
O
X
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X
O
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X
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X
O
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EXIT
START
AGAIN
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Who painted this famous picture?
VAN GOGH
LEONARD DA VINCI
A
B
C
PICASSO
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This Statement is TRUE!
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James Cameroon directed this interesting film, which won 11 Oscard prizes.
A
TITANIC
B
THE MUMMY
C
SPIDER MAN
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Who composed the Vietnamese national anthem “Tiến quân ca”?
A
B
C
NAM CAO
VĂN CAO
ĐỖ NHUẬN
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Christopher Columbus dicovered this continent
A
B
C
AFRICA
AMERICA
ASIA
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Who sang this song?
A
B
C
MICHAEL JACKSON
ELTON JOHN
ERIC CLAPTON
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Alexander Graham Bell invented...
A
B
C
THE BULB
THE TELEPHONE
THE TELEVISION
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J.K Rowling wrote this best-seller book...
A
B
C
GONE WITH THE WIND
HARRY PORTER
THE PRINCESS DIARIES
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Sir Benjamin Hall designed...
A
B
C
BIG BEN
Sydney opera house
THE EIFEEL TOWER
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CONGRATULATION!!!





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Activity 3: Change these statements into passive.
Leonard da Vinci painted the picture “Mona Lisa”.
James Cameroon directed the film “Titanic”.
Van Cao composed the national anthem of Vietnam “Tien quan ca”.
Christpher Columbus discovered America.
Elton John sang the song “Can you feel the love tonight”.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
J.K Rowling wrote “Harry Porter”
Sir Benjamin Hall designed the Big Ben in 1859.
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Activity 4: Speaking
Group work: Work in group of five. Each student has a piece of information about one of the famous wonders in Vietnam. Ask around to complete the information and then present your knowledge about that wonder.

Useful expression:
Where is ... located?
Who designed...?
When was ... built/ completed?
Why was ... built?
How long/ high... is ...?
HAI VAN TUNNEL
Location: between Đà Nẵng and Huế, in central Vietnam.
Started: 2000
Finished: 2005
Opened: June 5, 2005
Length: 6,280 m
Designer: Japanese engineers
Its purpose: reduce the distance and traveling time
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Thank You !