Unit 10. Conservation

Unit 10: CONSERVATION
Language focus
Pronunciation
/b/ - /p/
Pat buys Bill a big pad of paper.
A black bee is picking some pollen.
Put the blouses in the paper bags.
Paul borrowed a book about puppies from the library.
The beautiful carpet is my brother’s present.
Is this picture painted on the pupils’ caps?
Grammar
The passive voice
1. Simple present passive
Present simple
Passive
Am/is/are
Be + pp
+
Am/is/are + pp
2. Present continuous passive
Present continuous
Passive
Am/is/are + V-ing
Be + pp
+
Am/is/are + being + pp
3. Present perfect passive
Present perfect
Passive
Have/has + pp
Be + pp
+
Have/has + been + pp
4. Simple past passive
Past simple
Passive
Was/were
Be + pp
+
Was/were + pp
5. Past continuous passive
Past continuous
Passive
Was/were + V-ing
Be + pp
+
Was/were + being + pp
6. Past perfect passive
Past perfect
Passive
Had + pp
Be + pp
+
Had + been + pp
7. Simple future passive
Simple future
Passive
Will
Be + pp
+
Will + be + pp
8. Near future passive
Near future
Passive
Am/is/are + going to
Be + pp
+
Am/is/are + going to + be + pp
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
The children …………………..(report) to be homeless
were reported
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
“Can we play on the football pitch?”
“No, the grass………………..(cut)
is being cut
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
Can English ………………..(speak) at the club?
be spoken
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
I …………………..(invite) to parties very often.
am not invited
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
Many new roads ………………….(build) in this city.
are being built
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
When they ……………..(come), the meeting ………………(start). They ……………..(be) 10 minutes late.
came
had started
were
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
He ………………….(stand) in front of a large audience. He ………………………………………(photograph) by many journalists now.
is standing
is being photographed
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
The students ……………(tell) about the changes of their timetable yet?

Have the students
been told about the
changes of their timetable
yet?
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
At that time the table ……………………..(lay) and I ………………..(decide) not to come in.
was being laid
decided
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form
Where these young coconut trees …………………..(plant)?

Where will these young
coconut trees be planted?
Exercise 3:
How was the holiday?
Oh, it was fantastic. Everything ……………. so well. As soon as we ……….. at the airport, we …………...and …………… to the hotel. All the rooms ………………………well and fresh flowers …………………….on the table.
Oh, how lovely! And what about the food?
It …………excellent. They freshly …………..it all in the hotel and they even……………….the bread in the hotel kitchen. The bread rolls ………………..hot every morning for breakfast.
was organized
arrived
were met
taken
had been cleaned
had been put
was
prepared
made
were served
1. Were you born in hospital?
2. Were you born in February?
3. Have you ever been punished for not obeying your parents?
4. Were you given a birthday present on your last birthday?
5. Are you being forced to sit at a place you hate?
6. Have you ever been left at home alone for more than 2 days?
7. Are you being/Were you/Have you ever been taught to play a musical instrument?
Homework
Write 5 things about the friend sitting next to you using passive voice