Unit 10. Conservation

boots
cap
bee
pillows
backpack
pig
Unit 10:
Language focus
section
I. Pronunciation
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2009
/ b / and / p /
boot
cap
bee
pillows
backpack
pig
1. Pat buys Bill a big pad of paper.
2. A black bee is picking some pollen.
4. Paul borrowed a book about puppies from the library.
3. Put the blouses in the paper bags.
II. Grammar
Passive voice

tobe + Ved/ V3

Common form:
S V O
be Ved/ V3
S
by agent
Ex: The cat ate my fishes.
The cat ate my fishes.
My fishes
S
were eaten
V
by the cat
agent
S
V
O
will + be + Ved/ V3
I will wash my motorbike tomorrow.
My motorbike ______________
tomorrow by me.
will be washed
am/ is / are + Ved/ V3
Hi! We are Australians.
2. Australians speak English as the mother tongue.
English ___________ as the mother tongue by Australians.

is spoken
am/ is / are + being + Ved/ V3
The visitor is feeding the monkeys now.
 The monkeys ______________by the
visitor now.
are being fed
have/ has + been + Ved/ V3
4. Nga hasn’t watered the flowers yet .
The flowers __________________
by Nga yet.
haven’t been watered
was/ were + Ved/ V3
5. Someone killed the dolphins.
The dolphins___________
were killed
was/ were + being + Ved/ V3
6. At 7pm yesterday Nhan was washing the dishes.
 The dishes __________________by Nhan at 7 pm yesterday.
were being washed
had + been + Ved/ V3
7. When I came, they had decorated the Christmas tree.
The Christmas tree ________________
when I came.
had been decorated
S
V
(to) O1
O2
S
be Ved/ V3
O1
by agent
Nam gave us flowers yesterday



S
O2
V
O1
We
S
were given
V
flowers
O1
by Nam
agent
yesterday.
T
Nam gave us flowers yesterday



S
O2
V
O1
to us
O1
were given
V
Flowers
S
by Nam
agent
yesterday.
T
The passive with verbs of reporting
People/ they + say/ think… +
that S + V
Ex: People / They say that fruits
are good for our health.
S + be + said to V
It is said/ thought… that
S + V


People + say + that S + V + O
People say that fruits are good to our health.
 Fruits are said to be good for our health.
 It is said that fruits are good for our health.
PMT rule:
Place (where), Manner (how), Time (when)
Ex:The keeper is taking care of the animals
in the zoos of new kind well now.
P M T  The animals are being well taken care of
M
in the zoos of new kind by the keeper now
P T
Task 1:
were reported
grow
be spoken
am not invited
are being built
Task 2:
came; had started/ had been started; were
is standing; is being photographed

3. Have …..been told
4. was being laid; decided
5. Will…be planted
Task 3:
was organized
arrived
were met
taken
had been cleaned

6. put (had been put)
7. was
8. prepared
9. made
10. were served
They are doing homework now.
Homework is being done now.
2. No one sent me any flower
on Valentine Day.
I was not sent any flower
on Valentine Day
No flower was sent to me on
Valentine Day.
3.People say that whales are the most intelligent animals in the ocean.
Whales are said to be the most intelligent animals in the ocean.
It is said that whales are the most intelligent animals in the ocean.

4. Someone presents Nga a
diamond ring.
Nga is presented a
diamond ring.
A diamond ring is sent to
Nga on Valentine Day.
5. We know that some birds move
to the South in winter to escape
the coldness.
Some birds are known to move
to the South in winter to escape
the coldness.
It is said that some birds move
to the South in winter to escape
the coldness.

6. At 8 am yesterday I was
watering the flowers in my
garden.
 The flowers in the garden
were being watered by me
at 8 am yesterday.
They washed the car yesterday.
The car was washed yesterday.
The police have caught the theft.
The theft has been caught by the police.
The dog is biting the man.
The man is being bitten by the dog.