OBJECTIVES1. Passive voice past and present simple review2. Passive voice in present continuous3. Pre ICFES4. Listening5. Homework worksheet and page 38 Student’s book.

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A sad story…• Last week I found a great apartment. The rent

was reasonable. That’s why…

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I decided to throw a party the other night.

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The next day I was thrown out of it!

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Active or passive

• I threw a party the other night. (active) meaning: I did something.I was thrown out of it. (passive) meaning: Something was done to me.

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Use • The passive is more common in written than spoken

English. It sounds formal and impersonal, and for that reason is often used in: reports of crimes or legal procedures – He was sentenced to

two years in prison. newspaper reports – The match was postponed due to a heavy

fog. scientific writing – Three millilitres of water are added to the

mixture. announcements – Flight BA 302 to London is delayed by two

hours. notices – Customers are requested not to smoke.

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Use • In everyday situations we use it when we do not

know or care who performs the action. In other words, the passive is used when we are more interested in what happens to a thing or a person.

• Nevertheless, it is not unusual to mention the ‘actual doer’ in a passive sentence. In that case we put them at the end of the sentence after the preposition by:

“Great expectations” was written by Charles Dickens.“Star wars” was directed by George Lucas.

• Chimpanzee / call / Bubbles• It / own / John Peterson•It / keep / house•It / love / everybody in the family•It / feed / three times a day•It / always dress / funny clothes•It / take to the vet / once a month•It / look after / John’s sister while John / be away

PASSIVE VOICE

Sara Ford kidnapped / yesterday.Threatening calls made / before.Sarah seen / last / park.Same day / letter sent.Sarah released / as soon as / kidnappers given $300,000Police informed / immediately.All areas searched / yesterday.Nothing found .

Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma – Kills 5 people

A tornado ripped through a northwestern Oklahoma town Saturday. The tornado killed at least 5 people. The tornado killed a man and his two daughters: ages 5 & 7. The tornado destroyed the trailer park where they lived. The other victims were another man and his 10 year-old daughter who lived in a town about 2 miles away. And a helicopter flew another man to a nearby hospital in Texas.

This tense is confusing because the verb "be" appears twice. This example uses the verb "tell" as the main verb: tell / told / told

Singular PluralI am being told We are being told

You are being told You are being toldHe is being toldShe is being told They are being told

It is being told

Remember: The present continuous tense describes things that are happening now and in the future.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-progressive

http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_active_passive/82_passive_present_continuous_exercises.htm

http://www.grammarbank.com/present-continuous-passive.html

http://englishaula.com/en/pet-exam-reading-cambridge-preliminary-english-test-video-lessons-practice-tests-exercises.php

http://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/view/1268/Beginner

LISTENING

PRE ICFES

Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma – Kills 5 people

A tornado ripped through a northwestern Oklahoma town Saturday. At least 5 people were killed. A man and his two daughters: ages 5 & 7 were killed. The trailer park where they lived was destroyed. The other victims were another man and his 10 year-old daughter who lived in a town about 2 miles away. And another man was flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital in Texas.