Unit 11 & 12

If you had the opportunity which planet would you like

to visit?

What would you like to do there? Why?

Content

Passive voice

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the

moon.

The first man on the moon was Neil

Armstrong.

Examples

Christopher Columbus discovered America.

America was discovered by Christopher

Columbus.

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action.

It is not important who or what is performing the action.

Passive voice

My mobile was stolen.

Present passive

The active voice is the “normal” voice, the one

we use most of the time.

In the active voice, the object receives the

action of the verb.

Cats eat mice.

subject Verb object

The passive voice is less common.

In the passive voice, the subject

receives the action of the verb.

Mice are eaten by cats.

subject Verb object

Everybody drinks water.

Water is drunk by everybody

subject Verb object

Past Passive

Examples

Structure

Present passive

Past passive

Am

Is

Are

Was

Were

Verb

Past

Participle

Verb

Past

Participle

ate

Football is popular in England _______ in Australia

they prefer cricet

next week is going to be hotter than this week.

young people know that alcohols is harmful, some

go and drink every weekend.

You have to take your exam today ___________tomorrow

you won’t have enough time.

The company are expanding _________________ they

are taking on extra staff.

Help you to connect ideas and sentences when you

speak or write.

it was cold, she went out in shorts Although

In fact

Even

On the

other

hand

consequently

otherwise

Camping Tent pillow

Cooking stove

Mobile phone

Swiss army

knife

torch Clothes line Can opener compass

Insect

repellent

Plastic bags Playing cards sunscreen

map Toilet paper Matches

Cooking

equipment

First

Aid Kit

Wind-up

radio

Wash bag

and towel

canteen

Sleeping bag

yourself

herself

yourself

themselves

himself

herself

myself

Themselves?

herself

himself

ourselves

themselves

yourself