Ex.4. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech
1. Jack told his father, "I hope to pass the examination". 2. Henry said to me, "The teacher is listening to us". 3. Bob said to Tom, "I made no mistakes in the last dictation". 4. I told the policeman, "I saw the thief in the garden". 5. He said, "I have not read many English books". 6. Jack's father said to him, "You have not cleaned your shoes". 7. Mary said, "I do not want to wear my old dress". 8. My mother said to me, "I feel very tired and I have a headache".
Ex. 5.Choose the correct word from those in brackets.
1. My grandmother always ... me about her childhood. (says/ tells) 2. “Don’t do that!” she ... them. (said/told)
3. Did she ... you where she had put my books? (say/tell) 4. When I was introduced to 6the actor he ... a few words about to me. (said/ told) 5. That little boy is very bad. He ... a lot of lies. ( says/tells) 6. She ... to me she didn’t know what to do. (said/told) 7. He often ... things like that. (says/tells)
Ex. 6. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech.
1. My sister said that she had not got a watch. 2. The teacher told his students that he was pleased with their work. 3. I told him that I had not seen his brother for a long time. 4. I told my mother that Henry was studying medicine at the university. 5. She told the grocer that he did not want any sugar. 6. We told the teacher that we did not understand his questions. 7. I told the taxi - driver that he was driving too fast. 8. He said that her children were playing in the garden.
Ex.7. A) Read this report of a conversation.
I had a row with my wife last night. We don't usually row about anything, but when we do, it's usually about money. It was all about the gas bill. You see, I thought she'd paid it, but when I got home there was a letter saying the gas would be cut off. She thought I'd paid it, so the bill had just been there for a month. I tried to explain that he usually pays the bills because 1 pay the rent, which is a lot, of course, but she just accused me of spending my money on things for me while she had to spend all her money on things for the house. Anyway, we sorted it out in the end. I paid it.
B) From this report, write the dialogue between the husband and wife.
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Ex.8. Mrs Ford is talking to Mr Todd, who works for a finance company. She wants a loan. Write in the
Questions he asks her.
Mr Todd Come and sit down, Mrs Ford.
Mrs Ford Thank you.
Mr Todd (a) _______________________.
Mrs Ford Two thousand five hundred pounds.
Mr Todd (b) ___________________________.
Mrs Ford I want to buy a car.
Mr Todd I see. Could you give me some personal details? (c) ___________________________
Mrs Ford I'm a computer operator.
Mr Todd (d) ______________________________.
Mrs Ford Twelve thousand pounds a year.
Mr Todd (e) ______________________________.
Mrs Ford Yes, 1 am. I've been married for SLX years.
Mr Todd (f) _________________________________.
Mrs Ford Yes, we have two children.
Mr Todd I see you live in a flat. Is it yours, or (g) _____________________
Mrs Ford No, it's ours.
Mr Todd (h) ___________________________.
Mrs Ford We've lived there for three years.
Mr Todd Well, that seems fine. I don't think there'll be any problems. (i) __________________
Mrs Ford I'd like it immediately, if that's possible.
Mr Todd All right. Let's see what we can do.
Mrs Ford Thank you very much.
Grammar: The Passive Voice
Grammar: The Passive Voice.
| to be + Participle II | ||||
| Tense | Active | Passive | ||
| Present Past Future (Indefinite) | ask asked will ask | am/is/are asked was/were asked will be asked | ||
| Present Past Future (Continuous) | am /is/are asking was/ were asking will be asking | am/is/are being asked was/were being asked - --- | ||
| Present Past Future (Perfect) | have/has asked had asked will have asked | have/has been asked had been asked will have been asked | ||
· We use the passive when it is not so important (or unknown) who or what did the action. We use the passive only when we don’t know or don’t want to say who did it.
My article was published yesterday. Rome wasn’t built in one day.
· Only the verbs which take an object can go into the passive. Intransitive verbs can’t be used in the Passive Voice. They are: to fly, to arrive, to be, to become, to have, to lack, to possess, to consist, to belong, to hold, to suit, to resemble, to fit, to appear, to seem, to come, to go, to last.
· If you want to say who did or what caused the action, use by or with It was destroyed by fire.
Ex.6. Define, what verbs are transitive and what verbs are intransitive?
To go, to take, to find, to lie, to stop, to win, to swim, to come, to speak, to show, to look at, to like ,to discuss, to stand, to spend, to miss, to stay, to listen to, to ski, to use, to change, to recognize, to skate, to hear, to build, to examine, to leave.
Ex.7.Put the sentences into the Passive Voice where possible.
1. Someone will drive you to the airport.2. Goldfish live in fresh water. 3.The Egyptians built pyramids.4. We walked four miles yesterday.5. They arrived at 7. Last night.6. They informed me about it. 7.I slept till 8. 8. It’s raining. 9.They have sold their car to pay the debts.10. They hold a meeting in the village hall once a week. 11. They have proved that there is no life on the Moon.
Ex.8. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Indefinite or Past Continuous Passive.
Example: They shut the window.-The window was shut.
1.The student (ask) to tell the story again.2. Such mistakes (make)by even the best students. 3. A modern tune (play) when we came into the hall. 4.Every morning the workers (tell) what they had to do. 5. The houses (build) of stone, brick and wood. 6.At last the problem (solve) to everyone’s satisfaction.7.A new museum then (open). 8. A week ago two students of our group (choose) for jury service.9.Last Friday he (meet) at the railway station.10.The living –room (sweep),(mop) and (dust). It is clean now.
Ex.9.Express the following sentences in the passive. Do not mention the subjects of the active verbs.
Example: They asked me my name and address.
1. Someone told us a very funny story yesterday. 2.The people gave him a hearty welcome. 3.They have offered my brother a very good job.4.The house agents showed us some very nice flats. 5. The secretary didn't tell me the exact time of my appointment. 6. The teacher hasn’t asked Peter any questions at this lesson.7.People wished the newly married couple a long and happy life.8.They never tell me the family news.9. He didn’t tell me the whole truth.
Ex.10.Open the brackets, using the correct form of the Passive Voice.
1.This copy (not read). The pages (not cut) 2.Why the car (not lock) or (put) into the garage? 3.I’m not wearing my black shoes today. They (mend).4. This room (use) only on special occasions.5. He was taken to hospital this afternoon, and (operate on) tomorrow morning.6. The damaged buildings (reconstruct) now, the reconstruction (finish) by the end of the year. 7.The paintings (exhibit) till the end of the month.8. She heard footsteps, she thought she (follow).9. Normally this street (sweep) every day, but it (not sweep) yesterday.
Ex.11.Translate into English.
1. Дом был отремонтирован, забор был покрашен и много новых фруктовых деревьев было посажено в саду к тому времени когда он вернулся. 2. Она показала мне статью которая была переведена ее братом. 3. Этот завод был построен к маю. 4. К семи часам вчера все документы были готовы. 5. Когда мы получили их телеграмму товары были доставлены в порт. 6.Где сейчас строят это здание? 7.Где строятся такие здания? 8.Когда будет построено это здание? 9.Опять обсуждается этот вопрос? 10.Лекции этого профессора всегда слушают с большим интересом.11.Его всегда любили б и ему всегда доверяли.
Unit 9
Theme: The earliest known maps
Grammar: The Passive Voice
Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to use active vocabulary of this theme in different forms of speech exercises. Students should be better at discussing «The earliest known maps». Students should know the rules of Passive voice
Methodical instructions: This theme must be worked out during three lessons a week according to timetable.
Lexical material: Introduce and fix new vocabulary on theme «The earliest known maps».
Grammar: Introduce and practice the Passive voice
The earliest known maps are of the heavens, not the earth. Dots dating to 16,500 BCE found on the walls of the Lascaux caves map out part of the night sky, including the three bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair (the Summer Triangle asterism), as well as the Pleiades star cluster. The Cuevas de El Castillo in Spain contains a dot map of the Corona Borealis constellation dating from 12,000gBCE. gggggCave painting and rock carvings used simple visual elements that may have aided in recognizing landscape features, such as hills or dwellings. A map-like representation of a mountain, river, valleys and routes around Pavlov in the Czech Republic has been dated to 25,000 BP, and a 14,000 BP polished chunk of sandstone from a cave in Spanish Navarre may represent similar features superimposed on animal etchings, although it may also represent a spiritual landscape,gorgsimplegincisings. gggggAnother ancient picture that resembles a map was created in the late 7th millennium BCE in Catalhoyuk, Anatolia, modern Turkey. This wall painting may represent a plan of this Neolithic village; however, recent scholarship has questioned the identification of this painting as a map. gggggWhoever visualized the Зatalhoyuk "mental map" may have been encouraged by the fact that houses in Зatalhoyuk were clustered together and were entered via flat roofs. Therefore, it was normal for the inhabitants to view their city from a bird's eye view. Later civilizations followed the same convention; today, almost all maps are drawn as if we are looking down from the sky instead of from a horizontal or oblique perspective. The logical advantage of such a perspective is that it provides a view of a greater area, conceptually. There are exceptions: one of the "quasi-maps" of the Minoan civilization on Crete, the “House of the Admiral” wall painting, dating from c. 1600 BCE, shows a seaside community in an oblique perspective.
Topical vocabulary