4V passive key

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Rewrite the sentences A>P (1-3) and P>A (4-6)

0. Many people honoured former president Jimmy Carter at a state funeral. 

0. Former president Jimmy Carter was honoured by many people at a state funeral.

1. Firefighters are battling the flames in Los Angeles. 

2.Scientists have recorded the hottest year ever. 

3. Donald Trump made comments on occupying Greenland. 

4. The Golden globes were awarded last Monday by them. 

5. A special visa to visit the UK must be bought by all visitors from the EU.

6. The massive snow fall in Limburg is enjoyed by Oscar.

A>P

1. Firefighters are battling the flames in Los Angeles.

The flames are being battled by firefighters in Los Angeles.

2.Scientists have recorded the hottest year ever.

The hottest year ever has been recorded by scientists.

3. Donald Trump made comments on occupying Greenland.

Comments were made by Donald Trump on occupying Greenland

P>A

4. The Golden globes were awarded last Monday by them.

They awarded the Golden Globes last Monday.

5. A special visa to visit the UK must be bought by all visitors from the EU.

All visitiors from the EU must buy a special visa to visit the UK.

6. The massive snow fall in Limburg is enjoyed by Oscar.

Oscar enjoys the massive snow fall in Limburg.

OVER TO YOU...

Complete ex 1+2+3

1.

1. A

2. P

3. A

4. P

5. P

6. A

7. P

8. A

9. P

10. A

2.

1. My purse has been found by one of the cleaners

2. He was hit on the head with a hammer by the robber.

3. A new road has been built in this area by the government.

4. A note was handed to me by the assistant. OR I was handed a note by the assistant.

5. John was elected class representative by us.

6. My wallet has been taken by someone.

7. Bicycles are used as a means of transport by many people.

8. The book should have been brought with her (by her).

9. The old road was being rebuilt (by them) when I drove by.

10. A new shopping centre was opened by the local council.

11. Nothing has been decided yet (by them).

12. It can be done (by me) with my eyes closed.

13. It has been suggested (by someone) that the shop should close.

14. A knife was used by dad to open the window.

15. You will be brought your drinks by the waitress in a minute. OR Your drinks will be

brought to you by the waitress in a minute.

A>P

• Mika enjoys the series Breaking Bad.
• Frieda has written an application letter to apply for a job at Bergeijk Centraal. 
• Mats is wearing a black sweater.
• Before Tijn can eat his favourite dessert, he has to finish all his veggies. 
• Next Saturday at 10:30, Sven will be playing football. 
• Iris prefers coca-cola over pepsi.
• Mirthe was studying physics for hours last test week.
• Ms Willems has read many books for fun. 
• Saar might watch a movie tonight.

3.

1. They begin new projects in January.

2. You must wash that shirt for tonight’s part.

3. Mum is going to prepare the food.

4. They make shoes in that factory.

5. They will have to examine you again.

6. We had finished the preparations by the time the guests arrived.

7. The Chinese discovered acupuncture thousands of years ago.

8. They have produced skis here since 1964.

9. They also speak German at EU meetings.

10. They read him the newspaper every day.

4.

1. is seen

2. will be chosen

3. can be seen

4. have been made

5. was given

6. is being shown

7. was made

8. has been shown

9. have been given

10. was given

11. was added

12. are often made

13. have been filmed

Your own example (p.6/7)

Complete the grid using your own example sentence. 

Your own example (p.6/7)

Present Simple	She bakes a cake.	A cake is baked by her.
Past Simple	She baked a cake.	A cake was baked by her.
Future Simple	She will bake a cake.	A cake will be baked by her.
Present Continuous	She is baking a cake.	A cake is being baked by her.
Past Continuous	She was baking a cake.	A cake was being baked by her.
Future Continuous	She will be baking a cake.	A cake will be being baked by her.
Present Perfect (simple)	She has baked a cake.	A cake has been baked by her.
Past Perfect (simple)	She had baked a cake.	A cake had been baked by her.
Future Perfect	She will have baked a cake.	A cake will have been baked by her.
Present Perfect Continuous	She has been baking a cake.	A cake has been being baked by her.
Past Perfect Continuous	She had been baking a cake.	A cake had been being baked by her.
Future Perfect Continuous	She will have been baking a cake.	A cake will have been being baked by her.

Recap unit 3+4 (23/24)

> Worksheets grammar/vocabulary

> Cambridgeone.org  (assignments 7-11)

> Test Yourself > Book > p.47

> Mixed conditionals (p.32)

> Alternatives to if (p.35)

> Emphatic structures (p.40)

> Boosting (p.43)

3C Similar words battleships

1. Student A begins by giving Student B a set of coordinates from the table, e.g. ‘B3’. Student B looks at their table and says ‘Miss!’ if there is no word in the box or ‘Hit!’ if there is a word. If a word is ‘hit’, Student B must say the word and note where they have hit, e.g. B3, and write the word on their activity sheet.
2. It is then Student B’s turn to give a set of coordinates to Student A so they can try to ‘hit’ a word, repeating step 3. 
3. Students then work individually, completing their sentences with the words they have ‘hit’. If they have not ‘hit’ all the words, they will have to guess the words to try to complete the other sentences. Again, set a time limit of fi ve minutes for this stage. 
4. Students check and compare the sentences on their worksheets.

Student A: 1 form; 2 audience; 3 features; 4 regarded;

5 attraction; 6 aspect; 7 allowed; 8 approve

Student B: 1 consumer; 2 event; 3 method; 4 infl uential;

5 meaning; 6 activity; 7 way; 8 appeal

Rewrite - A>P and P>A

1. Judge blocks Trump's order to end birthright citizenship. 
2. Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard’s musical about a transgender gangster escaping from the mob in Mexico, has broken the record for the most Oscar nominations earned by a film not in the English language.
3. All of Glasgow's schools and nurseries were closed on Friday. 
4. Injured Djokovic was booed off after quitting semi-final.
5. German opposition leader Friedrich Merz will boost border controls if he wins power in next month’s elections. 

28 January 2025 - from articles bbc.co.uk

Rewrite Passive > Active

1. Jabaliya, home to a pre-war population of 200,000, about half of whom lived in one of Gaza's oldest and biggest refugee camps, has been virtually destroyed.
2. Deep Seek was released on 20 January, quickly impressing AI geeks before it got the attention of the entire tech industry - and the world.
3. In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources, including mining for rare earth minerals, uranium and iron.
4. Higher levels of chlorate were discovered during routine testing at Coca-Cola's production facility in Ghent, Belgium, according to an unnamed company spokesperson quoted by the AFP news agency.
5. 32-year-old Brazil international Neymar is expected to sign a short-term deal at the club where he began his career.

Complete ex 5-9 (p.7-10)

5.

1. The picture is drawn. 
2. The door was closed.
3. The house is being stolen. 
4. The bike was being repaired. 
5. The room has been cleaned. 
6. The homework had been done. 
7. The window will be broken. 
8.   The essay should be written.

6.

1. Poems are written by the boy. 
2. The blue car was driven by the girl.
3. Enough money has been collected by them. 
4. A new restaurant will hbe opened by them. 
5. Pictures can be drawn by the little boy.
6.  The prisoner was watched by the guard. 
7. Soccer will nog be played by them. 
8. They believe that good poems are written by him.

7.

1. She was given a book by her friend. 
2. He was offered a job by them. 
3. We were shown the house by the man.
4. I was given a pen by my friend. 
   A pen was given to me by my friend.

8.

1. The bill has been paid by Kerrie. 
2. A hamburger is being eaten by me. 
3. Five miles are cycled  by us every day. 
4. The present was opened by me. 
5. The book has not been read by them.
6. The parcel has not been sent by you. 
7. This issue had not been agreed to by us. 
8. The hieves were being caught by them. 
9. Has he been phoned by her?
10. Were we noticed by them?

9.

1. You will be attended to by someone later.
2. Something must be done before the situation gets out of control (by us).
3. The music can be heard in all sections of the stadium (by you). 
4. 5 people are being employed by the company at the moment.
5. A new TV set is going to be bought next week by them.
6. This house has been built by my great grandfather. 
7. The key was given to me by my sister so I could get in.
   I was given the key by my sister so I could get in.
8. Nothing was said by anyone. 
9. I had been woken up last night by a loud noise. 
10. How is such a dish prepared by you?

7When the object in an active voice negative sentence is anything or anyone (anybody), the subject in the passive voice has to be changed to the negative form, e.g. nothing, no one or nobody. The word not is then dropped from the sentence. So the noun gets negated, not the verb.

e.g.:

The government hasn't done anything to stop the pollution.

Nothing has been done to stop the pollution by the government.

They didn't ask anybody to help them.

Nobody (No one) was asked to help them.

 

9.

11. I don't like being lied to by anyone.

12. All her problems have been being solved by her. 

13. After a while she found out the truth hadn't been told by them.
       After a while she found out she hadn't been told the truth by them.

14. She was impressed by the outstanding performance.

15. The leftovers mustn't be put back in the fridge by you. 

10.

1. were played
2. has just been informed
3. were 
4. hadn't been paid for 
5. haven't played
6. has just received
7. was looking - was being repaired           OR            is looking - is being repaired 
8. had already left
9. are having
10. had been stolen

11.

1. The window has been opened.
2. Her room was being painted. 
3. He has taken her to the airport. 
4. The bike is being repaired at the moment. 
5. The cows are fed every morning. 
6. The novel was written a hundred years ago.
7. The food must be put in the fridge.
8. A press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon.
9. Our house has just been finished. 
10. The thief had been seen by the policeman.