Describing trends + passive reviewed/ WB Unit 3

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

February 15th

Programme

- Describing trends + passive reviewed

- Work on WB Unit 3

Describing trends

Turn to SB p. 39

Let's discuss exercises 6, 7 and 8

Describing trends, exercise 6

RISE: soared, surged, rocketed, escalated

FALL: tumbled, slump, dipping, plummeted

Describing trends, exercise 7

Graph #1: Sharp; significant drop

Graph #2: Gradual; moderate drop

Graph #3: Stable; steady price

Graph #4: Fluctuating; volatile price

Describing trends, exercise 8

1. slumped
2. rocketed
3. moderate
4. dipped
5. sharp
6. volatile
7. fluctuating
8. rocket
   

The passive

Remember when we talked about passive structures with have or get?

Choose the correct answers!

1. Our neighbours ... on their roof by an energy company.

1. had solar panels fitted
2. fitted solar panels

2. I'm going to ... next week. It's cheaper than paying a cleaner.

1. get our windows cleaned
2. clean our windows

3. The park gazebo ... by the strong wind. Some volunteers are helping to rebuild it.

1. got knocked down
2. knocked down

4. My dad hates doing jobs around the house, especially ...

1. having the grass cut
2. cutting the grass

5. After the storm we decided to hire a tree surgeon and ... the tree in our garden.

1. cut some branches off
2. have some branches cut off

6. In the autumn, I'm always in the garden ... dead leaves.

1. sweeping up
2. having someone sweep up

7. My friend had to call the police after his house ... at the weekend.

1. got burgled
2. burgled

8. Everyone in our neighbourhood will ... next year. It'll take the decorator ages to do the whole street.

1. get their house painted
2. paint their house

Turn the following active sentence into a passive.
1. Homeless people seeking a place to stay had occupied the building.

Turn the following passive sentence into an active one.
2. Disused housing is being bought by government agencies.

Turn the following active sentence into a passive.
3. Anti-homelessness campaigners handed the prime minister a petition.

WB Unit 3

- Vocabulary p. 20: choose 3 exercises out of ex. 1 - 4

- Grammar p. 21: ex. 1 - 3

- Vocabulary p. 22: ex. 2

- Vocabulary p. 23: choose 3 exercises out of ex. 1 - 4

- Grammar p. 114: ex. 2

Enjoy your mid-term break!