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• the Passive - repeat
• Practice

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Black Story

Two dead men are seated at a table. On the table between them is a game of chess and pistol. What has happened?

The two men are in a submarine stranded on the ocean floor. There was enough oxygen to last them for a few hourse and only one bullet left in the gun they had. They played the game of chess to see who would be allowed to shoot himself and who would have to suffocate. 

In a passive sentence, the subject is ...

1. doing the action
2. passive-aggressive
3. counterbalancing the action
4. undergoing the action

The passive voice consists of two parts, namely ...

1. to have + past participle
2. to be + past participle
3. to go + past participle
4. to do + past partciple

Make the following sentence into a passive:
The pharmacist served me within ten minutes.

1. Het lijdend voorwerp van de zin wordt onderwerp

2. Kies de goede vorm van 'to be'

3. Zet het voltooid deelwoord erachter. 

4. By hoeft niet. 

Make the following sentence into a passive:
The pharmacist had given me the wrong medicine.

1. In dit geval wordt het meewerkend voorwerp het onderwerp van de zin. 

2. Kies de goede vorm van 'to be'

3. Zet het voltooid deelwoord erachter. 

4. By hoeft niet. 

Make the following sentence into a passive:
The pharmacist should have checked the prescription more carefully.

1. In dit geval wordt het lijdend voorwerp het onderwerp van de zin. 

2. Kies de goede vorm van 'to be'

3. Zet het voltooid deelwoord erachter. 

4. By hoeft niet. 

Make the following sentence into a passive:
The pharmacist corrected the mistake.

1. In dit geval wordt het lijdend voorwerp het onderwerp van de zin. 

2. Kies de goede vorm van 'to be'

3. Zet het voltooid deelwoord erachter. 

4. By hoeft niet. 

Practice 

Easy

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive3.htm

intermediate

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/objects_tenses.htm

Advanced Passive to Active

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/passive_quiz.htm

Intermediate

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive.htm

Easy

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-verbs-two-objects-exercise-1.html

Easy

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa010-active-passive.htm

Advanced

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-quizzes/passive.htm

Intermediate

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa002-incident-in-the-sky.htm

More info & practice

Explanation and practice passive voice

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-grammar/passive-forms

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Road map

• Writing a letter of complaint

Lesson goal

At the end of this class you can describe the characteristics, structure, and global content of a letter of complaint. 

What have you complained about (or would you have liked to complain about)in the past year?

The French have several words for 'to complain', raler = complaining for the fun of it.

It is a good conversation starter

 'One could begin talking about a restaurant by focusing on the poor service during an otherwise great meal.

 To Americans, saying something negative sounds like you’re closing the conversation; in France, such comments are perceived as a way to invite other people’s opinions'.  

What about the Dutch?

What is the Dutch way of complaining?

Characteristics?

Give an example.

About what? Why?

Do you think there is a difference between Dutch people from the North and West of the Netherlands?

If so, how do you notice that?

Letter of complaint

Are you infuriated by your phone company? Enraged by the local supermarket? Incensed by a train company? 

"Don't get mad - get even" is the advice. 

A good complainer is a happy complainer. 

Revenge is truly a dish best served cold - and on paper.

Amelia Hill - 'How to make the perfect complaint'  The Guardian 

A statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.

Not content or happy with something.

Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations.

Cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them.

disappointed 

a complaint

to bother

dissatisfied 

What characterises a formal letter of complaint?

Letter of complaint 

• formal style: no contractions, no abbreviations, use passive.
• Write one paragraph per subtopic.
• Skip a line between paragraphs.
• Make sure you know what you want, ensure it is reasonable and state it plainly.
• Never be rude. Be firm but polite.

Emphasise what you expect from the other party.

Introduce yourself and state your reason for writing

Describe the problem, explain how you feel, and propose a solution/what you will do if the situation will not improve.

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Letter of complaint 

• Dear Sir/Madam, or Dear Mr/Ms/Mrs .... 
• Introduction: state why you are writing the letter.

       If you can, start with something positive and then state your problem.

• Body: elaborate on the problem(s) and how you would like to see the     matter resolved.
• Conclusion: I hope that .../ I look forward to ...
• Yours faithfully (when the name of the recipient is unknown)
• Yours sincerely (when the name is known)

Letter of complaint

• The assignment is on Classroom
• Write your own letter of complaint about a topic of your choice or choose one of the topics that you find on Classroom 
• approx. 150 words
• Use formal language and the phrases from LH on p. 151 TB.
• Use the format: salutation, intro, body, conclusion, greetings.
• Due: Tuesday 25 May 2021, 23.59, Classroom.
• Next week Wednesday: you give each other feedback. 

Are you confident that you know how to write a formal letter of complaint.

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Tomorrow

Prepositions. 

Do ex. 15 A and B on p. 120 TB and study p. 121. 

Bring any  questions you have to class or email me!

Link to Classroom

https://classroom.google.com/u/0/w/MTQ4MzQ1NDc2NzUz/tc/MzEyOTE5NTgxMTc3