28/09 vwo 4

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Good morning!

Today:

- Checking 1C

- The passive 

Discuss with your neighbor

2.1 -> What is special about the area of Queens in New York?

2.2 -> What do Richard and Tanja's families have in common?

2.3 -> What are the differences between Richard's and Tanja's stories as immigrants?

3.1 -> Immigrants in Queens feel attached to their new country.

1. True
2. False

3.2 -> People are much more interested in learning about distant ancestors than recent generations.

1. True
2. False

3.3 -> Some years after immigrating to America, Tomas met his brother in New York by accident.

1. True
2. False

3.4 -> Richard's grandmother has kept the family history alive.

1. True
2. False

3.5 -> Tanja's mother wasn't able to balance work with looking after her children's education.

1. True
2. False

3.6 -> Tanja and her sister have chosen to have similar careers to their parents.

1. True
2. False

4. Look at the article and choose the correct explanation of each phrase.
1 -> a melting pot (para 1)

1. a place of conflict
2. a place where all mix together
3. a place which attracts

4.2 -> their ancestral roots (para 2)

1. where their family came from originally
2. how they got to America
3. their parents' character

4.3 -> one recurring theme (para 3)

1. sad fact
2. common story
3. unusual quality

4.4 -> seeking his fortune (para 4)

1. hoping to get lucky
2. looking for right job
3. looking for a way to get rich

4.5 -> a must (para 5)

1. a good thing
2. a right
3. a necessity

Discuss with your neighbor

What aspect of immigration can be found in paragraph 1?

What aspect of immigration can be found in paragraph 2?

What aspect of immigration can be found in paragraph 3?

6. Read the personal accounts of the immigrants again. Which of the aspects do their stories pick up on?

7. What is the main aspect or message of this article?

The passive

We use the passive voice when we want to focus on an action or the object of the action, rather than the person who is doing the action. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

Example

Active:

Parents are questioning the new values.

Passive:

The new values are being questioned by parents.

Governments are forcing people to work longer.
People _______ to work longer.

Governments have raised the age of retirement in many countries.
The age of retirement _______ in many countries.

People don't consider someone to be old until they are about 80.
Someone _______ to be old until they are about 80.

The government is encouraging each family to have more children.
Each family _______ to have more children.

The government reduces taxes for families with more than two children.
Taxes ______ for families with more than two children.

The public have not welcomed the idea of working longer for less money.
The idea of working longer for less money ______ by the public.

Life expectancy _______ in many countries.

1. is rising
2. is being risen

In the Middle East, the number of young people _______.

1. is growing
2. is being grown

The idea of working longer _______ well by people.

1. has not received
2. has not been received

Some people say that advances in medicine ______ too far.

1. have gone
2. have been gone

It is unfair that young people _____ to pay for the care of the old.

1. oblige
2. are obliged

In some western countries, people ______ to have more children.

1. encouraging
2. are being encouraged