Unit7 Grammar 1.ppt

Homework To remember the differences between the active voice and the passive voice. To finish the exercises on 100. * * Unit7 Grammar 1 princess Hi, Everyone! We call the princess Laura. The princess is called Laura. Active voice Passive voice The lights were turned off by Tom. The windows are cleaned every week. Millie’s closed the door. The TV was turned on. The boy made a model plane. A total(总数) of 8 questions are answered. or Active Passive Passive Passive Active Passive Active Passive The lights were turned off by Tom. The windows are cleaned every week. The TV was turned on. A total(总数) of 8 questions are answered. How to form the passive voice? Be is, am, are was, were + done Simple present tense Simple past tense When to use the passive voice? ★It is obvious(显然) who performs the action. ★We do not know or do not want to know who performs the action. ★We think the action is more important than the person who performs the action. Word processing is taught in our computer lessons. The printer was sold already. Educational CD-ROMs are sold in many countries. Who designs the educational CD-ROM called ‘Around the World in Eight Hours’? Nancy Jackson designs it. It is designed by Nancy Jackson. Be is, am, are was, were + done +by sb The hill is very beautiful. It __________(climb) by the boy every day? is climbed How delicious the meat is! They _____________(eat) too much yesterday. were eaten Most of us like watching TV. TV _________________( watch) too much by us. is watched He ate the cucumber for last lunch. The cucumber __________ (eat) by him last lunch. was eaten We can use the passive voice when It is obvious who performs the action. e.g. Word processing skills are taught in our computer lessons. 2.We do not know or cannot remember who performed the action. e.g. The printer was sold already. 3.We think the action is more important than person who performs the action e.g. Educational CD-ROM