Unit 14
WB 5 p55
6 Read the list of garden duties. Write sentences in the past passive about what the students did. Example: The garden beds were dug by Alex and Tom.
Garden duties Dig garden beds Remove stones Rake beds Water plants Weed beds Harvest tomatoes
Person Alex, Tom Kim, Maria Jason, Kayla Lisette, Shelly Sam, Xavier Everyone!
Zack Mix compost into beds Nathan Plant seedlings
7 Granddad is repairing his house. Write sentences about his schedule in the future passive. Example: The wood for the floor will be bought on Monday.
Paint bedroom walls Put new glass in windows Replace broken roof tiles
Buy wood for floor
Monday
Thursday
Repair kitchen floor Friday
Tuesday
Mend hole in kitchen ceiling
Wednesday
Saturday
8 Rewrite this recipe for making pumpkin soup in the past passive. Example: First, the pumpkin was peeled.
First, we peeled the pumpkin. We removed the seeds and chopped the pumpkin into small pieces. Then we sliced an onion. We fried it in oil for a few minutes. Next, we added the chopped pumpkin. We poured water into the pan and added seasoning. We boiled the mixture for 10 minutes. Then we passed it through a sieve. We toasted the seeds and added them to the soup.
• Explain to students that the passive voice is more formal than the active voice . It is often used in formal reports, e.g. accounts of science experiments. • You may wish to explain that verbs of being such as seem , be and appear cannot be used in the passive voice as they do not have an object.
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