1、Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Grammar and usage Where do you usually take exercise? What sports can you do there? Free talk Exploring the rules Frances is reading a leaflet about a sports centre. Find the sentences in the leaflet that use the passive voice in the present continuous and present perfec
2、t tenses and fill in the table. Frances is reading a leaflet about a sports centre. Find the sentences in the leaflet that use the passive voice in the present continuous and present perfect tenses and fill in the table below. Exploring the rules Weight training classes, for example, are being desig
3、ned . and our workout rooms have been updated with modern equipment. . our aerobics class has been replaced with several fun options . More examples of the passive voice in the present continuous tense The boss is interviewing all the applicants. (active voice) All the applicants are being interview
4、ed (by the boss). (passive voice) Right now the scientists are developing the new products in the laboratory. (active voice) Right now the new products are being developed in the laboratory (by the scientists). (passive voice) Make sure that all the victims are being taken good care of. Nobody suspe
5、cts that the plan is being carried out well. The passive voice in the present continuous tense for phrasal verbs: The passive voice in the present continuous tense for verbs with two objects: The teacher is giving examination papers to students. (active voice) Examination papers are being given to s
6、tudents (by the teacher). (passive voice) The washing machine is being repaired. = The washing machine is under repair. am/is/are being investigated = under investigation am/is/are being constructed = under construction am/is/are being controlled = under control am/is/are being attacked = under atta
7、ck am/is/are being reviewed = under review am/is/are being discussed = under discussion More examples of the passive voice in the present perfect tense The police have just finished searching the area for the missing child. (active voice) Searching the area for the missing child has just been finish
8、ed (by the police). (passive voice) The explorers have found many sunken ships till now. (active voice) Many sunken ships have been found (by the explorers) till now. (passive voice) Every opinion has been backed up with examples. The negative feelings have been got over by doing exercise. The passi
9、ve voice in the present continuous tense for phrasal verbs: The passive voice in the present continuous tense for verbs with two objects: The committee has awarded the prize to him twice. (active voice) He has been awarded the prize twice (by the committee). (passive voice) Working out the rules We
10、use the passive voice in the present perfect tense to talk about something that has been done. The verb form is “(2) _”. has/have been done Applying the rules Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice. 1. The city government is building a new community sports centre. _ 2. Some workers
11、are painting the walls in the workout rooms. _ A new community sports centre is being built (by the city government). The walls in the workout rooms are being painted (by some workers). Exercise 1 Exercise 1 Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice. 3. People have told me the new work
12、out rooms are very modern. _ 4. Jennys PE teacher has asked her to make an exercise plan. _ 5. The teachers are testing students on their knowledge of fitness. _ I have been told that the new workout rooms are very modern. Jenny has been asked to make an exercise plan (by her PE teacher). Students a
13、re being tested on their knowledge of fitness (by the teachers). Fill in the blanks with the proper verb forms. 1. I got caught in the rain and my suit _ (ruin). 2. Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where _ (not decide) yet. 3. Would you please keep silent?
14、The weather report _ (broadcast) and I want to listen. 4. His sister left home in 1998, and _ (not hear of) since then. has been ruined has not been decided is being broadcast has not been heard of Exercise 2 Exercise 2 Fill in the blanks with the proper verb forms. 5. Hi, Terry, can I use your comp
15、uter for a while this afternoon? Sorry. Its _ (repair). 6. In the last few years thousands of films _ (produce) all over the world. 7. Food supplies in the flood-stricken area _ (run out). We must act immediately because theres none left. 8. We wont start the work until all the preparations _ (make)
16、. being repaired have been produced have run out have been made Exercise 3 Exercise 3 Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 直到所有准备工作做好，我们才会开始工作。 We wont start the work until _. 2. 我们计划举行会议的会议室正在装潢。 The meeting room where we planned to hold the meeting _. 3. 雨林被砍伐的速度非常快，以至于将来终将消失。 Rainfo
17、rests _ at such a speed that they will eventually disappear in the future. all the preparations have been made is being decorated are being cut down Translate the following sentences into English. 4. 为推动未来几年内的共享经济，新能源汽车共享项目正在 全国多个城市实施。 New energy vehicle-sharing projects _ in dozens of cities across
18、 the country to fuel the sharing economy in the next few years. 5. 在最近几次死亡事故后，当地政府被敦促加强水上交通安 全管理。 Local government _ to strengthen water transport safety management following recent fatal accident. are being carried out is being urged Exercise 4 Exercise 4 Frances has written a review of the sports
19、centre. Complete the review with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets. I visited the new and improved Community Sports Centre. It looks amazing! It is not open to the public yet, but preparations (1) _ (make) presently for the reopening. Lots of new and modern facilities (2) _ (put) in pla
20、ce. Some of the exercise machines (3) _ (test) by a group of energetic young people now. A whole new range of courses (4) _ (design) for people of all ages, including tai chi and boxing! I tried out the boxing class and I loved it! The coach, who was a boxing champion, was patient and professional.
21、At the end of the one-hour class, I was sweating all over but felt relaxed. Despite all these improvements, I have also found something that still needs to be done: so far no basketball court (5) _ (build). I love playing basketball and I hope a basketball court will be built in the near future. I a
22、m sure it will make the sports centre more popular. are being made have been put are being tested have been designed has been built Exercise 5 Exercise 5 A school news reporter is interviewing Mr Lin, a PE teacher, about the preparations for the school sports meeting. In pairs, use the checklist bel
23、ow to role-play the interview. Reporter: Mr Lin, thank you for agreeing to this interview. May I ask what has been prepared for the sports meeting? Mr Lin: Well, the date of the sports meeting has been decided: 14 May. Reporter: Thank you for your time, Mr Lin. I hope the school sports meeting will
24、be a great success! Reporter: Mr Lin, thank you for agreeing to this interview. May I ask what has been prepared for the sports meeting? Mr Lin: Well, the date of the sports meeting has been decided: 14 May. Reporter: What about the location? Mr Lin: The location has been decided. The sports meeting
25、 will be held in the new school sports centre. Reporter: How many sports events will there be for the sports meeting this year? Mr Lin: Last year, we had 30 medal events. Five more are being considered for this year. Reporter: What are the rules for each sport? Mr Lin: They havent been decided yet.
26、Reporter: Has all the equipment been put in place yet? Mr Lin: No. The equipment is being prepared for now. Reporter: Thank you for your time, Mr Lin. I hope the school sports meeting will be a great success! Homework 1.Rewrite the interview into a news report. 2.Finish exercise C on page 64 of the workbook.
