1、W Wellell- -known Sayingsknown Sayings 今日事，今日毕。 0101 Try to translate the following sayings into English Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 0202 吃一堑，长一智。 Experience must be bought. 0303 时势造英雄。 A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 英语动词有两种语态：主动语态和被动语态。 主动语态表示主语是动作的执行者， 被动语态表示主
2、语是动作的承受者。 e.g. They will build a new bridge over the river. A new bridge will be built over the river (by them). Active voice vs Passive voice PRESENTATION TEMPLATE Passive voice 4 Why do we need Why do we need Passive VoicePassive Voice? ? PARTPART ONEONE Listen to the song and fill in the blanks B
3、aby, tell me how can I tell you That I you more than life Show me how can I show you That Im by your light When you touch me I can touch you To find out the dream is true I to be loved I need to be a I to be by you Find out more examples in the passage of Spring Festival Spring Festival is highly va
4、lued by every Chinese family. First, the house was cleaned from top to bottom. It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives. Fireworks were being let off across the city. Train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible. I am surrounded by Shanxi accents. Great fu
5、n is also enjoyed in the kitchen as jiaozi are being made. The spirit of the festival-the spirit of family-has largely been kept. When to choose passive voice? 1. To say what happens to the subject 2. The “doer” is obvious 3. We dont know or dont need to know who performed the action 4. The action i
6、tself is more important than “doer”, or we dont want to tell who performed the action 5. In writing, especially in scientific and technical report and newspaper articles, the passive is more formal. 6. In spoken English, we often use a subject such as people, somebody, they, we, or you even when we
7、do not know who the doer is. In formal English, particularly writing, the passive voice is more formal. Choose a proper option for each situation. Explain why. 1. My friend George draws landscape picture. . A. He sells them for money. B. They are sold by him for money. 2. Theres somebody behind us.
8、. A. I think were being followed. B. I think someone is following us. 3. This orange juice tastes awful. . A. I think someone has left it outside the fridge for a long time. B. I think its been left outside the fridge for a long time. 4. The old lady rented an old house. . A. Somebody built it in 19
9、00. B. It was built in 1900. 5. Tommy takes good care of his car. A. He washes the car every week. B. The car is washed by him every week. Choose a proper option for each situation. Explain why. 1. My friend George draws landscape picture. . A A. He sells them for money. B. They are sold by him for
10、money. 2. Theres somebody behind us. . A A. I think were being followed. B. I think someone is following us. 3. This orange juice tastes awful. . B A. I think someone has left it outside the fridge for a long time. B. I think its been left outside the fridge for a long time. 4. The old lady rented a
11、n old house. . B A. Somebody built it in 1900. B. It was built in 1900. 5. Tommy takes good care of his car. A A. He washes the car every week. B. The car is washed by him every week. 1 0 PARTPART TWOTWO The pattern of The pattern of Passive VoicePassive Voice Basic pattern Passive voice: be + done
12、(+by) Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family. First, the house was cleaned from top to bottom. It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives. Fireworks were being let off across the city. Train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible. I am surr
13、ounded by Shanxi accents. Great fun is also enjoyed in the kitchen as jiaozi are being made. The spirit of the festival-the spirit of family-has largely been kept. Patterns for different tenses TenseTense PatternPattern Simple present am/is/are + done Simple past was/were + done Simple future will/s
14、hall + be + done Present continuous am/is/are + being + done Past continuous was/were + being +done Present perfect have/has + been + done Past perfect had + been +done Future perfect shall/will + have been + done Past future should/would + be +done Past future perfect should/would + have been + don
15、e Transform the following active voice into passive voice. 1. People grow rice in the south of the country. 2. They destroyed the building. 3. They will send cars abroad by sea. 4. We are painting the rooms. 5. This time last year we were planting trees here. 6. We have brought down the price. 7. Wh
16、en I got to the theatre, I found they had already sold out the tickets. 8. The manager said they would complete the project by the end of the year. 9. Someone has told me the sports meet might be put off. 10. You must hand in your compositions after class. 11. She handed me the plate. 12. Martha talked me into buying a motorbike. HomeworkHomework 1. Complete the sentences in the right forms of the given verbs. 2. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. 3. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. PRESENTATION TEMPLATE THANK THANK YOUYOU
