Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

PASSIVE VOICE: LET'S MAKE SOME SENSE OF IT!...

Part 2: Grammar
The Passive Voice
There is one mark for each question.
Exercise 1: Re-write these sentences in the passive voice
36)  They wear red socks.

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37)  Does your teacher read the book?

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38)  You do not open the windows.

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39)  The author wrote that story.

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40)  The police have arrested the thieves.

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41)  Our dog is catching the cat.

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42)  The electricians test the fire alarm. 

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Exercise 2: Complete these sentences by using the passive voice and the tense provided
43)  We _______________________________ (ask) by the police. (Future tense)

44)  The towels ________________________ (not use). (Past tense)

45)  He _______________________________ (not sell) the jewels. (Present perfect)

Exercise 3: Write passive sentences by using the information and tenses below

Example:

the food / eat (Simple Past)
The food was eaten by the cat__________________________
46)  the picture / draw (Simple Present)

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47)  the door / close (Simple Past) 

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48)  the room/ clean (Present Perfect) 

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49)  the window / break (Simple future) 

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50)  the essay / write (Should + Verb) 

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Score for part 2 _____/15

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Useful phrases - ADVERTS EXAM


How to say where things are:

On the right / left
At the front / back / the top / the bottom
In the top right hand corner. In the bottom right hand corner.
In the middle / centre
Next to / besides / between /


How to say what the different elements could represent:

In my opinion the boy represents /shows / illustrates / portrays / symbolises / depicts / signifies/ highlights family life and chilhood.

How to express your idea about who the target audience could be:

I think the target audience might be...
Perhaps the target audience could be...
In my opinion the target audience are...
The target audience could possibly be...
One could argue that the target audience are...
The target audience are most likely ...