Unit 14    Freedom fighters

the fourth period
useful expressions:
believe in                     start with
ask for                       in modern times
have……in common            with respect
in all ways

period 5
the passive voice
teaching procedures:
step i  revision
 (show the following sentences on the multimedia.)
turn the following into the passive voice:
1. he washes his clothes every week.
2. i repaired my bike yesterday,
3. we shall discuss the question at our next meeting.
4. they have done everything to make the work easier.
5. the driver is repairing the car.
6. you must keep the book clean.
(students prepare for a moment and then check their answers in pairs. fi¬nally, the teacher asks some students to write their sentences on the black¬board.)
suggested answers:
1. his clothes are washed every week.               2. my bike was repaired yesterday.
3. the question will be discussed at our next meeting.   4. everything has been done to make the work easier.
5. the car is being repaired c by the driver).          6. the book must be kept clean.
read each sentence careful¬ly and underline the predicate in it. (ask some students to underline the predicate in each sentence.)
suggested answers:
1. are washed2. was repaired3. will be discussed4. has been done5. is being repaired6. must be kept
stepii  practice
do some more exercises. (show the following on the screen.)
turn the following sentences into the passive voice:
i. we speak chinese here.
2. i finished my homework in two hours.
3. they were making a model plane.
4. they have finished the work,
5. we can change water into ice.
6. you ought to ask for his advice.
7. when will you paint the wall?
8. have you found your book?
suggested answers;
1. chinese is spoken here.2. my homework was finished in two hours,3. a model plane was being made,
4. the work has been finished.5. water can be changed into ice.6. his advice ought to be asked for.
7. when will the wall be painted?8. has your book been found?
stepiii  explanation and practice
turn the following into the passive: voice:
1. we have never heard of such things before.
2. they listened to her with great inter¬est.