ENGLISH LESSON 18
GRAMMAR
PASSIVE VOICE > solo pueden pasarse a pasiva aquellas activas con objeto
1.- ONE OBJECT
Active: SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT
Passive: SUBJECT (Patient) + VERB (Passive) + AGENT
(El objeto de la activa) BE + [Link] (by + sujeto de la activa)
BE: mismo tiempo del verbo de la activa
PRACTISE
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2.- DOUBLE OBJECT
1ª Posibilidad
Active: SUBJECT + VERB + INDIRECT + DIRECT
Kevin asked Dennis a question.
Passive: SUBJECT (Patient) + VERB (Passive) + TO + INDIRECT + AGENT
(El DIRECTO de la activa) BE + [Link] (by + sujeto de la activa)
BE: mismo tiempo del verbo de la activa
A question was asked to Dennis by Kevin
2ª Posibilidad
Active: SUBJECT + VERB + INDIRECT + DIRECT
Kevin asked Dennis a question.
Passive: SUBJECT (Patient) + VERB (Passive) + DIRECT + AGENT
(El INDIRECTO de la activa) BE + [Link] (by + sujeto de la activa)
BE: mismo tiempo del verbo de la activa
Dennis was asked a question by Kevin
PRACTISE
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3.- IMPERSONAL PASSIVE
Active People think that John is a spy
O1 O2
Passive 1 IT + BE (mismo tiempo O1) + P. PARTICIPLE O1 + O2
Passive 1 It is thought that John is a spy
O1 O2
Passive 2 SUBJECT O2 + BE (mismo tiempo O1) + P. PARTICIPLE O1 + (NOT) TO +
INFINITIVE / HAVE + P. PARTICIPLE O2 + O2
Passive 2 John is thought to be a spy
O2 O1 O2
PRACTISE
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GRAMMAR REVIEW
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VOCABULARY APTIS > TEST 1
ENGLISH LESSON 18
ENGLISH LESSON 18
READING APTIS > PART 1
KIM
Dear Kim,
Thanks a lot for a great weekend. We really (1)______ ourselves.
Eric and I (2)__________ talking about the upcoming summer vacation. We (3)_____ it might be
nice to go camping in Arizona for a couple of weeks. Are you guys (4) ______?
Let me (5) _______ if you are and we can talk more about dates.
See you soon. Thanks again.
Love,
Angie
1.- A. ENJOY B. ENJOYED C. WERE ENJOY
2.- A. WAS B. WERE C. BEING
3.- A. PLAN B. DECIDING C. THOUGHT
4.- A. INTERESTED B. WORRIED C. FRIGHTENING
5.- A. KNOW B. THINK C. GO
READING APTIS > PART 2
A LETTER TO SANTA
Order the story:
Dear Santa,
1. PS I’ve been a good girl this year!
2. Love, Katy.
3. Thanks for my presents last year. I loved my dolls house and I play with it every day.
4. This year, I’d like some new furniture for my dolls house – I broke two of the chairs.
5. I’d also like the new Rainbow Magic books, and some things to do crafts – some new pens,
glue and coloured card.
6. Hope the elves are helping you!
7. If you’ve got room in your sack, can you bring me the new Sugerbabes CD?
1.- Thanks for my presents last year. I loved my dolls house and I play with it every day.
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3.-
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5.-
6.-
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READING APTIS > PART 3
ENGLISH LESSON 18
SHAKESPEARE
The (0)__ENGLISH__ poet and writer of plays is often described as the greatest writer in the
English language.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23 April 1564.
He was (1)_____ oldest son of a rich glove maker and wool merchant.
Little is known (2)____ his childhood, but he probably attended the local grammar school. In 1582
he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three (3)_____.
In 1588 Shakespeare moved (4)____ London and joined a theatre company. He quickly
became (5)_____ as a writer of plays for the company and appeared in his own dramas at the Globe
Theatre. He (6)_____ wrote many poems, the best known of which are The Sonnet, a series of love
poems to (7)______ unknown man and a dark lady.
ON ALSO AN STUDIES CHILDREN
THE FAMOUS TO FROM LATELY
READING APTIS > PART 4
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WRITING APTIS > PART 4
Meals Delivery Online service
You are a member of a site. You received this e-mail from the club:
Dear valued customers,
We are sorry to inform you that from next month we have to introduce a fee for the meals’ delivery. It
will constitute 10% of the meal order. We have to introduce this measure to reduce the high costs
involved in delivering the meals.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to email us at
[Link]@[Link]
A.- Write an e-mail to your friend. Write about your feelings and suggest possible alternatives
Write about 50 words.
B.- Now, write an email to the Customer Service Team, explaining your feelings about the
notice and suggesting possible alternatives. Write 120-150 words. You have 20 minutes.
LISTENING: “IF I WERE A BOY” – BEYONCE
ENGLISH LESSON 18
If I were a boy (1) EVEN/ EVER / IN just for a day, I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted and go
Drink beer with the guys and chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted and I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they stick up for me
CHORUS
If I were a boy, I think I could (2) U____________
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd (3) LISTEN / LISTENED / LIST IN to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And (4) E_____________ you had got destroyed
If I were a boy, I would turn off my phone
Tell (5) E________________ it's broken so they'd think that I was sleeping alone
I'd put (6) M__________________ first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
(7) W__________________ for me to come home…to come home...
CHORUS
It's a little too late for you to (8) C____________________
Say it's just a mistake
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I (9) W____________ wait for you, you thought wrong
But you're just a boy
You don't understand (x2)
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you (10) W_______________ you were a better man
You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you're taking her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
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SPEAKING APTIS > PART 2 (45 seconds)
ENGLISH LESSON 18
Describe this picture in detail for me.
Why reading is important (or not) for young people?
What kind of books are you going to take for your next trip?
SPEAKING APTIS > PART 3 (45 seconds)
Describe these pictures
What place is healthier and why?
Which one do you prefer and why?
