6 Listen to five dialogues. Choose a verb from exercise 5 and write down what is happening in each dialogue. Use the passive.
(Nghe năm đoạn hội thoại. Chọn một động từ từ bài tập 5 và viết ra điều gì đang xảy ra trong mỗi đoạn hội thoại. Sử dụng thể bị động.)
In dialogue 1, a man is being teased.
(Trong đoạn hội thoại 1, một người đàn ông đang bị trêu chọc.)
RECYCLE! The passive
We use the passive when we want to focus on the action or when we do not know who performed the action.
They take family portraits in this studio.
→ Family portraits are taken in this studio.
• The object of an active verb can become the subject of a passive verb.
This photo was taken recently.
• We use a passive infinitive with modal verbs.
They might be offended if you say that.
• We can use by to say who performed the action.
We were warned by the teacher about the test.
Tạm dịch:
RECYCLE! Thể bị động
Chúng ta sử dụng thể bị động khi muốn tập trung vào hành động hoặc khi không biết ai thực hiện hành động đó.
Họ chụp chân dung gia đình trong studio này.
→ Chân dung gia đình được chụp tại studio này.
• Tân ngữ của động từ chủ động có thể trở thành chủ ngữ của động từ bị động.
Bức ảnh này được chụp gần đây.
• Chúng ta sử dụng động từ nguyên mẫu bị động với các động từ khiếm khuyết.
Họ có thể bị xúc phạm nếu bạn nói như vậy.
• Chúng ta có thể dùng by để nói ai đã thực hiện hành động đó.
Chúng tôi đã được giáo viên cảnh báo về bài kiểm tra.
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Choose the correct answer to the following questions.
Obesity _____ a serious health problem.
Rewrite the following sentences using passive voice.
Rewrite the following sentences using passive voice.
Choose the best answer.
It ______ that learning English is easy.
Choose the best answer.
_______ that the temple was built on the current site of Thien Tru in the 15th century.
Choose the best answer.
It is hoped that any defensive measures _______ to protect and preserve our man-made wonders.
Choose the best answer.
_______ the best time to visit the complex of Hue Monuments is in April.
Choose the best answer.
It is ________ that many people are homeless after the floods.
Choose the best answer.
________ that many of our man-made wonders have been damaged.
Choose the best answer.
_______ that two people had been injured in the accident.
Choose the best answer.
______ that Ha Long Bay was recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
Choose the best answer.
It _______ that 70 tons of dead fish washed ashore along more than 200 kilometres of Vietnam’s central coastline in early April.
Choose the best answer.
It _____ by the company yesterday that the new shopping complex would be open after 2 weeks.
Choose the best answer.
Some film stars _______ difficult to work with.
Choose the best answer.
He was said _____ this building.
Choose the best answer.
It ______ that some foreigners had collected rubbish in Cat Ba Beach.
Choose the best answer.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony _______next weekend.
Choose the best answer.
Our children _______to school by bus every morning.
Choose the best answer.
I hate_______ personal questions by nearly acquainted friends.
Choose the best answer.
“Those eggs of different colors are very artistic.” “Yes, they_______ in Russia”
Choose the best answer.
Simon is going to visit his mother on his work next week.
=> Simon’s mother ______ on his work next week.
Choose the best answer.
The postman will deliver newspaper next week.
=> Newspaper _______ by the postman next week.
Choose the best answer.
Jim was painting her picture with his patience at 8pm last night.
=> Jim’s picture _______ with her patience at 8pm last night.
Choose the best answer.
They chose him as the best actor of the year.
Choose the best answer.
Someone will pay you in ten days.
Choose the best answer.
The teacher always advises us to study harder on the second term.
Choose the best answer.
The cat has broken many bowls and dishes.
Choose the best answer.
A new museum _____ in this land before we came to live in Vietnam in 1999.
Choose the best answer.
They_______ time and money doing such a thing.
Choose the best answer.
These students _______so much that they feel very tired and bored.
