10th PASSIVE VOICE INTRODUCTION

SECRETARIA DE EDUCACION DE BOGOTA D.C.
COLEGIO CIUDADELA EDUCATIVA DE BOSA

INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL
Resolución de Funcionamiento 155 del 24 de enero de 2008
NIT: 900219678-1 Código Dane1: 111001107875 DANE 2: 51100202606
PASSIVE VOICE: INTRODUCTION

STUDENT’S NAME: ___IVAN STEVEN SERNA CASALLAS_______ CLASS:1001_
INTRODUCTION
1. Read the material and watch the videos with information about passive voice in present and
past and takes notes about PASSIVE VOICE DEFINITION, FORM AND USE. Then make a mind
map using the information provided. (Lee el material y observa los videos con información sobre voz pasiva en
presente y pasado y toma notas acerca de la definición, forma y uso. Luego haz un mapa mental con la información suministrada).
Websites:
https://www.espressoenglish.net/passive-voice-examples-exercises-present-past/
https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/verbs/passive-voice/
https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/teacherzone/three-activities-teach-passive-voice/
Videos
https://youtu.be/eGI69PuuLL8 https://youtu.be/rBtFCPwDkk8
Include your map here. (Incluye tu mapa aquí.)
When we want to give more importance to the action and not to the
person who carried it out, we use the passive voice.
Subject + auxiliary verb

The passive voice is formed
PASSIVE VOICE (to be) + past participle
with the auxiliary verb "to
be" and the past participle
of the verb.
1.We use the passive voice when we do not know who
has performed the action.
2.We use the passive voice when we want to give
more importance to what happened than to who
carried out the action.
PRACTICE
2. The following is a story taken from a newspaper. Read the story and highlight the sentences
in passive voice. (La siguiente es una historia tomada de un periódico. Lee la historia y resalta las oraciones en voz pasiva)
BANK ROBBERY
Armed robbers have escaped with an unknown quantity of cash in a
daylight raid on a bank in Central District, Hong Kong.
It is thought that at least ten million Hong Kong dollars (US$ 1.3
million) in cash and other valuables were taken but the bank has not yet
revealed how much.
A large area of Central District was sealed off bringing traffic to a

standstill. However, all of the thieves managed to escape. One customer
told reporters, ‘We were told to lie on the floor and that if anyone
moved they would be shot.’
Police arrived within minutes after shots were heard coming from inside
the bank and a member of the public dialed 999.
Detective Superintendent Andy Chan of B Division later made a

statement saying that no arrests had been made so far but he was
confident the men would be found soon.
3. Select one article from one of the news site, copy and paste it here. Then highlight all the
sentences in passive voice. Include the link where the article was taken from (Selecciona un artículo
de uno de los sitios de noticias, cópialo y pégalo aquí. Luego subraya todas las oraciones que encuentres en voz pasiva. Incluye el
enlace de donde el artículo fue tomado).
News sites
Articles in American English
- https://edition.cnn.com/
- https://www.foxnews.com/
- https://www.nytimes.com/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Articles in British English

- https://www.bbc.com/
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/
Include the article here. (Incluye el artículo aquí)
Covid-19 may cause sudden and permanent hearing loss, experts have found,
adding that such problems need early detection and urgent treatment.
The coronavirus has been found to affect the body in myriad ways, from a loss of
taste and smell to organ damage.
Now doctors have reported fresh evidence that Covid could also affect hearing.
Writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports, experts at University College London
report the case of a 45-year-old man with asthma who was admitted to intensive
care with Covid, ventilated, and given drugs including the antiviral remdesivir and
intravenous steroids.
A week after leaving intensive care he developed a ringing sound – tinnitus – and
then hearing loss in his left ear.
The team say none of the medications the man was given would be expected to
cause damage to his hearing, while he had no problems with his ear canals or ear
drums. Further investigation showed no sign of autoimmune problems, while he
did not have flu or HIV – conditions previously linked to hearing loss. What’s
more, the man had never had hearing problems before.
Subsequent tests revealed the man had sensorineural hearing loss in his left ear – a
situation where the inner ear or the nerve responsible for sound is inflamed or
damaged. This was treated with steroids with partial success.
The case is the first such incident to be reported in the UK, although a small
number of similar reports have emerged from other countries.
Dr Stefania Koumpa, a co-author of the study, said it is not yet known how Covid
might cause hearing loss, but there are possible explanations.
“It is possible that the Sars-Cov-2 virus enters inner ear cells and brings about cell
death, and/or causes the body to release inflammatory chemicals called cytokines
that can be toxic to the inner ear,” she said. “Steroids likely help by reducing
inflammation and therefore production of cytokines.”
The team say Covid patients in intensive care should be asked about hearing loss
and referred for emergency treatment.
“Even single-sided hearing loss has great consequences on one’s quality of life, if
not promptly treated,” said Koumpa.
Kevin Munro, professor of audiology at the University of Manchester, who was not
involved in the work, said it is known that other viruses, including measles and
mumps, can affect hearing, while he has been contacted by a large number of Covid
survivors reporting a change in their hearing or tinnitus.
Work from his team previously found that 16 of 121 patients admitted to hospital
with Covid, and who completed a survey, reported hearing problems about two
months after discharge.
Munro said his team is now investigating the prevalence and causes of such
problems, noting it is unclear whether they are down to the virus itself, the immune
system response, stress, or even treatments for Covid – or whether it could simply
be that hearing problems become apparent in a noisy hospital where individuals
wear masks.
“I think there’s likely to be lots of explanations for why people were reporting
problems,” he said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/13/covid-may-cause-sudden-permanent-hearing-loss-uk-study
TASKS
Select three exercises from the suggested links and work on the activities. Then take a
screenshot of the exercises and paste them here. (Selecciona tres ejercicios de los enlaces sugeridos y
trabaja en las actividades. Luego toma un pantallazo de los ejercicios y pégalos aquí.)
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?02
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-past
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/passive-voice/active-passive-2
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_10_012e?cc=co&selLanguage=en
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-62359.php
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
CHECK LIST
(Lista de chequeo)
Con el fin de autoevaluar tu trabajo, completa la siguiente lista de chequeo, revisa que tuviste en
cuenta los criterios allí mencionados en la realización del taller y marca con una ( X) SI cumples o
NO con los criterios. Si tienes alguna observación puedes agregarla.
CRITERIO CUMPLE OBSERVACIONES

SI NO
1. Leí detenidamente las instrucciones de cada parte X
del taller antes de realizarlo.
2. Revisé cuidadosamente el material de estudio X
sugerido (páginas web y videos) antes de realizar el
taller.
3. Pregunté en la clase virtual las dudas que me X
surgieron sobre el tema del taller o busqué
información extra que me permitiera aclarar las
dudas sobre el tema.
4. Realicé individualmente cada actividad del taller X
teniendo en cuenta la información del material de
estudio. Mi taller no es copia parcial ni total del
trabajo de algún compañero, internet o traductor.
5. Adjunté el taller y envié la actividad antes del plazo X
establecido.

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SECRETARIA DE EDUCACION DE BOGOTA D.C.

COLEGIO CIUDADELA EDUCATIVA DE BOSA

PASSIVE VOICE: INTRODUCTION

Include your map here. (Incluye tu mapa aquí.)

Subject + auxiliary verb

A large area of Central District was sealed off bringing traffic to a

Detective Superintendent Andy Chan of B Division later made a

Articles in British English

Include the article here. (Incluye el artículo aquí)

CRITERIO CUMPLE OBSERVACIONES

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