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This lesson will help you Words related to communication

to learn the topics related media:
to the The radio.
The TV.
week 11 The press.

Contrasting passive voice in

You will learn about: present simple vs passive voice
in past simple.
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Words
related to:
The radio

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Words related to: The radio

This is a
radio station.

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Words related to: The radio

Here you have a vocabulary list about the radio:

Word Translation

AM Modulación de amplitud
Dead air Interrupción de la señal
FM Frecuencia de modulación
Playlist Lista de canciones
Radio announcer Locutor de radio
Spot Comercial

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that
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to:TV
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This is a tv
studio.

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Words related to: TV

Here you have a vocabulary list about The TV:

Word Translation

Cast Elenco
Character Personaje
Remote control
Closed caption
Control remoto
Subtítulos
CC
Commercial Propaganda
Director Director
Dubbed in Doblado en
Closed caption gives another
way to interpret TV shows.

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Word Translation

Episode Episodio
Host Presentador
Network Cadena
News anchor Presentador de noticias
Plot Argumento - trama
Prime time Horario estelar
Program Programa
Rating Clasificación
Script Guión I’m in love with this host!

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Word Translation

Season Temporada

Series Series

Set Set

Soap Opera Novela

Soundtrack Banda Sonora

Studio Estudio

Viewer Espectador

Zapping Cambiar de canales

Ugly Betty is the best soap
opera ever.

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The press

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The press
publishes
journals every
ry
single day.

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Here you have a vocabulary list about the press:

Word Translation

Article Artículo
Columns Columnas
Comics Historietas
Cover Cubierta
Editorial Editorial
Journalist Periodista
Magazine Revista
Newspaper/Journal Periódico
Readership Lector
Journalists are always Tabloid Tabloide
looking for news.

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Contrasting
passive voice
in present
simple vs
past simple
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Contrasting passive voice in present simple vs past simple

It is possible to find passive voice in all tenses. Here you have some examples in present and past simple:

The window was broken The road is closed

yesterday. because of the accident.

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Contrasting passive voice in present simple vs past simple

Contrasting passive voice in present simple and passive voice in past simple is easy. The main difference is the
tense of verb to be:

Is the concert enjoyed Was the concert enjoyed by

by your friends? your friends?

Passive voice in Passive voice in

present simple. past simple.

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Here you have other examples:

The car is stolen by that guy. The car was stolen by that guy.

My cake is made by Tom. My cake was made by Tom.

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