Lesson

Application Perfume
Perfume is thousands of years old. One of the oldest uses of perfumes comes from the burning of
incense and aromatic herbs used in religious services, often the aromatic gums, frankincense and myrrh,
gathered from trees. The Egyptians were the first to incorporate perfume into their culture followed by the
ancient Chinese, Hindus, Israelites, Carthaginians, Arabs, Greeks, and Romans. The earliest use of
perfume bottles is Egyptian and dates to around 1000 BC. The Egyptians invented glass, and perfume
bottles were one of the first common uses for glass.
The word perfume comes from the Latin phrase, "per" meaning "through" and "fumus" meaning smoke."
The French later gave the name parfum to the pleasant smells that drift through the air from burning
incense. There are few periods of history that have not been influenced by perfume. The history of
perfume is often intertwined with the history of the human race. One example is the Roman history. The
Roman public baths were spectacular, and the baths of the Emperor Caracalla were the most famous.
One room, called the "unctuarium," had shelves with pots of unguents, jars of fragrant oils, and essences
in bottles of varying size. The Romans indulged in the practice of applying perfume three times a day. Pet
dogs and horses were also perfumed. At feasts, birds were released from their cages to dispense
perfume from their wings; draperies, candlesticks, tables, and cushions were all perfumed. The servants
wore musk, marjoram, spikenard, and other aromatics. Adapted from website:perfumes.com/eng/history.htm

Verbs:
To squeeze/ To mistreat/
To enhance/
To last/lasted squeezed mistreated
enhanced mistreated
lasted squeezed
enhanced

Retro-actions to Freeze in Europe Squeezing Do not mistreat your

enhance your photos. lasts at least one fresh oranges schoolmates, bullying
To improve something, or to mak more week. to make juice can be considered a
e it more attractive or more valu To become hardened into ice is the best! crime.
able. or into a solid body; to change To press something To treat someone in an unfair or
from liquid to solid due to heat such as a liquid out of cruel way.
loss. something.
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 Lesson
Training
❖ Be careful! You’re tilting your coffee cup.
❖ I intend to quote this matter at the meeting tomorrow night.
❖ What does the word in quotes mean?
❖ The words given are, quote, not correct English, unquote, according to the teacher.
❖ If you keep on mumbling I won’t be able to understand you!
❖ The old man’s last words were a mumble that could not be understood.
Quote- to say or write words that someone else has said or written.
Mumble - to say something in a way that is not loud or clear enough so that your words are
difficult to understand.
“Un” – added to adjectives, adverbs and nouns to indicate the opposite of what is originally being
described (noun)

Elementary Grammar
SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES
To use the superlative form of adjectives, follow the guidelines below:
- Adjective of one syllable: add – est
- Adjective of two or more syllables: use – the most before the adjective

The normal superlative form of old is oldest but we can also find eldest for brothers and sisters:
He is my eldest brother.
Never use most with adjective and + est or with an irregular superlative

My parents have four children. Liam is the oldest. Adam is the youngest. Emma is the strongest,
and I, I’m the most intelligent!
PLURAL

PLURAL

There are mistakes in some of these sentences. If there is an error, write the correct sentence, if
it’s ok, put a check mark.

a. John is the one of the best students in the class.

___________________________________________________________________________
b. This is the bestest film I have ever seen.
___________________________________________________________________________
c. Megan is the most intelligent of all.
___________________________________________________________________________
d. London is much biggest than Manchester.
___________________________________________________________________________
e. The most colder month is January.
___________________________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary

Still happening or So, thus, therefore,

as soon, like this So, thus,
being done. accordingly,
(formal)
Ply between this and
that
A thickness or layer of a folded
or laminated material.
Ongoing
Thereby
Therefore

Intimate, innermost,
inward, familiar,
secret
Herbs

Inmost
Range
Extension, extent, scope, size. Youth

Clothespin
Stock
Spicy

Flask

Orchard
Allergy
Bottle
To let someone leave
Dry cleaners
a place where they
have been kept. Nice, enjoyable,
pleasing, agreeable,
pleasurable
Released
Intertwined
Pleasant
Burning
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Homework
Lover

1. Read the information and use superlatives to make sentences about the Hunt family.

Born Height Weight

Nate Hunt 1952 1m.76 98 kilos
Rob Hunt 1951 1m.72 88 kilos
Joe Hunt 1980 1m.77 72 kilos
Emma Hunt 1983 1m.69 59 kilos

Example: Rob is the oldest.

a. (young) _____________________________________________________________
b. (tall) ________________________________________________________________
c.(short) _______________________________________________________________
d.(heavy) ______________________________________________________________
e.(light) _______________________________________________________________

2. Make superlative sentences with I + ever from these ideas.

a. Iceland/cold/country/visit________________________________________________

b. Titanic/good/film/see___________________________________________________

c. War and Peace/long/book/read___________________________________________

d.My computer/expensive/thing/buy_________________________________________

e. Fabio/intelligent/student/teach____________________________________________

f. This curry/hot/food/taste_________________________________________________

g.Hamlet/great/play/see___________________________________________________

h.You/beautiful/girl/meet__________________________________________________

i.He/bad/liar/know_______________________________________________________

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3. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives.

a. There is a chess with 320 carats of black and white diamonds. Only seven of these

luxury chess sets have ever been created. Although another set known as the Jewel

Royale has been rumored by some websites to be the ______________________ in the

world at $9.8 million it was never actually created and remains little more than a concept.

(adorned)

b. To live in Tokio, you pay $1,200 per square meter.Although London and Paris were the

previous contenders for this position, today three of the _______________________

cities in the world are all found in Japan.(expensive)

From: list25.com/25-most-expensive-things-in-the-world/

c. Weighing in at only 1 pound and barely bigger than a coke can, Tiny Pinnochio is

considered to be the world’s _________________ dog.(small)From: http://list25.com/25-

smallest-things-in-the-universe/

d. For being the ________________ animals in the ocean, whales are usually nothing

more than floating islands, filter-feeding on tiny shrimp. But set your time machine back

far enough, and you'll find the waters full of insanity. (big)
Read more: http://www.cracked.com/article_19207_the-7-most-terrifyingly-huge-things-in-history-nature.html#ixzz356SCh5Di.

e. My daughter is __________________________________girl in the world. (pretty)

f. The _____________time I can come is four o’clock. (early)

g. This is the ______________________________move that I watched in my life. (bad)

h.He is the _________________________________boy who won the game. (tall)

i. Who is the _____________________________ country in the world? (corrupt)

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 Lesson
Application The case of the Missing Ring
Cynthia Hummingbird is a wealthy widow. She lives in a mansion with three wings.She has one wing
to herself. Another wing is for her son’s family of four. Her son Ralph is married to Lila.They have full-
grown twins, Emma and Oliver. The twins still live at home. Emma is engaged to a man named Paul.
The third wing in the masion is for hired help. This includes a gardener, a chef, and a
housekeeper.Besides these wings, there are several common areas in Cynthia’s house, including a
computer room, a kitchen, and a living room with a giant flat screen TV.
Hummingbird Manor was recently robbed. A ruby ring was snatched from the widow’s bedroom. The
ring is a family treasure that was supposed to be passed on to Emma on her wedding day.It was a gift
to Cynthia from her late husband.
The robber had bad timing. Emma and Paul are supposed to be getting hitched next week in the rose
garden. The newlyweds are scheduled to move into the guest house after the wedding.
Cynthia hired the best of the best to conduct the investigation. Detective Bossley starred in a recent
reality show. It was a murder mystery series. Filming for the show took him all over the world. The
Hummingbird watched every minute of it. Now that the series is over, the famous detective is out of a
job.Since there were no signs of a break-in, the detective thinks that a resident of the mansion stole the
ring. He will question each suspect in a private interview. Cynthia has insisted on taping each interview
with a hidden camera. She has made Detective Bossley an offer he can’t refuse.
Adapted from ESL library.

Out like a light

After working a twelve hour shift
yesterday, I was out like a light
as soon as I got into bed.

(To fall asleep very quickly)

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Useful Language
As well What has become of To make fun of

Practice as well as sleep What Has Become

Of America? And of course, they all made it a
may help birds learn new
Used for asking what has happened to
point to make fun of her and
songs. laugh at her.
someone .
In addition to something or someone To make jokes about someone or something
else. in an unkind way.
To snatch
To get hitched

Her brother snatched the letter and

tore it open.
To grasp (something) suddenly, to take Is Gwen really getting hitched then?
hurriedly, to remove suddenly, to gain or win. To become entangled or fastened, to marry.

1. Complete the sentences by choosing the best choice.

a. There are two _______________________on the main floor of the residence.

(docks - wings – floats)

b. My company only hires the______________________________________________.
(highest of the high – best of the best – topest of the top)
c. The teacher has been ________________________________work for three months.
(out through – out on – out of)
d. The mother ____________________her baby clothes to her pregnant sister.
(passed on – past – passed at)
e. You remind me of my ________________________________________Uncle Clark.
(later – late – last)

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Homework
2. Discussion:

a. Do you have any idea who the thief is?

____________________________________________________________________________
b. What do you think Detective Bossley looks like?
____________________________________________________________________________
c. What do you think Ralph looks like? Describe his appearance.
____________________________________________________________________________
d. What questions do you think Detective Bossley will ask the suspects?
____________________________________________________________________________
e. Do you think Emma will get the ring back in time to marry Paul next week?
____________________________________________________________________________
Adapted from ESL library.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: to, with, about, on, in, of, for, before.
When I was a child I was confused about dreaming, but now I know: If you dream

___________something or somewhere, instead ______reaching ____ it, you can think

_______ all the time you spent dreaming. You will notice that _________all that time you

were dreaming, you could have been looking ________a way _____make your dream

come true.

And now I know too if you are the kind __________person that worries

___________things ______________they happen, you will realize you could have spent

all your time _____________somebody you like, or thinking ____________something

you could do _______________ your life. If you get angry ____________ things easily,

think ___________how many times you could have been happy ___________being

alive. You could also look __________the mirror and see your wrinkles

___________your face, when you are angry. Well we need to develop many skills and

be happier, but the most important thing is that we need to recognize the strenght

__________our souls and develop our true character.

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 Lesson
Application
Jokes
People often enjoy joking about love and marriage.
Here is a joke about the first three years of marriage.
• In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens.
• In the second year of marriage, the woman speaks and the man listens.
• In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.
Here's another joke about marriage.
A man inserted an ad in the classifieds: "Wife wanted."
The next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."
Now let's listen to a couple of riddles about marriage.
Here's the first one.
Q: Why are men with pierced ears better suited for marriage?
A: Because they have suffered and bought jewelry.
Here's another riddle.
Q: What are the 3 important rings in life?
A: Engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering.
I'll end with a humorous proverb-like saying.
Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.
Retired from: www.manythings.org/jokes/9982.html

❖
Verbs: To disregard/ To creep/crept
❖
To mind/minded To spare/ spared disregarded crept
minded spared disregarded

Lives to Share, Lives to Disregard what ... though some babies

How to Mind Map? Spare. The verse
Mind mapping is a technique addresses the plight of
that is proven to help learning. the Asian.
The part of you that thinks, knows,
Is one that you keep in addition
remembers, and feels things.
to other
similar objects so that it is
available if you need it.
appears to be the
never crawl, preferring to
self. creep or wriggle instead.
The attitude of someone Move there quietly and slowly.
who does not respect
something or consider it
important.
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 Lesson
Training
❖ Sometimes it seems wars will never cease in these countries.
❖ I struggled to open the door but I had no success so I sat down and waited.
❖ He had an internal struggle every day to quit his addictions.
❖ You’ve been yawning all day; did you sleep late last night?
❖ Every time I look at him, he has a yawn on his face.

Yawn - to open your mouth wide and take a big breath, usually because you are tired or bored Crawl
- to move along the ground on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground .
Wriggle - to move, or to make something move, by twisting or turning quickly.

Elementary Grammar
Present Perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb to have and the past participle of a verb:

1. For things which have happened from the past until now:
I have lived in Italy for two years = I began to live there two years ago and I live there now.
2. For things which we have done in our lives when we don’t give an exact date:
I’ve been on the computer four times. / He’s met the President.
3. If we are speaking in an unfinished time period.
At 11 a.m. I say: “I’ve seen John this morning.” (Unfinished time period – the morning hasn’t
finished).
4. If what happened then is still important now:
Be careful. I’ve broken my arm. / I’ve lost my passport.
Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb. The girl is an Italian student, she is writing to
her American friend:

I __________(not write) to you this month- I’m sorry. This summer I __________(be) very, very busy
and I __________(be) in England for a month now. I ________(have) a lot of English lessons and I
__________(learn) a lot of English. I __________(make) a lot of good friends at the school and I
___________(meet) some very nice English boys. They__________(teach) me a lot of slangs!
I ______________(run out of) money twice this month. I ____________(spend) over 500 euros.
England’s expensive! I___________(buy) a lot of clothes and I__________(eat) in a lot of expensive
restaurants. But I _____________(not see) the inside of a church once this month. My mother will think
I ______________(fall away)!

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Vocabulary

Masking
tape Fairy Mute
Patch

Transaction
Subtitle

Bookmark
Household

The title at the top of

Crusty
Prank call a page or piece of
writing.

Greetings
Heading

Trick
Contempt

Handbook
Partition
A question that seems
impossible or silly but
Classifieds has a clever or funny
answer.
Couple

Riddles Suffered

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1. Let’s have fun. Choose the missing word. Write it in the puzzle.

1. a boat can’t… Sink, guess, sail

2. A bird can’t… Fly, sing, paint

3. A baby can’t… Crawl, type, eat

4. an airplane can’t… Walk, land, take off

5. A monkey can’t… Run, climb, spell

6. Snow can’t… Melt, fall, drink

7. Fire can’t… Burn, freeze, heat

8.A crab can’t… Walk, swim, read

9. A tree can’t… Grow, die, play

10. The earth can’t… Shine, move, be inhabited

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Homework

2. Write sentences in the present perfect.

a. Isabella and Gary/ be/ to Japan.

______________________________________________________________________
b. Leo / not travel / abroad.
______________________________________________________________________
c. Tami / Johny/ ride/ a bike.
______________________________________________________________________
d. Camilla/ not see / a crocodile.
______________________________________________________________________
e. Cari / win/ a olympic competition.
______________________________________________________________________
f.Harry and Rafa/ not win/ a olympic competition.
______________________________________________________________________

g. Jake and Thomas / watch/ a NBA game.

______________________________________________________________________

h. Jonas / not be/ to a basketball game.

______________________________________________________________________

3. I need to tell you my story, complete my conversation using the present perfect.

Today was an awesome day for me. I went to a great concert and it was the best
concert in the world. The band was called Piano Guys. _____________________ (you/
to see) them in concert before?
Yes, I have and I need to confess I love them.
But ________________________ (I/ to live) in England for a long time and it is hard to
go to American concerts.

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Application Barbie doll

The Barbie doll was created by Ruth Handler for the Mattel Company in 1959. Handler and her husband,
Elliot, founded the company with partner Harold "Matt" Matson in 1942. Ruth, inspired by dolls she'd seen
on a trip to Europe, and from watching her own daughter, Barbara, created an adult doll for children. Twelve
inches high and plastic, the new "Barbie" doll and her fashionable and separately-sold clothing were such a
hit that Mattel became a publicly-owned company in 1960.
New versions of the toy mirrored fashion trends over the years, and Barbie was the center of a universe
that included a benign boyfriend (Ken), occasional siblings (Skipper, Todd, Stacie, et al), pets (too many to
name, including dogs, horses, cats and a parrot), cars, boats, planes and houses. Mattel designed a wedding
dress for Barbie. After they designed the wedding dress, they designed Ken, Barbie`s boyfriend Ken was
named after Ruth and Elliot Handler’s son, Ken Handler.
Special versions of Barbie included scientists, disco dancers, fashion models, astronauts, rock stars and
lifeguards. By the 1980s the doll's force as a collectible was such that Mattel began making versions of
Barbie specifically for the collectors' market. Critics of the doll say it presents an unrealistic body image for
girls, pointing to Barbie's large bosom, slim waist, long legs, white skin and blonde tresses.
Fans say Barbie encourages young girls -- and boys -- by giving them aspirations to be scientists, disco
dancers, fashion models, astronauts, rock stars or lifeguards. Despite the ongoing debate over Barbie's
impact on the American culture, the doll remains one of the best-known and best-selling dolls on the
market.Retired from http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/barbie.html#ixzz1rwZGDxgp

Break
A lucky break helped him get
the money.
(opportunity)

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Useful Language

Beyond our Not for love or for money Not that I know of
(your/his…)

Wildest dream

Do you want Bob to take you Ask me if I had lost weight

Our stop-over in Egypt
was beyond our wildest
dreams.
Outside the range or limits of a
subject, quality, or activity.
Hit
home? Not for love or for money. and I would reply, “Not that I
He drives like a mandman know of”.
(crazy). Used for answering no, although
Used for emphasizing that something is you are not completely certain.
not available or possible, or that you
will not do it.
Fall guy or scapegoat

He hit me on the shoulder.

A collision or impact, a successful or
popular venture. She is being made a scapegoat for
Hit me (someone) up: call me (someone)
the commission's own mistakes.
One who is blamed for the actions of others.
1. Discussion:
a. What year did Ruth and Elliot create a new company?
___________________________________________________________________________
b. What did their new company make?
___________________________________________________________________________
c. What did Barbie dolls teach young girls?
___________________________________________________________________________
d. What was Ruth’s inspiration of the new doll?
___________________________________________________________________________
e. What does Barbie look like?
___________________________________________________________________________
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f. Who was Ken and where did his name come from?
______________________________________________________________________
g. How many Barbie dolls does the average American girl have?
______________________________________________________________________
2. Complete the sentences using an appropriate useful language:

What has become of - Beyond - easy terms - drag by – outline – as well -

Not for love or for money - Not that I know of -
To make fun of - Closing price - To snatch - get hitched
Breath – Hit - Fall guy or scapegoat

a. This confirmation is at least a ________________________ lower than the previous.

b. Her supporters see her as a __________________________ for a policy that failed.

c. We had to stop for _________________________________ before we got to the top.

d. Don’t worry; you can pay for this on ______________________________________.

e. The evening _____________________________________________________ a bit.

f. Follow an _________________________________________ of the survey findings.

g. They sell books __________________________________________ as newspapers.

h. What ________________________________ that student who used to live with you?

i. How would you like it if they ____________________________ of you like that too?

j. The team _____________________ a dramatic victory in the last minute of the game.

k. My daughter will _______________________________________________ on May.

l. What he had done was _________________________________ my comprehension.

m. I won't do it for ______________________________________________________.

n. Is he going to be here for lunch? _________________________________________.

o. Everything was going well but then we ______________________________ trouble.

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 Lesson
Application Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear. This usually happens when people are in their late teen
years or early twenties -- in other words, when they are older and wiser.Wisdom teeth are molars, or chewing
teeth, at the back of the mouth. The third sets of molars, if you have them, are your wisdom teeth.
They can grow into place normally and never cause a problem. But often there is not enough room for them
in the mouth. They might crowd other teeth. Sometimes they even push sideways through the gums.
An impacted wisdom tooth is one that fails to completely rise through the gums -- the term is erupt. Wisdom
teeth that only partially erupt can leave space for bacteria to enter around the tooth. Infection is a risk in
these cases. Wisdom teeth that are not well aligned and become impacted are often removed.
People should have the placement of their wisdom teeth examined between the ages of sixteen and twenty.
X-rays can show wisdom teeth that are below the gums.
The American Dental Association says removal is generally advised when wisdom teeth only partly break
through the gums. Removal is also advised if there is a chance that poorly aligned wisdom teeth will damage
other teeth. And removal is called for in cases where fluid collects around a wisdom tooth that is partly or
fully below the gum.
The removal of wisdom teeth is performed by oral surgeons. They say if removal is advised, the best time
to do it is before the teeth cause any problems or pain.
But why do we have wisdom teeth if we often need to get them removed? One theory has to do with our
diets. Scientists say the diet of prehistoric humans probably required more chewing teeth. Life was probably
a little rougher on the teeth back then, too. So it was good to have extras.
Adapted from thttp://www.manythings.org/voa/health/4052.html

Verbs:
To yawn/ yawned To mumble/Mumbled/ To withhold/ withheld To cause/
yawned mumbled withheld Caused/caused

When one witnesses

someone else yawning, If you're just going to European Union There has been a lot of
one has a mostly mumble, don't try to talk lawmakers back discussion that mutations
unconscious urge to to me. plan to withhold EU can cause genetic
yawn. to say something in a way that CO2 permits. diseases.
To open your mouth wide and is not loud or clear enough so
To deliberately not give An event, thing, or person that
take a big breath, usually because that your words are
you are tired or bored difficult to understand. something to someone. makes something happen.

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Training
❖ Mother rushed to the door when she heard the doorbell ring.
❖ There was a rush to buy tickets to the show last night.
❖ You shouldn’t neglect information on this case. You know that, don’t you?
❖ The employees complained of the company’s neglect of their salary.
❖ I have reflected on my life.
Rush- to hurry in order to get somewhere very quickly
Neglect- to fail to look after someone when you are responsible for them.
Reflect – if a surface reflects something, you can see the image of that thing on the surface.

Elementary Grammar
Passive
We form the passive with the verb to be + the past participle. The tense of the verb ‘to be’
changes to form the different tenses in the passive.

In an active sentence, the person, animal or thing which does the action is the subject of the
sentence.
We use passive form when we want to place the object of the active verb in the subject position.

Active Passive
Present simple She teaches. She is taught.
Present continuos She is teaching. She is being taught.
Past simple She taught. She was taught.
Past continuos She was teaching. She was being taught.

1. TOEFL Vocabulary:
a. Nothing could ever abash him. (please/delight/embarrass/infuriate)
b.The doctor gave him some medicine to abate his pain. (increase/reduce/augment/modify)
c.The king abdicated the throne in order to marry a commoner.
(grabbed/usurped/abandoned/retained)
d. A rich kid was abducted yesterday.(rescued/kidnapped/killed/betrayed)
PLURAL

PLURAL

e.The young man stole the money in a moment of aberration.

(deviation/conformity/anecdote/sanity)
f.We abhor a traitor.(admire/scorn/respect/revere)
g.A good citizen abides by the law.(violates/remove/shifts/adheres to)
h.We don’t force anyone to abjure his religion.(adopt/give up/cherish/abduct)
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Noxious
Harmful, or poisonous Relief
A relaxed happy
feeling. Numb
A part of your body that is
numb has no feeling. Obnoxious
Very rude, offensive, or
unpleasant

Braces
Cavity Sore
Filling

Liver
Kidney Lung
To give (a person,
Virus
group, etc.)
information or
Gums notice

Wisdom Advised
Scientist
teeth

Cramp
Underdone
Nightmar Temper
e
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Homework

1. Rewrite the sentences, using the passive form of the verbs in the same tense as the
original. If necessary, include the agent (by…)

a. We celebrate St. Patrick’s day on March 17th.

______________________________________________________________________
b. They haven’t built the new house yet.
______________________________________________________________________
c. Fog causes many road accidents.
______________________________________________________________________
d. Crickets don’t produce honey.
______________________________________________________________________
e. They don’t speak Japanese in China.
______________________________________________________________________
f. They have not cleaned the house for ten weeks.
______________________________________________________________________
g. A computer operates this machine.
______________________________________________________________________
h. The pregnant lady drove her car in a rush.
______________________________________________________________________
i. We freeze food to keep it in good condition.
______________________________________________________________________
j. They’ve photographed the fashion model fourty times today.
______________________________________________________________________
k. Thirty-two dancers have danced this song.
______________________________________________________________________
m. They don’t grow pineapple in the North Pole because it’s too cold.
______________________________________________________________________

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Lesson
Homework

2. Rewrite the following paragraph in the active voice.

Last summer our summer house was painted by me. The job took about two weeks. First,

the exterior was washed using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks and

pores in the walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to dry, the

exterior could be painted. A latex paint was used because it is easy to apply and cleans

up with water. A whole two weeks were needed to finish this part of the job. I was very

careful to apply the paint evenly because I did not want to have to apply two coats. A

color was used that was very close to the original color. Our house is a two-story house,

which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do the second story. The paint can had to

be balanced on the top rung of the ladder while I worked. When the job was finished, a

great deal of satisfaction was felt by me. I had to pat myself on the back. Even my mom

and dad said that a good job was done.

Cited and adapted from
Winkler, Anthony C., and Jo Ray McCuen. Writing Talk: Paragraphs and Short Essays with Readings.
2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. 369-372.

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