UNIT 10:

THE PASSIVE

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Phạm Ngọc Bảo Trân

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Đinh Thị Thanh Giang

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Trần Thị Khánh Quỳnh

(leader)

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Phạm Thị Thùy Anh

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Nguyễn Thị Kiều

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Phạm Trương Thanh Ngà

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Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Nhã

 THE
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
present simple
Mai cooks spaghetti for her
husband every single day.
present continuous
They are decorating the house
this month.
past simple
A big corporation bought
her company ago .
past continuous
The sister was baking the
cookies.
present perfect
A little sister has broken his
favourite vase.
PHAM THI THUY ANH
PASSIVE
am/is/are + past
participle
Spaghetti is cooked for her
husband every single day
by Mai.
am/is/are + being + past
participle
The house is being
decorated this month.
was/were + past participle
Her company was bought
ago by a big corporation.
was/were + being + past
participle
The cookies were being
baked by my sister.
has/ have + been + past
participle
His favourite vase has been
broken by his little sister.
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had + been + past

past perfect participle
They had destroyed the evidence
The evidence had been
when he arrived.

destroyed when he arrived.

will will + be + past participle

Nhat Binh will marry Thuy Thuy Anh will be married
Anh next year. next year by Nhat Binh.

going to + be + past
going to
participle
They are going to make
pancake tomorrow. Pancake is going to be

made tomorrow.

modals + be + past
present modals participle
You can choose the best The best answer can be
answer. chosen.

modals + have been + past

past modals participle
She must have heard the bad The bad news must have
news been heard.

-ing being + past participle

I don't like someone telling I don't like being told what
me what to do to do

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to be + past
infinitive
participle
I expected to invite to
I expected to be invited
the wedding. to the wedding.

to have been + past

perfect infinitive participle
We hope to have finished our We hope our assignment
assignment by next Monday. (to) have been finished by

next Monday.

PHAM THI THUY ANH

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HAVE/GET
SOMETHING
DONE
USE
USE
HAVE/GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE

this pattern is a mixture of

active and passive: use get if
the subject causes the action
to be done. Both have and get
something done can be used to
express the following ideas:

when the subject of have/ get

does not do the
action;someone else (usually
someone else (usually
someone who is paid to do it)
does the action for the
subject

to say that something

unpleasant happened to the
subject; more usual to use have
in this pattern

to say that the subject

completes an action rather
than leaving it in the middle
or leaving it until later;more
usual to use get un this
pattern
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
HELEN GOT HER HAIR
DYED PINK

SHALL WE HAVE A NEW

SECURITY SYSTEM
INSTALLED

THEY HAVE THEIR LAWN

MOWED EVERY WEEK

MY FRIEND HAD HIS

NOSE BROKEN PLAYING
FOOTBALL

JEREMY HAD HIS

WALLET STOLEN

DOCTORS SAY YOU

SHOULD HAVE YOUR EYES
TESTED EVERY 2 YEARS

OUR NEIGHBOURS ARE

HAVING A NEW HOUSE
BUILT

THANH GIANG
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Unit 10: The

Passive
10.4. Amount & Number

A fair amount of + uncountable noun:

A fairly large amount of
Eg: She seems to have a fair amount of
extra energy.

Quite a lot of + uncountable noun

/ plural noun:
A fairly large
Eg: - I read quite a lot of biographies.
- I eat quite a lot of cheese.

The majority of + uncountable noun/

plural noun/ singular noun
= Most of
Eg: -The majority of roads are unpaved.
-The majority of the employees have
university degrees.
-I ate the majority of the pudding.

A/ The minority of + plural noun

Eg: The minority of patients used

an appropriate drug correctly.

A large number of + plural noun:

Eg: A large number of drinks are

consumed.

A small number of + plural noun:

Eg: A small number of actors are

expected to participate.
A large amount of + uncountable
noun:
Eg: Players were bought for very
large amounts of money.

A small amount of + uncountable

noun:
Not much, a little
Eg: Its color comes from a small
amount of uranium oxide content.

A great many + plural noun:

A lot of
Eg: Ives is a pitcher with a
great many tricks up his sleeve.

A great deal of + uncountable

noun:
A lot of
Eg: The measures we use give us a
great deal of concern.

A maximum of + a number or
amount:
No more than
Eg: Each man could face a
maximum of 7 years in prison.

The maximum:

The largest number or

amount possible pronoun

Eg: The maximum load for

this elevator is eight persons.

Maximum (adj):
Eg: Turn it right up to the maximum
volume.

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A minimum of + a number or amount:

Not less than

Eg: To open an account, you have

to deposit a minimum of $500.

The minimum:
Minimum
The smallest amount
(adj):
or number possible

Eg: He reached the Eg: The minimum

minimum allowed. age to buy cigarettes
is 18.

The slightest (with negative verbs

+ uncountable noun):
The smallest amount of
Eg: She doesn't have the slightest
chance of succeeding.

The least (with negative verbs

+ uncountable noun):
The smallest amount of
Eg: Rosalind seems to be the
least worried about their move.

At most:

A maximum of At least:

Eg: We can stay for A minimum of

two days at most.
Eg: He earns at
least 300$ a week.
 PHRASAL VERBS
LOOK AFTER Take care of

She had to give up her favorite job

to look after her elderly mother.

LOOK BACK ON Think about

something in the distant past
I looked back on what we did the
summer before.

LOOK DOWN ON Feel superior to

They look down on me because I
don't have a car.

LOOK FORWARD TO + -ING

Feel excited about or keen on
the idea of sth in the future

I am looking forward to seeing my

old friend again after 5 years.

LOOK INTO Investigate, find out

details about
The police looked into the disturbance.

LOOK OUT FOR Be careful to notice;

try to find
Look out for Anna while you're there.

LOOK UP Look for information in a book

My sister used the dictionary to look

new words up

LOOK UP TO Respect

She'd always looked up to her uncle.

PAY BACK Return money that

was borrowed

She pay back me the 12 dollars she

borrowed from me last week.

PAY S.O BACK Do sth bad to s.o in

return for sth bad they have done you

He swore he'd pay her back for all

she'd done to him.

PAY OFF Result in a benefit

All her06
hard work paid off in the end,
and she finally passed the exam.

PAY OUT Spend what you regards

as a large sum of money

I've just paid out 1.000.000 VND on

getting the car fixed.
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COLL

DO + EXERCISE:

Eg: I do shoulder exercises most days.

DO + S.O A FAVOUR:

do sth helpful to s.o when you do not

have to do it
Eg: Could you do me a favour? I want to
take some books.

PUT + STH INTO PRATICE:

actually do sth that was previously only an

idea or a theory
Eg: He never gets the chance to put his ideas
into practice.

TAKE + STH INTO

CONSIDERATION/ ACCOUNT:

consider sth before making a

decision or forming an opinion
Eg: We should take into account
how to do chemical reactions.
 KEEP + A RECORD OF:

Eg: I keep a record of the highest score in the

game.

KEEP + TRACK OF:

keep up to date with, follow sth that

changes or develops a lot
Eg: I have a calendar to keep track of my
schedule.

COME + TO THE CONCLUSION THAT:

decide after much thought
Eg: I’ve come to the conclusion that we need to
try a different method.

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fail to happen
Eg: He is convinced talk about things will
come to nothing.
Prepositional
phrases
In fo g ra p h ic

IN COMMON WITH
1 Having similar personalities,
interests, opinions ,etc...
EX: We enjoy this food together because I have
something in common with her.

IN COMPARISON WITH
When compared to S.O
EX: In comparison with some people,
2
you're actually smart

3
IN COMPETITION WITH
Competiting with
EX: Tom was in competition with top 5 of
the best students in class

IN THE HOPE OF
Hoping to
EX: I went to the hospital in the hope of
seeing grandpa still alive.
4
5 IN THE MIDDLE OF
Busy doing sth; in the act of doing
EX: They were in the middle of playing football
with friends when their mom called.
 with regard to
On the subject of;
conserning; regarding
EX:I am doing exercise
with regard to my recent health.

In place of
Instead of;
as a substitute for
EX: My friend couldn't eat
so I ate in place of him

On behalf of

Instead of S.O
and representing them
EX: Parents have to sign this
form on behalf of their children

t h e w a y to
on o t
travelling y to
n m y w a
X : W h e n I was o
E f o r g ot my
u s e , I
grandpa ho
key

to the best of + S.O

+ ability/ knowledge
as far as my
ability/knowledge goes
EX : To the best of my
memory, she's a talent person.

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