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Activity 1 Vocabulary
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Alexa. Hello, good afternoon today we have a hearthbreak story that the reporter Karla
tell us.. Who are involved in this event ?
Karla: From sard source we find out that those involved area Young woman named
Alicia and the incognito.
Alicia. They say they had problems and many differences, bad sources say that she is
to blame.
Alexa: This gossip is quite good, it continues to be said that there are rumors where the
incognito continues to love her.
Alicia: Hello good afternoon today I will give my versron I believed him with my eyes
closed that he loved me bet it was all a lie I talk to more girls.
Alexa: The rumors were long and many saw it more clearly.
Karla: Her friends didn't agree, they told her to leave him now but she didn't listen and
kept dating him until she realized it and let him go.
Alicia: People say that love is over but the unknown thinks that there is still a chance.
E xamples
• The passive voice is used frequently. (= we are interested in the passive
voice, not in who uses it.)
• The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not in who
built it.)
• The road is being repaired. (= we are interested in the road, not in the
people who are doing the repairs.)
Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express
who performed the action.
Examples
• I noticed that a window had been left open.
• Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.
• All the cookies have been eaten.
• My car has been stolen!
The passive voice is often used in formal texts. Switching to the active voice will make
your writing clearer and easier to read.
Passive Active
A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a few well-chosen words. A few well-chosen
words convey a great deal of meaning.
Our planet is wrapped in a mass of gases. A mass of gases wrap around our planet.
Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways. The city disposes of waste
materials in a variety of ways.
If we want to say who or what performs the action while using the passive voice, we use
the preposition by. When we know who performed the action and are interested in him, it
is always better to switch to the active voice instead.
Passive Active
"A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles. The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's
Night".
The movie ET was directed by Spielberg. Spielberg directed the movie ET.

VOCABULARY
Succeding Vocabulary
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Stand
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Set up- You should set up a new company
work out Companies also greet hat you have worka
Set
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the concer f my favorite singer @consider - I OF
consider that the school is very Important @ Research - The research helps us in our
proyect
Reward - Stay calm you'll have your reward. tomorrow goal - This is our main goal. 119
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change in their job. Should You should stop eating fast
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good.
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