Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Imagine you’re alone in the street at night in an area that you don’t
know well. Would you feel nervous? What might you do to feel safer?
• What should you plan in advance?
• Why is it important to look confident?
• What 3 things shouldn’t you do in a street or on a mobile phone?
• What kind of things should you keep out of sight?
• Why should you walk facing oncoming traffic?
• What 3 things make places safer to walk at night?
• What should you do during an evening when you’re out with friends?
• Why shouldn’t you let your drink out of your sight?
How much do you know about crime and criminals?
• Blackmail
• Bribery
• Burglary
• Drug dealing
• Fraud
• Hacking
• Hijacking
• Kidnapping
• Mugging
• Murder
• Rape
• Robbery
• Smuggling
• Stalking
• Terrorism
• Theft
• vandalism
• He fled across the street to avoid being caught passive
To be
That he is
To be polite
• People say (he is Britain’s most polite armed robber)
• It is said that he is a Britain’s most polite armed robber
• He is said to be Britain’s most polite armed robber
• Subject of the object+ passive of the main verb + to infinitive (of the verb of the object if it
is in present or future)
• They believe (that he’s a tall man in his early 40s)
• It is believed that he’s a tall man in his early 40s
• He is believed to be a tall man in his early 40s
• they think he has robbed at least 4 shops
• It is thought he has robbed at least 4 shops
• He is thought to have robbed at least 4 shops
• Subject of the object+ passive of the main verb + to have + participle (of the verb of the
object if it is in any past or any perfect)
• The police report he is polite to his victims
• It is reported he’s polite to his victims
• He is reported to be polite to his victims
• They are painting my house
• My house is being painted