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September , January, chemistry,


February ,October , November,

computing
PERIOD 27
Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. Pronunciation: Stress i n three-syllable words

I. Listen and repeat:

algebra carefully politics physical

chemistry academic primary statistics

computing cinema compulsory September


A. Pronunciation: Stress in three-syllable words
I. Listen and repeat:
II. Practise reading these sentences:
1.The academic school year generally commences in September .
2.The typical school day normally finishes at 3.00 p.m in England.

3.The national curriculum is usually set by the government.


4. The GCSE stands for the General Certificate of secondary education.

5. English, Maths and Science are compulsory in the national examination

at certain stages of the school education system.


Stressed Syllables Stress before following
syllables
-OO  Cartóon -IVE  Expénsive
-EE  Refugée -ION  Nátion
-EER  Enginéer -IAN  Musícian
-ESE  Vietnamése -OUS  Fámous
-ETTE  Cassétte -ITY  Abílity
-SELF  Mysélf -IC  Económic
-CUR  Occúr -ICAL  Chémical
-DICT  Predíct -ORY  Compúlsory
-URY  ‘injury
-ANCE, -ANT  im’portance
-ENCE, -ENT  ‘frequent
Find the word whose stress pattern is
different from the others:

1. A. chemistry
chemistry B. statistics
statistics C. government
government primary
D. primary

2. A. general B. normally C. carefully


careful D. computing
computing

3. A. September
September B. physical
physical national
C. national cinema
D. cinema
B. Grammar:
Review the passive voice

Look at the following examples


then infer the general form of
the passive voice
The dog bit the boy
The boy was bitten by the dog
My cat catches a mouse

A mouse is caught by my cat


People are building a house for an old woman

A house is being built for an old woman


II. Grammar:
* Matching: PASSIVE
Match the tenses or verbs in A withVOICE
the passive forms in B.

A B
1. Simple present a.
b. S
S++have/
am/ ishas
/ are+ +PP
been+ PP

2. Simple past b.
e. S+ am/
was/were
is / are+ +PP
PP
3. Simple future d.
c.S+
S+am/is
will ( shall)
/are+ being
+ be ++ PP
PP
4. Present progressive c.S+
d. S+am/is
will ( /are+
shall)being
+ be + PP

5. Present perfect e. S+
a. S +have/
was/were
has ++ PP
been+ PP
6. Modal verbs g.
f. SS+
+ can(
was/were+
must…)+
being
be++ PP
PP
( can, must……)
7. Past progressive g. S++can(
f. S must…)+
was/were+ be++PP
being
PP
II. Grammar: PASSIVE VOICE
Simple present: S+ am/is/are + PP…

1. Exercise 1: Fill each blank with the simple present passive form
of the verb in brackets.
is devided
1. The academic school year in England___________ into three terms. (devide)

is separated
2. Each term ______________________by a one-week break. ( separate)

is set
3. The national curriculum _____________________________by the government

must be followed in all state schools. ( set, must follow)


and _____________________
is made up of more than ten subjects. (make up)
4. The national curriculum ______________
is paid
5. The state school system ___________ for by the state. (pay)

are selected to take part in the annual


6. The advanced students ________________

International Olympic Competition. (select)


2. Exercise 2: Fill in the spaces of the following passage with the
correct tense in passive voice of the verbs in brackets.
was built by the University
The world’ first electronic computer…(1.build)
were sold commercially for
of Pennsylvania in 1964.However,computers.….(2.sell)
the first time in the 1950s . Much progress on computer..…(3. make)
has been made
since 1950. Computers are now much smaller and more powerful and
can be
they …(4. bought
can buy) much more cheaply.

Computers are used in the many fields-in business, science, medicine,


…(5.use)
can be used
and education, for example. They …(6.can use )to forecast the
weather or to control robots which make cars. The computer’s
is stored
memory is the place where information are done.
… (7.store) and calculations …
must –be
(8. do). A computer cannot think for itself told
it…(9.must tell) exactly
can…(10.can
what to do. A lot of difficult calculations be done do) very quickly on
computer .
3. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice.
How to change an active sentence into a passive one.
They built
They built this
this school
school in
in 1997.
1997. Active: S + V + O
→This school…was built in 1997
→This school was built in 1997. Passive: S+ be + PP… + by+ O

1. They first published this dictionary in 1870.


2. The students in my class are going to organize a surprise
party tomorrow evening.
3. They are painting the kitchen now.
4. Shakespeare wrote “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
5. They have translated Shakespeare’s tragedies into many
languages.
6. They have just built a new primary school in my village.
7. They will speak English at the conference.
8. Jane hasn’t cleaned the floor yet.
3. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice.

.
1. They first published
_______ this________
dictionary in 1870.
2. The students in my class are going to organize a ________
_________________ surprise
party
____ tomorrow evening.
3. They are painting the
________ kitchen now.
________
4. Shakespeare wrote
____ “ Romeo and Juliet” in 1605.
______________
5. They have translated Shakespeare’s
____________ tragedies into many
___________________
languages.
6. They have just built a________________
____________ new primary school in my village.
7. They will speak English
________ _____ at the conference.
___________
8. Jane hasn’t _______
cleaned the floor yet.
3. Exercise 3: Change these sentences into passive voice
1. This dictionary was first published in 1970.

2. A surprise party is going to be organized by the students in

my class tomorrow evening.

3. The kitchen is being painted now.

4. “Romeo ans Juliet” was written by Shakespeare in 1605.

5. Shakespear’s tragedies have been translated into many languages.

6. A new primary school has just been built in my village.

7. English will be spoken at the conference.

8. The floor hasn’t been cleaned yet.


January september

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others:
History A. usually B.September C. statistics D. computing
Turn into a passive sentence:
Science TheThe state
state payssystem
school for the
is state school
paid for system.
by the state.
Use the correct form of the verb in bracket:
Music is completed
In England, schooling (complete) between
between thethe ages
ages of of 5 and
5 and 16.16.

Arts
Find and correct one mistake in this sentence:
In England,the state school system can divide into into
be divided two levels
two levels.
English
A B B C D D

of education: primary education and secondary education.


Maths
Homework:
- Revise the grammar on the passive voice .
-Do the exercises ( handouts)
-Prepare: Unit 5- Reading lesson

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