Passive Reporting Verbs
Change the following sentence into a passive reporting structure:
They expect the results to be announced tomorrow
It is expected that the results will be announced tomorrow.
The results are expected to be announced tomorrow.
OUT
Complete these sentences:
1. The advantages of eating healthy usually _____ the temptation of junk food.
2. Some tortoises can _____ humans and live for over a hundred years.
3. Children often _____ their clothes quickly as they get taller.
4. During the summer, tourists often _______ the local residents at the beach.
1. Outweigh
2. Outlive
3. Outgrow
4. Outnumber
Complete with phrasal verb:
I ______ (7) ___ (3) of school when I was 15.
Dropped out
English is the official language of which Central American country?
Belize
Cut Cards with me. Highest card wins.
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Turn this passive sentence into a sentence using the other passive reporting verb structure:
It is expected that the new law will take effect next year.
The new law is expected to take effect next year.
What is the past participle:
Bite
Rise
Bitten
Risen
Complete with phrasal verb:
Do you ___ (3) __ (2) ____ (4) your housemates or do you not like them?
Get on with
What is the most populous country in Central America?
Guatemala
If a doctor gives you 3 pills and tells you to take one pill every half hour, how long would it take before all the pills had been taken?
1 hour. Take the 1st pill right away, half an hour later take the 2nd and half an hour after that the 3rd. Total time spent: 1 hour.
Choose two correct passive reporting structures:
a) It is expecting that the law will change.
b) It is expected that the law will change.
c) The law is believed that it will change.
d) It is believed that the law will change.
B & D
Unjumble these words we learnt.
NEDGRAEEND
ETVRIALISE
Endangered
Revitalise
IN, ON & AT
1. She was born __ 1995.
2. The flowers bloom __ spring.
3. My birthday is __ July 15th.
1. IN
2. IN
3. ON
Which is the largest country in Central America by land area?
Nicaragua
A or B
A
Rewrite the sentence using a passive reporting verb:
People believe that he is a great leader
It is believed that he is a great leader.
He is believed to be a great leader.
What is a BEAK?
The hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth.
IN, ON & AT
1. The concert starts __ 7 PM.
2. The report is due __ Friday.
3. He always wakes up __ dawn.
1. AT
2. ON
3. AT
What is the capital city of Costa Rica?
San Jose
Spell
Maintenance
Turn this passive sentence into a sentence using the other passive reporting verb structure:
Students are recommended to study regularly.
It is recommended that students study regularly.
MAKE OR DO COLLOCATIONS
1. ____ an exam
2. ____ your hair
3. ____ your mind up
1. Do
2. Do
3. Make
Complete with a phrasal verb:
She decided to ____ (4) him __ (2) __ (2) his offer to help with the project.
Take up on
When was the Panama Canal officially opened for use?
A. 1884
B. 1914
C. 1944
1914
Riddle:
You see me once in June, twice in November, but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter "e."