TED Speaker
Where was Hans Rosling from?
A) Germany B) Sweden C) Luxembourg
B) Sweden
What does LVT stand for?
Land Value Tax
material formed from ancient plants and animals (coal, oil, gas) that are burned to produce energy (f____ f____)
fossil fuels
Why do we use the Passive Voice?
to focus on what happens: the action or process which takes place, when the agent is unknown, to avoid the use of personal pronouns.
What is nominalisation?
When we form nouns from other parts of speech (e.g. verbs and adjectives)
Which everyday piece of technology did Hans Rosling use to exemplify his idea worth spreading?
The washing machine
TRUE or FALSE
Land Value Tax (LVT) is NOT popular with people who ALREADY own land.
TRUE
the point at which people are considered to be poor (p____ l_____)
poverty line
In what contexts is the Passive Voice most commonly seen/used?
In (formal) writing, for examples news stories, technical descriptions, business reports and academic texts.
In what contexts is the Nominalisation most commonly seen/used?
in formal writing and speech
even technology we take for granted, such as the washing machine, is important because it frees people's time for more educational and life-changing pursuits
TRUE or FALSE
Land Value Tax (LVT) is not a popular concept among economists.
FALSE
everyday things which are bought and sold (c______)
We can form the Passive with all types of verbs (both transitive and intransitive)
FALSE
We can only form the Passive with transitive verbs i.e. those which take an object
TRUE or FALSE
We cannot use Nominalisation and Passive Voice in the same sentence
FALSE
In formal writing, we commonly use the Passive Voice with the added verb in Nominalisation
What kind of energy would Hans Rosling like to see being developed?
Green energy
Can you explain the concept of Land Value Tax (LVT) and why it exists?
LVT is a tax on the unimproved value of land and it exists to stop people from buying land and not developing it while waiting for it to increase in value before they sell it for a handsome profit.
the opposite of a recession (b____)
boom
CHANGE BOTH VERBS TO PASSIVE
The report says nothing about how they are going to fund these measures.
Nothing is said in the report about how these measures are going to be funded.
NOMINALISATION
They announced yesterday that they were selling the company.
They MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT yesterday that they were selling the company.
According to Rosling, at the time of this talk how many people were still without a washing machine?
4 billion
Explain: What does Land Value Tax (LVT) discourage?
Idle specualtion
careful and persistent work or effort (d______)
diligence
COMPLETE WITH PASSIVE INF OR -ING
I was disappointed _____ (not/ask) to join the team, but actually rather relieved _____ (not/involve)
I was disappointed NOT TO BE ASKED (not/ask) to join the team, but actually rather relieved NOT TO BE INVOLVED (not/involve)
NOMINALISATION + PASSIVE VOICE
We prefer candidates with an IT background.
PREFERENCE IS GIVEN to candidates with an IT background.