Passive Voice
Simple Present Passive
am / is / are + V 3
am / is / are + V 3 + the Infinitive
Use is or are
Animals …. disturbed.
Water … polluted.
Birds … not fed.
Nature … damaged.
Trees … cut down.
Air … spoiled.
Litter … left.
FIND THE VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT
PASSIVE IN THE TEXT
Many animals are found in the USA, Florida. Some animals are protected by state laws. Special attention is paid to the manatee, bald eagle, pelican, sea turtle, and porpoise. The manatee is a large sea animal. Its greatest danger is a motorboat. There are rivers where motorboats are not allowed so they are safe for the manatee.
Porpoises are hurt by fishermen who use large nets and trap them by accident. These fishlike animals are like dolphins. They are also used in many scientific projects. Porpoises are playful animals; people can ride on their backs without fear.
Make up sentences
is , the , polluted, water
The water is polluted.
Make up sentences
cut
not
forests
down
are
.
Forests
Make the sentences passive
Example: Children break trees.
- Trees are broken by children.
Plants and factories pollute rivers and lakes.
Rivers and lakes are polluted by plants and factories.
People throw litter everywhere.
Litter is thrown by people everywhere.
Children damage plants.
Plants are damaged by children.
Cars pollute the air.
The air is polluted by cars.
Translate into Russian
I am asked to water the flowers.
Меня просят полить цветы.
Children are asked to plant trees.
Детей просят посадить деревья.
People are asked not to throw litter in the river.
Людей просят не бросать
мусор в реку.
People are asked to care for nature.
Людей просят заботиться о природе.
Transform the sentences
Ex.: Mother asks me to wash the plates. – I am asked to wash the plates.
My brother asks me to make my bed.
I am asked to make my bed.
Mother tells the children to sweep the floor.
The children are told to sweep the floor.
The teacher tells the pupils to collect paper.
The pupils are told to collect paper.
Test
1
Baby trees ___ damaged.
b) are
c) am
2
I ____ asked to do my homework.
b) is
c) are
3
We are not allowed to break trees .
- Мы не позволяем ломать деревья.
- Нам не позволяют ломать деревья.
- Нам позволяют ломать деревья.
4
I ask him to cook dinner .
- Он просит меня приготовить обед.
- Я прошу его приготовить обед.
5
Mother tells me _____.
a) wash the plates
b) to wash the plates
c) washing the plates
6
We are ____ to take litter home.
a) tells
b) tell
c) told
7
People ____ litter everywhere.
- throw
- are thrown
- is thrown
8
Ann asks me to help her .
- Аня просит меня помочь ей.
b ) Аня помогает мне.
с) Аня хочет, чтобы я ей помогла.
9
Rivers are _____.
- pollute
- polluted
- pollutes
10
The paper is recycled .
- Бумага не перерабатывается.
b ) Мы перерабатываем бумагу.
с) Бумага перерабатывается .
Thanks for the work!
Good luck!
Sources
- http://www.google.ru/search?tbm=isch&hl=ru&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=845&q=Polution&gbv=2&oq=Polution&aq pictures
- http://www.dinternal.com.ua/grammar/passive-voice/
- http://www.slideshare.net/Nokhov/passive-voice-2192462
- http://www.alleng.ru/mybook/3gram/6verb_25.htm
- http://www.native-english.ru/exercises/pasvoice tests
- http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-1681.php tests