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Unit 5:
Music
Name and surnames: Esther Lucha Ruiz
Group: 4th C
Teacher’s name: Rosa Martí
Deadline: Tuesday, 16th March 2011
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Index
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Activities
Songs
Unit 5 Grammar Revision
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Object
PASSIVE That bridge was built by the Romans.
Subject
Irregular 3rd colum
PRESENT: is /are (be present) +V past participle
Regular –ed
PAST: was/were (be past) + V past participle
Is/are
Was/were
Will
AGENT COMPLEMENT (by__________)
They sell newspaper there.
Newspapers are sold there by them.
Activities
Page 48 exercise 1
Nu metal
Heavy metal
Hip hop
Reggae
Jazz
Country
R&B
Rock
Classical
Folk
Dance
Indie
Punk
Pop
Page 48 exercise 6
Page 50 exercise 1
Rules
In the active voice, the subject is active: it does something.
In the passive voice, the subject is passive: something happens to it.
We form passives with a form of be + past participle.
Active: DJs imitated his style.
Passive: his style was imitated (by DJs).
Page 50 exercise 2
THE CHARTES
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The British charts were started in 1952. The top twelve records were listed by a
magazine called New Musical Express. One of the magazine’s managers phoned twenty
record shops every week to find the information. The charts were popular and they
were copied by other magazines.
These days the official charts are prepared by a specialist company. More than 5,000
shops are connected to a computer and the information is processing every week.
Apart from the general charts, there are also charts for hip hop, indie, country and
other types of music.
In the future, more Internet shops will be connected to the charts system, as people by
more music online.
Page 50 exercise 1
1. The song was written for a charity.
2. The song was sung by a lot of stars.
3. Now, songs are often written for good causes.
4. Concerts are also organized for charities.
5. Maybe one day, more money will be donated by governments.
6. Then charities won’t be needed.
Page 52 exercise 3
Questions
1. When was the song released? Quan va sortir al mercat la cançó?
2. Why was the song banned? Perquè va ser prohibida la cançó?
3. Why were the Dixie Cicks boycotted by some fans? Perquè van boicotejar els fans
a Dixie Cicks?
4. Will these songs be advertised online? Seràn aquestes cançons anunciades per
Internet?
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ACTIVITY 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets in
order to form passive sentences.
ACTIVITY 2: Turn the following sentences into present simple passive sentences.
1. Thomas washes the dishes. --> The dishes are washed by Thomas.
2. Frank feeds the dogs. --> The dogs are fed by Frank.
5. My father pays the bills. --> The bills are paid by my father.
6. The gardener trims the bushes. --> The bushes are timed by the gardener.
8. My mother waters the plants. --> The plants are watered by my mother.
ACTIVITY 3: Turn the following sentences into past simple passive sentences.
1. The president gave John an award. --> John was given an award by the president.
3. The police brought him here. --> He was brought here by the police.
4. The firefighters saved the women. --> The women were saved by the firefighters.
5. All the students understood the explanation. --> The explanation was understood by
all the students.
6. Mrs. Richardson filed two complaints. --> Two complaints were filed by Mrs.
Richardson.
7. That man stole my wallet. --> My wallet was stolen by that man.
10. Thomas and his brother built that house. --> That house was built by Thomas and
his brother.
I ________________ by this.