The Passive Voice with Ed Sheeran

 
 

Listen to the song The Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran

and do the activities below
 

 

TURN THE  UNDERLINES PHRASES FROM THE SONG INTO PASSIVES: 

1. She played the fiddle in an Irish band
2. But she fell in love with an English man
3. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
4. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
5. I meet her on Grafton street right outside of the bar
6. She shared a cigarette with me while her brother played the guitar
7. She asked me what does it mean, the Gaelic ink on your arm?
8. Said it was one of my friend's songs, do you want to drink on?
9. She took Jamie as a chaser, Jack for the fun
10. She got Arthur on the table with Johnny riding as a shotgun
11. Chatted some more, one more drink at the bar
12. Then put Van on the jukebox, got up to dance3
13. You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band
14. But she fell in love with an English man
15. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
16. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
17. With my pretty little Galway girl
18. You're my pretty little Galway girl
19. You know she beat me at darts and then she beat me at pool
20. And then she kissed me like there was nobody else in the room
21. As last orders were called was when she stood on the stool
22. After dancing to Kaleigh,singing to trad tunes
23. I never heard Carrickfergus ever sang so sweet
24. A capella in the bar using her feet for a beat
25. Oh, I could have that voice playing on repeat for a week
26. And in this packed out room swear she was singing to me
27. You know, she played the fiddle in an Irish band
28. But she fell in love with an English man
29. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
30. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
31. My pretty little Galway girl
32. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
33. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
34. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
35. And now we've outstayed our welcome and it's closing time
36. I was holding her hand, her hand was holding mine
37. Our coats both smell of smoke, whisky and wine
38. As we fill up our lungs with the cold air of the night
39. I walked her home then she took me inside
40. To finish some Doritos and another bottle of wine
41. I swear I'm gonna put you in a song that I write
42. About a Galway girl and a perfect night
43. She played the fiddle in an Irish band
44. But she fell in love with an English man
45. Kissed her on the neck and then I took her by the hand
46. Said, "baby, I just want to dance"
47. My pretty little Galway girl
48. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
49. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl
50. My, my, my, my, my, my, my Galway girl, hey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Passive Voice

 
 

When, Why and How to use a Passive Form

 

 

 

More practice: Passive Voice Sentences

Turn into the passive voice the sentences below:

1.     John broke the window and kept it in secret.

 

2.     The boy over there has bought a car and a house.

 

3.     People don’t make so much noise during the night.

 

4.     Somebody had been smoking a cigarette in that room when I arrived.

 

5.     I’m sorry, I had to do this exercise, so please be quiet.

 

6.     Have you ever eaten ants in a Chinese restaurant?

 

7.     They shouldn’t have told Ann the truth.

 

8.     Are you going to repair the roof?

 

9.     The rise of prices is creating an increasing poor society.

 

10.  Nobody cooked the dinner, so we had to go to a restaurant.

 

11.  Everybody was looking for the little child who disappeared last Friday.

 

12.  The storm caused many damages in the crop.

 

13.  Parents buy their children many toys every Christmas.

 

Answers:

1. The window was broken by John and it was kept in secret.

2. A car and a house have been bought by the boy over there.

3. So much noice isn't made during the night.

4. A cigarette had been being smoked in that room when I arrived.

5. I’m sorry, this exercise had to be done, so please be quiet.

6. Have ants ever been eaten in a Chinese restaurant?

7. Ann shouldn't have been told the truth.

8. Is the roof going to be repeired?

9. An increasing poor society is being created by the rise of prices.

10. The dinner wasn't cooked, so we had to go to a restaurant.

11. The little child who disappeared last Friday was being looked for.

12. Many damages in the crop was caused by the storm.

13. - Children are bought many toys by their parents every Christmas.

     - Many toys are bought to children by their parents every Christmas.

 

INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

Verbs followed by INFINITIVE or GERUND with a change of meaning

REMEMBER / FORGET /  TRY / STOP / GO ON / REGRET


 

Click here for practice
 

Reported Speech

Practise Reported Speech with Videos

VIDEO 1: A romantic scene from the film Love Actually.
                 Pause the video and report what the characters said.



Someone knocked on the door and Julie wet to open. Then, ...

1. Peter asked Julie who it was.
2. Mark told Julie to ....
3.
4.
5.
6.

VIDEO 2: Scene from the film The Notebook.





VIDEO 3: Kids say the funniest things ...

  

 



Some grammar tips:

1) REPORTED REQUESTS:

Ask someone to do something

Ex., `Can I see your tickets, please?´  ------   The inspector asked me to see my ticket.

        `Please, don´t wear those boots in the house` ---- I asked them not to wear the boots
                                                                                       in the house.
        `Please, mum, let me stay a bit later.` ---- The girl asked / begged her mum to stay a bit longer.


2) REPORTED OFFERS, PROMISES, ETC:

a.- Offer to do something

b.-Promise to do something

c.-Agree to do something

d. Refuse, threaten, to do something

Examples:

a.- `We´ll pay for the damage`, he said. -----  He offered to pay for the damage.

     `Shall I help you, madam?, I asked. -----  I offered to help the woman.

b.-  `I´ll definitely finish it by tomorrow`----- She promised to finish it by the next day.
                                                               (Also: She promised that she would finish .... )

c.- `Ok, I´ll meet you at the station`, I said to them. ---- I agreed to meet them at the station.

d.-  `I won´t see you anymore` she said. ------  Ellen refused to see him again.


3) REPORTED SUGGESTIONS

Suggest + -ING

Suggest that + Subj+ (should) + infinitive

Examples:

`Let´s go window-shopping!`, Nina suggested. ------ Nina suggested going window-shopping.
                                                                                     (=Nina is included in the suggestion)

`Why don´t you ask for a second opinion, Sean? ----

   My mother suggested that I (should) ask for a second opinion.
 ( the main subject is not included in the suggestion)

`How about organising/ Shall we organise a concert to raise money?  ----
      They  suggested organising  a concert to raise money.

`Why don´t you take up aerobics, ?` I said. ----- I suggested that she (should) take up aerobics.

                           

4) There are many other reporting verbs such as invite,advise, remind, warn + to- infinitive

Others are followed by an -ING form, for example admit, apologize for, insisted on ...

Examples:

`If I were you, I would take a taxi`   ------     Mark advised us to take a taxi.

`I really must have a rest`      ------               Trevor insisted on having a rest.



FURTHER REVISION

Mixed Tense Reported Statements

Reported Yes/No Questions
Reported Wh Questions

Mixed Reported Questions

Reported Requests and Orders

Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 1

Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 2

1º ESO Learning with songs

Hi guys, Thanks God it´s Friday! Let´s have some fun today with this
beautiful old song by Passenger, Let her Go.

Passenger   Let her go

1. Fill in the gaps with verbs in the Present Continuous
Well you only need the light when it'¨________________ low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you ____________________ low
Only hate the road when you' _____________________' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

Staring at the bottom of your glass
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely dies

Chorus (2)

2. Now find the adjectives.

Staring at the ceiling in the dark
Same old _____________feeling in your heart
'Cause love comes ____________and it goes so ____________

Well you see her when you fall ________________
But never to touch and never to keep
'Cause you loved her too much
And you dived too ___________

Well you only need the light when it's burning ________
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Well you only need the light when it'¨________________ low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you ____________________ low
Only hate the road when you' _____________________' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go

And you let her go oh ooh ooh
And you let her go oh ooh ooh
Well you let her go

'Cause you only need the light when it´____________________ low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you'__________________ low
Only hate the road when you'_________________' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

'Cause you only need the light when it´_______________________ low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you'___________________ low
Only hate the road when you'_________________' home
Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

3. Circle the IRREGULAR VERBS and write them below

REPORTED SPEECH 1º BTO

Watch this presentation on Reported Speech in case you want to revise what we
 studied in class. Then you can do some practice.

                                             Bored of the same old exercises?
Let´s listen to some cool music while we are revising Reported Statements,
                                       Questions,  Requests, and Suggestions.

REPORTED SPEECH WITH Jonas Brothers
`Sucker´

1º ESO REVISION: UNIT 6

MOCK TEST to revise for the exam. Do these exercises. Then,
check your answers with THE KEYS at the end of this document.

 

REVISION  1º ESO

1   PRESENT SIMPLE  or  PRESENT CONTINUOUS? 

1. Susan _____________ (always/ watch) TV in the afternoon.
2. My friend and I _____________(not play) computer games now.
3. _________________ (Monica/ study) at the moment? No, ______
4. Fred and Tom never_____________ (arrive) home at 3.00.
5. Look! He _____________ (swim) in the sea now.
6. They ____________ (not walk) home every day.
7. _____________ (you/ usually /listen) to the teacher in class? Yes, _____
8. The woman ________ ( not/ get up) at 7 o’clock every morning.

 

 2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE A COMPARATIVE FORM:

1. Peter is ______________________ (old) his brothers.

2. A Mercedes is _________________ (comfortable) a Seat.

3. The ticket for the theatre is ___________ (cheap) the ticket for the opera.

4. Do you think English is __________________ (easy) French?

5. Anthony is ___________________ (clever) than his sister.

6.  A wolf is  _____________ (big) than a fox.

7. Which is ___________________ (bad)? An exam or a medical test?

8.  The weather in Spain is _____________ (good) the weather in France.

9. “First Dates” is ___________________ (funny) than “La que se avecina”.

10. A panda bear is ________________(beautiful) than a brown bear.

 

3. Use the SUPERLATIVE:

1. For me, Justin Bieber is the ___________ (good/ bad) singer in the world.

2. Jake is the _______________ (intelligent) boy in the class.

3. Which is the ____________________ (fat) animal: a  panda , a bull or a cow?

4. The dugong is one of the ____________ (unusual) animals that I have ever seen.

5. Linda is the ___________________ (happy) girl in the class.

 

4. Complete with IS/IS NOT AS … AS.

1. A giraffe is tall. A gorilla is less tall.

_  A gorilla …

2. Rhinos are heavier than zebras.

    …….

3. “Pandita” weighs 2 kilos. “Boltie” weighs 2 kilos too.

    ……..

4. A dog is intelligent. A dolphin is more intelligent.

    A dog …

5. Write sentences with the words below. Use the correct form of :

   TO BE, HAVE GOT, THERE IS / there are, the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.  

      1.      elephants / drink / water / every day / .

         

      2.      worms / teeth / .

         

      3.      what / those chickens / eat / at the moment / ?

         

      4.      any snakes / in Ireland / .

         

      5.      when / a dolphin / sleep / ?

         

      6.      a butterfly / an insect .

         

      7.      Max / hike / near the waterfall / now / .

         

      8.      any food / for the mice /?

         

6   Complete the sentences with one or two words.

    There can be more than one correct answer.  

      1.My scarf is new, but my gloves aren’t.

         My gloves are …………………… than my scarf.

      2. Miss Angelo …………………….......................... maths on Mondays.

      3. A turtle can swim …………………… .

      4. Have you got …………………… food for your lizard?

       5. Jerry’s dog is tiny. Kate’s dog is medium size. Elaine’s dog is huge.

          Elaine’s dog is…….................................... dog.

      6. Many pigs have got long ears and …………................………… tails are curly.

      7. Shhh! You ………………..............…… talk loudly. Mum is sleeping.

      8. I …………….............……… online with my friend at the moment.

      9.  A kitten is …............………………… dangerous as a tiger.

      10.   Jane is wearing my coat because she can’t find …………..............………… .

                        

                                                      ANSWER KEYS

1.                                                            2.

1. always watches                                                     1. older than                              

2. aren´t playing                                                        2. more comfortable than     

3. Is Monica studying ...? / ...she isn´t                   3. cheaper than                               

4. never arrive                                                            4. easier than

5. is swimming                                                            5. cleverer

6. don´t walk                                                               6. bigger

7. Do you usually listen...?/ ... I do                          7. worse

8. doesn´t get up.                                                       8. better than

                                                                              9. funnier
                                                                              10. more beautiful
3.                                                      4.
1. best / worst                                1. A gorilla IS NOT AS tall AS a giraffe.
2. most intelligent                          2. Zebras ARE NOT AS heavy AS rhinos.
3. fattest                                         3. Pandita IS AS fat AS Boltie.
4. most unusual                              4. A dog IS NOT AS intelligent AS a dolphin.
5. happiest

5.                                                                6.
1. Elephants drink wáter everyday.                                               1. older
2. Worms haven´t got teeth.                                                          2. teaches
3. What are those chickens eating at the moment?                       3. slowly/ well
4. There aren´t any snakes in Ireland.                                           4. any
5. When does a dolphin sleep?                                              5. the biggest
6. A butterfly is an insect.                                                     6. their
7. Max is hiking near the waterfall now.                              7. mustn´t
8. Is there any food for the mice?                                         8. am chatting
                                                                                              9. not as
                                                                                             10. hers