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Unit 22: Beyond the planets
Present and past passive
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
- 3 Like this, like that
- 4 The daily grind
- 5 Christmas every day
- 6 Great achievers
- 7 The Titanic
- 8 Travel
- 9 The big wedding
- 10 Sunny's job hunt
- 11 The bucket list
- 12 Moving and migration
- 13 Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14 New Year, New Project
- 15 From Handel to Hendrix
- 16 What's the weather like?
- 17 The Digital Revolution
- 18 A detective story
- 19 A place to live
- 20 The Cult of Celebrity
- 21 Welcome to your new job
- 22 Beyond the planets
- 23 Great expectations!
- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
Session 5
Alice can't stay the same size for more than a few minutes! When she's big, she cries a pool of tears. What will happen to her when she gets smaller again?
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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The word 'by' introduces the agentQuestion 1 of 15
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What is the 'agent' in this sentence? 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
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The final shuttle flight
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was launched
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NASA
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The passive voice is made from: subject + to be + past participle:Question 2 of 15
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Which of these sentences uses the passive voice?
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NASA launched the final shuttle in 2011.
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The criminals were arrested and taken to prison.
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The bank has locked the money in the safe.
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'the 2014 World Cup' moves to the beginning of the sentenceQuestion 3 of 15
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What is the correct passive sentence for this active sentence? 'Germany won the 2014 World Cup.'
a
The 2014 World Cup was won by Germany.
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b
The 2014 World Cup was won Germany.
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The 2014 World Cup was winning by Germany.
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Move the agent to the beginning of the sentence and make sure the tense doesn't change!Question 4 of 15
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Change this sentence to an active one. 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
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NASA launches the final shuttle flight in 2011.
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NASA launched the final shuttle flight in 2011.
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NASA was launching the final shuttle flight in 2011.
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Think about the subject of the sentence - is it singular or plural?Question 5 of 15
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Is this passive voice sentence correct? 'Millions of cars was sold last year.'
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Yes - it's correct
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No - it's wrong
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Which word is the name of a vehicle that can travel on the surface of a planet?
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a rover
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a space shuttle
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a satellite
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Look at 6 Minute Vocabulary in Session 1Question 7 of 15
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What word describes the sound of a car horn?
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a honk
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a buzz
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a bleep
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Look at Session 1 againQuestion 8 of 15
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Which word means 'the act of travelling through a place to find out about it'?
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explorration
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exsploration
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exploration
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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When was the final space shuttle launched?
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2009
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2011
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2014
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What was the name of the probe that was sent to land on a comet in 2014?
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Philae
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Bayeux Tapestry
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Halley
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Which phrase means 'went a little bit wrong'?
a
didn't go entirely to plan
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with the naked eye
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rendezvous
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It wasn't anything she ate or drankQuestion 12 of 15
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What made Alice get smaller?
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She drank some liquid.
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She ate some cake.
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She used the White Rabbit's fan.
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Which word means 'an imagined place, often in the future, that is full of problems and everything is unpleasant or bad'?
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a dystopia
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a utopia
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a challenge
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Luckily, she knew how to swim!Question 14 of 15
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What did Alice fall into?
a
a pool of her own tears
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a pile of fans
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a beautiful garden
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Have a look at the vocabulary box for part 2 of Alice in WonderlandQuestion 15 of 15
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Which is NOT a meaning of the word 'curious'?
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interested in everything
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strange
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getting smaller
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1
What is the 'agent' in this sentence? 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
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2
Which of these sentences uses the passive voice?
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3
What is the correct passive sentence for this active sentence? 'Germany won the 2014 World Cup.'
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4
Change this sentence to an active one. 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
Incorrect
5
Is this passive voice sentence correct? 'Millions of cars was sold last year.'
Incorrect
6
Which word is the name of a vehicle that can travel on the surface of a planet?
Incorrect
7
What word describes the sound of a car horn?
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8
Which word means 'the act of travelling through a place to find out about it'?
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9
When was the final space shuttle launched?
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10
What was the name of the probe that was sent to land on a comet in 2014?
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11
Which phrase means 'went a little bit wrong'?
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12
What made Alice get smaller?
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13
Which word means 'an imagined place, often in the future, that is full of problems and everything is unpleasant or bad'?
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What did Alice fall into?
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Which is NOT a meaning of the word 'curious'?
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End of Unit 22
That's all for Unit 22! We hope you've enjoyed picking up some space vocabulary and learning about passives. And we hope you enjoyed episode two of our drama, Alice In Wonderland. Send us an email and tell us what you thought of it!
See you in Unit 23!