Nội Dung Chính
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C GOAL Discuss What Makes People's Lives Better
Language Expansion: Irregular Past Participles
A Fill in each blank with the best word from the box. Use a dictionary to help you.
| build - built find-found fly-flown give-given know-known put-put send-sent write-written |
1. Gold and diamonds can be __found___ in parts of South Africa.
2. Fresh seafood can be __________ by plane to anywhere in the world.
3. Large amounts of cash are usually not __________ in the mail.
4. Iran is __________ for its beautiful handmade rugs.
5. Wedding invitations are sometimes __________ by hand on special paper.
6. Houses here are __________ for large families, so they usually have several bedrooms
7. Jewelry is sometimes __________ as a special gift.
8. The glass vases are __________ into special boxes to protect them.
Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 152-153)
| Passive Voice with By |
| The passive voice is usually used without a by phrase. | High-quality cars are produced in South Korea. |
| A by phrase is used when we want to say who or what does something (the agent). | The cars are made by specially trained workers. Each rug is created by a different artist, so no two rugs are alike. |
H'mong children in Mộc Châu, Việt Nam.
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B Read the sentences and cross out the unimportant by phrases.
1. The Mercedes-Benz is made in Germany by people.
2. This necklace was given to me by my grandmother.
3. King Tut's tomb was discovered by Howard Carter.
4. My car was stolen on April 19th by someone.
5. The company was started by the new owner's grandfather.
6. Several kinds of fruit are grown in Ontario, Canada by fruit growers.
C Rewrite each sentence in the passive voice.
1. We need to teach children good manners.
2. Should we keep money in a bank?
3. Companies usually offer good jobs to people with good education.
4. Some employers don't value education as much as hard work.
Conversation (Optional)
D 🎧35 Close your book and listen to the conversation. Why is education valuable?
Lance: Gary, do you think people's lives are improved by money?
Gary: It depends. Some people don't have enough money to buy necessities. Their lives are definitely improved by having more money.
Lance: What about other people?
Gary: Well, when you have enough money for the basics, I think your life can be improved by education.
Lance: Interesting! Is your education improving your life?
Gary: Sure. I hope to get a good job someday because of my education.
Lance: For me, though, my life would be improved by having a nice car.
Gary: OK, but nice cars cost money. So, you need to get a job first.
SPEAKING STRATEGY
We use It depends to say that something is not always true. Then, we often explain our reasons.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Discuss What Makes People's Lives Better
In pairs, discuss how these things improve your life.
| a big house electronics fame good health nice clothes |
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