English Form 4 Unit 6a Reading pg 82 & Grammar pg 83

English Form 4 Unit 6a Reading pg 82 & Grammar pg 83

The Urban Playground

pg 82

Multiple Select

Ex B Read the text quickly. What is the writer's attitude towards parkour and freerunning?

• He/She has a positive attitude.

• He/She has a negative attitude.

• He/She does not express an opinion.

Multiple Select

Ex. C Read again and tick the correct answer.

1. 'Traceur' means 'to be chased'.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

2. Parkour was invented by two young people from Paris.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

3. Parkour and freerunning involve completely different moves.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

4. Parkour helps people gain control over body and mind.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

5. Parkour teaches people to interact with others as well as with the environment.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

6. Parkour and freerunning can be practised anywhere there are obstacles.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

7. Parkour is very popular with active students mostly.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Ex. E

1. What's your opinion about parkour and freerunning?

Open Ended

Do you think it should be taught in schools? Why/why not?

Grammar : Passive Voice 1 pg 83

- To emphasise the action rather than who or what is responsible for it

- Is formed with the verb 'be' in the appropriate form and the past participle of the verb of the sentence (is/are/am/was/were + past participle)

- The person who causes or carries out the action is called an 'agent' and is preceded by the preposition 'by'

Note : we usually omit the 'agent'

- when the action interests us more than the agent

- when we don't know the agent

- when it is easy to figure out who the agent is

e.g. The bank was robbed! (by someone who we do not know)

English is spoken in Australis. (by people)

Active Voice

Anna bought a bag.

Passive Voice

A bag was bought by Anna.

Present Simple

I am called

Are you called?

They aren't called

Past Simple

I was called

Were you called?

They weren't called

Present Perfect Simple

I've been called

Have you been called?

They haven't been called

Past Perfect Simple

I'd been called

Had you been called

They hadn't been called

Future 'will'

I'll be called

Will you be called?

They won't be called

Modal Verbs

I can be called

Should you be called?

They mustn't be called

Verbs with two objects

Some verbs (e.g. give, offer, send, etc.) usually take 2 objects in the active voice, the direct (thing) and the indirect (person)

e.g. 1. They offered Tracy (indirect) some flowers (direct).

e.g. 2 . Active Voice

They showed Wayne (indirect) the best place (direct) for freerunning.

or

They showed the best place (direct) for freerunning to Wayne(indirect).

Passive Voice

Wayne was shown the best place for freerunning.

or

The best place for freerunning was shown to Wayne.

Two ways of forming passive voice

1. Indirect obj (subject) + verb 'be' + past participle + direct object

Tracy (indirect) was (verb 'be') offered (past participle) some flowers. (direct obj)

2. Direct obj (subject) + verb 'be' + past participle + to + indirect object

Some flowers (direct obj) were (verb 'be') offered (past participle) to Tracy .(indirect obj)