10D1_UNIT 3_SPEAKING

UNIT 3: THE NEWS AND MEDIA
SPEAKING

Mindset for IELTS 2

​grammar focus: the passive

​Tense	​Active	​Passive
​Present simple	​I write a letter.	​A letter is written (by me).
​Present continuous	​I am writing a letter.	​A letter is being written (by me).
​Past simple	​I wrote a letter.	​A letter was written (by me).
​Present perfect	​I have written a letter.	​A letter has been written (by me).

how to change the active into the passive

Multiple Choice

The Egyptian pyramids ___ thousands of years ago.

• were built
• are built

• been built

• built

Multiple Choice

Chocolate ___ for over 4,000 years.

• have been produced

• has been produced

• have produced

• has produced

Multiple Choice

The flowers ___ by the gardener every evening.

• is watered

• are watered

• was watered

• were watered

Multiple Choice

My car ___ this week, so I'm going to work by bus.

• is repairing

• repairing

• being repaired

• is being repaired

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive.

They make this smartphone in China.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive.

They didn't tell me about the test today.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive.

Somebody has broken the classroom window.

Open Ended

Change the following sentence from active to passive.

The technician is repairing your laptop right now.

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE YOUR FEELINGS

Adjectives to describe happy news story
brilliant delightful extraordinary impressive magnificient
marvellous outstanding stunning tremendous

Adjectives to describe sad news story
adsurb bizzarre disgusting distressing dreadful
harmful terrible uncomfortable upsetting

Match

Match the following words with its meaning.

• General terms to mean something is very good

• Something which is very bad

• Describes something beautiful or attractive

• Extremely unpleasant or unacceptable

• Something is very strange and unusual.

extraordinary, magnificient

terrible, dreadful

stunning

disgusting

absurd, bizarre

• extraordinary, magnificient

• terrible, dreadful

• stunning

• disgusting

• absurd, bizarre

Open Ended

Think of THREE advantages and THREE disadvantages of the Internet?

Open Ended

Think of THREE advantages and THREE disadvantages of radio.

Audio Response

Where do you usually get your news?

Open Audio Recorder

Audio Response

Do people in your country still read newspaper?

Open Audio Recorder

Audio Response

Are there any advantages to getting your news on the Internet?

Open Audio Recorder