TEDU ELS 2019-2020 / Spring Term / Supplementary Grammar / B LEVEL

Supplementary Grammar/ Passives /U7 /W 12

BEFORE YOU WATCH

Look up the following structures on the internet and discuss the questions below.

 Taipei 101
 Shanghai Tower
 the Empire State Building
 the Jeddah Tower

1. Where are these skyscrapers?

2. Which one of them hasn’t been finished yet?
3. Which of these towers is the tallest?
4. Which of these skyscrapers has the most interesting design?

WATCH ( https://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-there-ever-be-a-mile-high-skyscraper-stefan-al )

(alternative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF54-camgCg)

A. Watch the video and mark the statements True or False.

1. A mile-high skyscraper has been built recently. T F

2. Since F. Lloyds’s time, many construction problems have been solved. T F
3. While Taipei 101 was being constructed, a large metal ball was put in the building. T F
4. Tall buildings used to be built with large lower floors to provide more support. T F
5. Faster elevators are impossible to be added to skyscraper designs. T F
6. F. Llloyd’s dream could be built soon. T F

Remember:
Passives can also be used with modal verbs as in statement 6.

B. Study the underlined verbs in part A and complete the blanks with the correct form of the
verbs in parentheses.

Atakule (1) ____________ (know) as the symbol building of Ankara for a long time. It (2)
_____________ (construct) in two parts in 1989. When it was built, the tower (3) _____________ (use) as
an observation deck to see the city from above. The other part (4) _______________ (visit) as the first
shopping center of the city until Galleria (5) ________________ (open). However, after more than three
decades, the shopping center had to (6) ______________ (demolish) and (7) _______________ (rebuild).
While it (8) _______________ (remodel), a lot of promotion campaigns (9) ___________ (make) to prepare
the residents of Ankara. The new shopping center (10) _______________ (open) recently.
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C. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1. They found new Roman structures while they were digging a tunnel for Marmaray.

New Roman structures_______________________ while a __________________________.

2. The windows broke into pieces while people were installing them.

The windows broke into pieces while ____________________________________________.

3. A committee must check the strength of the bridge.

The ______________________________________________________________________.

4. People have replaced almost all of the burned parts of the house.

Almost ____________________________________________________________________.

5. People used to build houses with wood and bricks in London.

__________________________________________________________________________.

6. They are supposed to include solar panels in the new designs.

__________________________________________________________________________.

7. By 1900s, people had built just a few tall buildings in large cities.

__________________________________________________________________________.

8. People had to build new schools and hospitals for the growing population.
__________________________________________________________________________.

D. Complete the following conversations with a suitable response (either a statement or a

question) using the words in parentheses. Your answers can be Active or Passive Voice
sentences.

1. A: Have you heard about the accident?

B: No. _____________________________________________ (what / happen)?
A: A truck and a car crashed into each other on the Melbourne Street.
B: __________________________________________________ (anybody / injure)?
A: I think a girl and her mother were injured seriously. They were taken to hospital immediately.
B: ___________________________________________________ (where / take)?
A: St. Barts Hospital. ______________________________________ (truck driver / arrest).
B: Why? Wasn’t he injured?
A: No, he was in a good condition but it seems he was drunk while ____________ (he/drive).
2. A: ____________________________________________ (build / Empire State Building)?
B: In 1931. Back then, it was the tallest building in North America.

3. A: Is Jack here yet? He is 30 minutes late and he is never late to parties.

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B: ___________________________________________ (lost / might). I will send him the location

once more.

4. A: Why is the Eiffel tower closed?

B: _____________________________________________________. (paint / now)

Check what have you learned;

Take a look at the objectives below and put a tick if you think you are able to do it.

Objective GS Skill
E
Can use the past simple passive. 48 Grammar
Can use the present perfect passive 52 Grammar
Can use a range of modals and verbs with passive infinitives referring to
59 Grammar
the present or future

T’s Copy
Note to the teacher:
This material has been designed to revise passives. Ss are also introduced with infinitive passive.
Please implement this while you’re studying p 71 in Language Leader Upper Intermediate.
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 Taipei 101
 Shanghai Tower
 the Empire State Building
 the Jeddah Tower

1. Where are these skyscrapers?

2. Which one of them hasn’t been finished yet?
3. Which of these towers is the tallest?
4. Which of these skyscrapers has the most interesting design?
1. Where are these skyscrapers?
Taipei 101: Taiwan
Shanghai Tower: China
Empire State Building: the USA
The Jeddah Tower: Saudi Arabia

2. Which one of them hasn’t been finished yet? Jeddah T

3. Which of these towers is the tallest? Jeddah T (planned: 1 km)
4. Which of these skyscrapers has the most interesting design? Answers may vary.

WATCH ( https://ed.ted.com/lessons/will-there-ever-be-a-mile-high-skyscraper-stefan-al )

A. Watch the video and mark the statements True or False.

1. A mile-high skyscraper has been built recently. T F

2. Since F. Lloyds’s time, many construction problems have been solved. T F
3. While Taipei 101 was being constructed, a large metal ball was put in the building. T F
4. Tall buildings used to be built with large lower floors to provide more support. T F
5. Faster elevators are impossible to be added to skyscraper designs. T F
6. F. Llloyd’s dream could be built soon. T F

Remember:
Passives can also be used with modal verbs as in statement 6.

B. Study the underlined verbs in part A and complete the blanks with the correct form of the
verbs in parentheses.

Atakule (1) has been known (know) as the symbol building of Ankara for a long time. It (2) was
constructed (construct) in two parts in 1989. The tower (3) was used (use) as an observation deck to
see the city from above. The other part (4) had been visited (visit) as the first shopping center of the city
until Galleria (5) was opened (open). However, after more than three decades, the shopping center had
to (6) be demolished (demolish) and (7) rebuilt (rebuild). While it (8) was being remodeled (remodel), a
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lot of promotion campaigns (9) were made (make) to prepare the residents of Ankara. The new
shopping center (10) has been opened (open) recently.

C. Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice.

1. They found new Roman structures while they were digging a tunnel for Marmaray.
New roman structures were found while a tunnel for Marmaray was being dug.
2. The windows broke into pieces while people were installing them.
The windows broke into pieces while they were being installed.
3. A committee must check the strength of the bridge.
The strength of the bridge must be checked by a committee.
4. People have replaced almost all of the burned parts of the house.
Almost all parts of the burned house have been replaced.
5. People used to build houses with wood and bricks in London.
Houses in London used to be built with wood and bricks.
6. They are supposed to include solar panels in the new designs.
Solar panels are supposed to be included in the new designs.
7. By 1900s, people had built just a few tall buildings in large cities.
Just a few tall buildings had been built in large cities by 1900s.
8. People had to build new schools and hospitals for the growing population.
New schools and hospitals had to be built for the growing population.

D. Complete the following conversations with a suitable response (either a statement or a

question) using the words in parentheses. Your answers can be Active or Passive Voice
sentences.

1. A: Have you heard about the accident?

B: What happened? (what / happen)?
A: A truck and a car crashed into each other on the Melbourne Street.
B: Was anybody injured (anybody / injure)?
A: I think a girl and her mother were injured seriously. They were taken to hospital immediately.
B: Where were they taken (where / take)?
A: St. Barts Hospital. The truck driver was arrested (truck driver / arrest).
B: Why? Wasn’t he injured?
A: No, he was in a good condition but it seems he was drunk while he was driving (he/drive).

2. A: When was the empire state building built (build / Empire State Building)?
B: In 1931. Back then, it was the tallest building in North America.

3. A: Is Jack here yet? He is 30 minutes late and he is never late to parties.

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B: He might be lost (lost / might). I will send him the location once more. (lost / might). I will send
him the location once more.

4. A: Why is the Eiffel tower closed?

B: It is being painted now. (paint / now)