UNIT 13 THE PASSIVE

Review and expansion

WHAT UNSOLVED MISTERIES DO YOU
REMEMBER?
VOCABULARY
Get away with it = commit a crime
and not be caught
Alias = false name
Proceed = move in a particular
direction
Patron = a regular customer
PARACHUTE
COCKPIT
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
When Dan Cooper handed the
flight attendant a note, what did
she think it was?
What three things were demanded
by Cooper?
Why do people think Cooper did
not survive the jump?
Why did Cooper become a
legend?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Why do you think Cooper
demanded four parachutes?
Do you think Cooper survive the
jump? Did he get away with it?
What explanation in the Reading is
more reasonable for you?
GRAMMAR NOTES
Remember this :
Transitive verbs can be followed by an
object: The police caught the criminal.
Intransitive verbs are not followed by an
object: People died in car accidents.
in car accidents = prepositional phrase
an object receives the action in the verb
ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE
No one has seen Cooper since
1971.
Cooper has not been seen since
1971.
Criminals took a lot of money.
__ lot of _____ was _______ by
criminals.
WHEN DO YOU USE THE PASSIVE?
Who stole the money?
The money was stolen.
Who deleted my files?
Your files were deleted(by
someone)
What happened to the corrupt
official?
He was accused (by the attorney)
TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES INTO THE
PASSIVE
Cooper required four
parachutes.
He buried the money very well.
He might have used special
tools.
In the future ,Justice may
reopen the case.

THE PASSIVE WITH GET ( INFORMAL )
Why did the criminal get caught?
He ____ ______ because he was clumsy.
Is it true Mario got hit by a car?
Yeah, He ____ _____ by a minivan.
Did your house get damaged by the
earthquake?
Fortunately, it ______ get _________ at all.
THE PASSIVE CAUSATIVE
When we want another person to do a
service for us, we use the passive
causative:
Ill have my car cleaned at SONAX.
Do you get your hair cut often?
Well, I get it _____ once a month.
Where do you have your suit drycleaned?
Can I get my shoes polished nearby?