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Unit 22: Beyond the planets
Present and past passive
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- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
Session 5
Alice can't stay the same size for more than a few minutes! When she's big, she cries a pool of tears. What will happen to her when she gets smaller again?
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The word 'by' introduces the agentQuestion 1 of 15
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What is the 'agent' in this sentence? 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
aThe final shuttle flightU29ycnksICdUaGUgZmluYWwgc2h1dHRsZSBmbGlnaHQnIGlzIHRoZSByZWNlaXZlciBvZiB0aGUgYWN0aW9uIG9mIHRoZSB2ZXJiICdsYXVuY2gn
bwas launchedU29ycnksIHRoaXMgaXMgdGhlIHZlcmIu
cNASAV2VsbCBkb25lISBOQVNBIGlzIHRoZSBhZ2VudCAtIGl0IHBlcmZvcm1lZCB0aGUgYWN0aW9uIG9mIHRoZSB2ZXJiIHdoZW4gaXQgbGF1bmNoZWQgdGhlIGZpbmFsIHNwYWNlIHNodXR0bGUu
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The passive voice is made from: subject + to be + past participle:Question 2 of 15
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Which of these sentences uses the passive voice?
aNASA launched the final shuttle in 2011.U29ycnksIHRoaXMgaXMgYW4gcGFzdCBzaW1wbGUgYWN0aXZlIHNlbnRlbmNlLg==
bThe criminals were arrested and taken to prison.V2VsbCBkb25lISBUaGlzIGlzIGEgcGFzdCBzaW1wbGUgcGFzc2l2ZSBzZW50ZW5jZS4=
cThe bank has locked the money in the safe.U29ycnksIHRoaXMgaXMgYW4gYWN0aXZlIHNlbnRlbmNlIGluIHRoZSBwcmVzZW50IHBlcmZlY3QgdGVuc2Uu
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'the 2014 World Cup' moves to the beginning of the sentenceQuestion 3 of 15
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What is the correct passive sentence for this active sentence? 'Germany won the 2014 World Cup.'
aThe 2014 World Cup was won by Germany.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0IQ==
bThe 2014 World Cup was won Germany.U29ycnkgLSB3cm9uZyBhbnN3ZXIhIFJlbWVtYmVyIHRvIHVzZSAnYnknIHRvIGludHJvZHVjZSB0aGUgYWdlbnQgaW4gYSBwYXNzaXZlIHNlbnRlbmNlOiAnVGhlIDIwMTQgV29ybGQgQ3VwIHdhcyB3b24gYnkgR2VybWFueS4n
cThe 2014 World Cup was winning by Germany.V3JvbmcgdmVyYiBmb3JtISBXZSBuZWVkIHRoZSBwYXN0IHBhcnRpY2lwbGUgYWZ0ZXIgJ3dhcycuIEl0J3MgJ1RoZSAyMDE0IFdvcmxkIEN1cCB3YXMgd29uIGJ5IEdlcm1hbnkuJw==
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Move the agent to the beginning of the sentence and make sure the tense doesn't change!Question 4 of 15
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Change this sentence to an active one. 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
aNASA launches the final shuttle flight in 2011.U29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB3cm9uZyEgVGhlIGNvcnJlY3QgYW5zd2VyIGlzICdOQVNBIGxhdW5jaGVkIHRoZSBmaW5hbCBzaHV0dGxlIGZsaWdodCBpbiAyMDExJyAtIGl0J3MgaW4gdGhlIHBhc3Qgc2ltcGxlLg==
bNASA launched the final shuttle flight in 2011.VGhhdCdzIHJpZ2h0LiBXZSBjb3VsZCBhbHNvIHNheSAnSW4gMjAxMSwgTkFTQSBsYXVuY2hlZCB0aGUgZmluYWwgc2h1dHRsZSBmbGlnaHQuJw==
cNASA was launching the final shuttle flight in 2011.U29ycnksIHdyb25nIHZlcmIgZm9ybSEgV2UgbmVlZCB0aGUgcGFzdCBzaW1wbGUsIHNvIGl0J3MgJ05BU0EgbGF1bmNoZWQgdGhlIGZpbmFsIHNodXR0bGUgZmxpZ2h0IGluIDIwMTEuJw==
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Think about the subject of the sentence - is it singular or plural?Question 5 of 15
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Is this passive voice sentence correct? 'Millions of cars was sold last year.'
aYes - it's correctTm8sIGl0J3Mgbm90IHJpZ2h0ISAnTWlsbGlvbnMgb2YgY2FycycgaXMgcGx1cmFsLiBUaGUgY29ycmVjdCBzZW50ZW5jZSBpcyAnTWlsbGlvbnMgb2YgY2FycyB3ZXJlIHNvbGQgbGFzdCB5ZWFyLic=
bNo - it's wrongUmlnaHQgYW5zd2VyISBUaGUgc2VudGVuY2UgaXNuJ3QgY29ycmVjdC4gJ01pbGxpb25zIG9mIGNhcnMnIGlzIHBsdXJhbC4gVGhlIGNvcnJlY3Qgc2VudGVuY2UgaXMgJ01pbGxpb25zIG9mIGNhcnMgd2VyZSBzb2xkIGxhc3QgeWVhci4n
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Look at Session 1Question 6 of 15
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Which word is the name of a vehicle that can travel on the surface of a planet?
aa roverV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
ba space shuttleU29ycnksIGEgc3BhY2Ugc2h1dHRsZSBpcyBhIHNwYWNlY3JhZnQgdGhhdCBjYW4gYmUgdXNlZCB0byBsZWF2ZSBhbmQgcmV0dXJuIHRvIEVhcnRoIG1vcmUgdGhhbiBvbmNlLg==
ca satelliteU29ycnksIGEgc2F0ZWxsaXRlIGlzIGEgbWFjaGluZSB0aGF0IGlzIHNlbnQgaW50byBzcGFjZSBhbmQgbW92ZXMgcm91bmQgRWFydGggb3IgYW5vdGhlciBwbGFuZXQu
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Look at 6 Minute Vocabulary in Session 1Question 7 of 15
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What word describes the sound of a car horn?
aa honkV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
ba buzzU29ycnksIGEgYnV6eiBkZXNjcmliZXMgdGhlIHNvdW5kIHRoYXQgaW5zZWN0cyAoc3VjaCBhcyBiZWVzKSBtYWtlLg==
ca bleepU29ycnksIHRoaXMgZGVzY3JpYmVzIHRoZSBzb3VuZCB0aGF0IGVsZWN0cm9uaWMgZGV2aWNlcyBsaWtlIG1vYmlsZSBwaG9uZXMgbWFrZS4=
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Look at Session 1 againQuestion 8 of 15
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Which word means 'the act of travelling through a place to find out about it'?
aexplorrationU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB0aGUgd3Jvbmcgc3BlbGxpbmcu
bexsplorationU29ycnksIHRoYXQncyB0aGUgd3Jvbmcgc3BlbGxpbmcu
cexplorationV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
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Look at Session 3Question 9 of 15
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When was the final space shuttle launched?
a2009U29ycnksIGl0IHdhcyBsYXRlciB0aGFuIHRoYXQu
b2011V2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
c2014U29ycnksIGl0IHdhcyBlYXJsaWVyIHRoYW4gdGhhdC4=
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Have a look at News Report in Session 4Question 10 of 15
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What was the name of the probe that was sent to land on a comet in 2014?
aPhilaeV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
bBayeux TapestryU29ycnksIHRoZSBCYXlldXggVGFwZXN0cnkgaXMgYSBmYW1vdXMgZGVjb3JhdGVkIGNsb3RoIHNob3dpbmcgc2NlbmVzIGZyb20gRW5nbGlzaCBoaXN0b3J5IGluIHRoZSAxMXRoIENlbnR1cnkgLSBpdCBpbmNsdWRlcyBhbiBpbWFnZSBvZiBIYWxsZXkncyBjb21ldC4=
cHalleyU29ycnksICdIYWxsZXknIGlzIHRoZSBuYW1lIG9mIGEgY29tZXQsIG5vdCBhIHNwYWNlIHByb2JlLg==
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Have a look at News Report in Session 4Question 11 of 15
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Which phrase means 'went a little bit wrong'?
adidn't go entirely to planV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
bwith the naked eyeU29ycnkgLSAnd2l0aCB0aGUgbmFrZWQgZXllJyBtZWFucyAnc2VlaW5nIHNvbWV0aGluZyBjbGVhcmx5IHdpdGhvdXQgdXNpbmcgZXF1aXBtZW50IHN1Y2ggYXMgdGVsZXNjb3Blcycu
crendezvousU29ycnksICdyZW5kZXp2b3VzJyBtZWFucyAnbWVldGluZycu
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It wasn't anything she ate or drankQuestion 12 of 15
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What made Alice get smaller?
aShe drank some liquid.U29ycnksIGl0IHdhc24ndCBhbnl0aGluZyBzaGUgYXRlIG9yIGRyYW5rLg==
bShe ate some cake.U29ycnksIGl0IHdhc24ndCBhbnl0aGluZyBzaGUgYXRlIG9yIGRyYW5rLg==
cShe used the White Rabbit's fan.V2VsbCBkb25lISBBbGljZSBnb3Qgc21hbGxlciB3aGVuIHNoZSB1c2VkIHRoZSBXaGl0ZSBSYWJiaXQncyBmYW4u
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Can you answer all the questions about Unit 22?
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Look at Session 4Question 13 of 15
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Which word means 'an imagined place, often in the future, that is full of problems and everything is unpleasant or bad'?
aa dystopiaV2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
ba utopiaU29ycnksIHRoaXMgd29yZCBtZWFucyAnYW4gaW1hZ2luZWQgcGxhY2Ugd2hlcmUgZXZlcnl0aGluZyBpcyBwZXJmZWN0IGFuZCB0aGVyZSBhcmUgbm8gcHJvYmxlbXMnLg==
ca challengeU29ycnksIHRoaXMgd29yZCBtZWFucyAnZGlmZmljdWx0IHRhc2socyk7IHByb2JsZW0ocykgdGhhdCB5b3UgbmVlZCB0byBzb2x2ZScuIA==
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Luckily, she knew how to swim!Question 14 of 15
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What did Alice fall into?
aa pool of her own tearsV2VsbCBkb25lISBXaGVuIEFsaWNlIHdhcyBiaWcsIHNoZSBjcmllZCBzbyBtYW55IHRlYXJzIHRoYXQgdGhleSBtYWRlIGEgcG9vbC4gV2hlbiBzaGUgZ290IHNtYWxsIC0gc2hlIGZlbGwgaW50byB0aGUgcG9vbCE=
ba pile of fansU29ycnksIHRoZXJlIHdhcyBvbmx5IG9uZSBmYW4sIG5vdCBhIHBpbGUgb2YgdGhlbS4=
ca beautiful gardenU29ycnksIEFsaWNlIHdhbnRlZCB0byBnZXQgaW50byB0aGUgZ2FyZGVuLCBidXQgc2hlIGNvdWxkbid0LiA=
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Have a look at the vocabulary box for part 2 of Alice in WonderlandQuestion 15 of 15
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Which is NOT a meaning of the word 'curious'?
ainterested in everythingU29ycnkgLSB0aGlzIGlzIG9uZSBtZWFuaW5nIG9mICdjdXJpb3VzJy4=
bstrangeU29ycnkgLSB0aGlzIGlzIG9uZSBtZWFuaW5nIG9mICdjdXJpb3VzJy4=
cgetting smallerV2VsbCBkb25lIC0gdGhlIHdvcmQgJ2N1cmlvdXMnIGNhbiBtZWFuICdzdHJhbmdlJyBhbmQgaXQgY2FuIG1lYW4gJ2ludGVyZXN0ZWQgaW4gZXZlcnl0aGluZycgYnV0IGl0IGRvZXNuJ3QgbWVhbiAnZ2V0dGluZyBzbWFsbGVyJy4=
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Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
x / y
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Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...: x / y
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What is the 'agent' in this sentence? 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
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Which of these sentences uses the passive voice?
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What is the correct passive sentence for this active sentence? 'Germany won the 2014 World Cup.'
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Change this sentence to an active one. 'The final shuttle flight was launched by NASA in 2011.'
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Is this passive voice sentence correct? 'Millions of cars was sold last year.'
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Which word is the name of a vehicle that can travel on the surface of a planet?
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What word describes the sound of a car horn?
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Which word means 'the act of travelling through a place to find out about it'?
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When was the final space shuttle launched?
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What was the name of the probe that was sent to land on a comet in 2014?
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Which phrase means 'went a little bit wrong'?
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What made Alice get smaller?
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Which word means 'an imagined place, often in the future, that is full of problems and everything is unpleasant or bad'?
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What did Alice fall into?
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Which is NOT a meaning of the word 'curious'?
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End of Unit 22
That's all for Unit 22! We hope you've enjoyed picking up some space vocabulary and learning about passives. And we hope you enjoyed episode two of our drama, Alice In Wonderland. Send us an email and tell us what you thought of it!
See you in Unit 23!
