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Answer Key (6 April) : Unit 3

This document provides an answer key and lesson materials for an English grammar course. It includes answer keys for exercises on vocabulary, grammar, and the passive voice. Links to videos explaining the passive voice are shared, as well as handouts on forming the passive voice at different levels. Common errors in using the passive voice are also discussed. The sender notes that the answer key for the current week's exercises will be sent on April 21st due to the upcoming Easter holidays.

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Monday, April 6th

Hello you,

We really hope that you are still healthy and optimistic.

You will notice that this is a longer task, but the Easter “holidays” are
coming, so we will send the answer key on April 21st

First, here is the answer key for last week

ANSWER KEY (6th April)

Unit 3

Vocabulary 1
1
1. notice 5. get to the bottom of
2. source 6. research
3. occurrence 7. vanish
4. missing

2
1. assumed 5. wonder
2. looked into 6. attempting
3. turned out 7. revealed
4. disturbed 8. developing theories

Grammar 1

3
1. has just bought, stole
2. travelled, haven’t seen
3. didn’t ride, have been
4. has just had, took

4
1.have … had, c 4. Have … reached, a
2. did … return, d 5. Has … done, b
3. Did … run, e

5
1.Have … read
2.gave
3.Have … heard
4. sent
5. Has … gone
6. spent
Vocabulary 2
1
1. c 2. f 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. e

2
1.whisper 4. roar
2. flashing 5. corpse
3. anxious

1.laughter 4. glowing
2. proof 5. haunted
3. relief

Grammar 2

4
1.didn’t go
2. Had … escaped
3. climbed
4. had made up

5
1 saw 7. sent
2. took 8. had brought
3. put 9. had arrived
4. found 10. got
5. had left 11. had appeared
6. didn’t think 12. had come

6
1. didn’t use to watch 4. did … use to live
2. did … use to play 5. used to be
3. used to do
Unit 4
Vocabulary 1
1
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. f 6. e
2
1. considerate; willing to
2. sense of belonging; well-being
3. lends; takes advantage of
4. treat; reach a compromise

Grammar 1
3
1. b don’t make; will feel
2. e won’t succeed; try
3. a will share; ask
4. d work; won’t finish
5. c won’t go; doesn’t invite

4
1. doesn’t get 4. heat
2. helps 5. is
3. talks

5
1. As soon as, When, will call
2. before, talks
3. will tell, the moment, once
4. after, starts
5. When, will watch

Vocabulary 2

1 Possible answers

1. People who commute drive / catch a train or

bus to work.
2. The suburbs are outside the city centre.
3. In a traffic jam, the cars move slowly.
4. The mayor is the leader of a city or town.
5. A park is an example of a green space.
6. Houses are usually cheap in a slum.
2
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. A

Grammar 2

3
1. If Sue weren’t so shy, she would talk to Tim.
2. Harry would lend me money if I asked him.
3. If you took the time to know Aaron, you would get along with him.
4. If Josh treated his friends better, more people would like him.
5. Liz wouldn’t want to leave her school if she had a sense of
belonging.

4
1. b had been
2. e wouldn’t have known
3. a would have met
4. d hadn’t played
5. c wouldn’t have hurt

5
1. were
2. would have written
3. will meet
4. had told
5. repairs
6. won’t go out
7. sees
8. succeed

And now a little bit of “action”, THE PASSIVE VOICE, which appears in
unit 5, MADE FOR YOU in our book.

Here you some links to videos which are a really good way to introduce
the subject, there are 3 different ones, with different levels of difficulty,
you may choose the most suitable or even better, watch them all.

1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3mBFztJCeU (In Spanish)

2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkAyggAM1q4 (In English, with
Spanish subtitles)

3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxbQ2U3Uuv0&t=38s (In English,

with Spanish subtitles)

Once you have watched the videos, and you are familiar with the
structure, here are two grammar handouts, again with different levels of
difficulty.

PASSIVE VOICE FOR BEGINNERS

Usamos la pasiva cuando queremos que la frase se centre en el objeto

más que en el sujeto, como es lo habitual. El sujeto es el elemento que
realiza la acción, y el objeto, el que se ve afectado por dicha acción.

En voz activa:

The dog chasedthe cat.
La parte central de esta oración es el verbo, «chased». El sujeto, es
decir, el que realiza la acción, es «the dog». Y finalmente el complemento
directo que se ve afectado, es «the cat».

En voz pasiva:

The cat was chased by the dog.
«The cat» se ha convertido en el sujeto de la acción «be chased».

La estructura es así de simple: cambia la posición de cada elemento en

la frase y se modifica el verbo, igual que en español. Si lo que te está
dando problemas es precisamente el verbo, te será útil el esquema que
verás a continuación.

Formar la pasiva

Sigue estos pasos mientras vas cogiendo práctica:

identifica el sujeto de la oración activa

identifica el objeto

identifica el verbo y el tiempo en el que está

conjuga el verbo «to be» en ese mismo tiempo

averigua el past participle del verbo

Por ejemplo, si tengo que convertir esta frase en pasiva:

The dog has chased the cat.

sujeto: «the dog»

objeto: «the cat»

verbo: «has chased» (present perfect)

conjugación de «to be» (en present perfect): has been

past participle: chased

Y ahora no tienes más que colocar cada pieza en su sitio:

Objeto + verbo «to be» conjugado + past participle + by + sujeto

The cat + has been + chased + by + the dog

"TO KEEP", VOCES ACTIVA Y PASIVA

Tiempo Voz Voz
Oración en activa Equivalente en pasiva
verbal activa pasiva

Simple I keep the butter in the The butter is kept in the

keep is kept
present fridge. fridge.
Present is is being John is keeping my house My house is being kept
continuous keeping kept tidy. tidy.
Mary kept her schedule Mary's schedule was
Simple past kept was kept
meticulously. kept meticulously.
was
Past was The theater was keeping A seat was being kept
being
continuous keeping a seat for you. for you.
kept
have
Present have I have kept all your old All your old letters have
been
perfect kept letters. been kept.
kept
He had kept up his His training regimen had
had been
Past perfect had kept training regimen for a been kept up for a
kept
month. month.
Simple will be
will keep Mark will keep the ficus. The ficus will be kept.
Future kept
Conditional would would be If you told me, I would If you told me, your
Present keep kept keep your secret. secret would be kept.
would
would I would have kept your Your bicycle would have
Conditional have
have bicycle here if you had left been kept here if you
Past been
kept it with me. had left it with me.
kept
Present to be She wants to keep the The book wants to be
to keep
Infinitive kept book. kept.
to have
Perfect to have Judy was happy to have The puppy was happy to
been
Infinitive kept kept the puppy. have been kept.
kept
Present I have a feeling that a
being I have a feeling that you
Participle / keeping secret may be being
kept may be keeping a secret.
Gerund kept.
Having kept the bird in a The bird, having been
having
Perfect having cage for so long, Jade kept in a cage for so
been
Participle kept wasn't sure it could long, might not survive in
kept
survive in the wild. the wild.

Errores comunes

A veces resulta difícil recordar usar la pasiva en el momento adecuado, o

reconocerla cuando aparece. Esto da lugar a errores como:

Adjudicar una acción al objeto directo:

MAL: «The broken window repaired». Estaríamos diciendo que la
ventana reparó algo, lo cual no es posible.
BIEN: «The broken window was repaired». Aquí sí estamos expresando
que la ventana fue reparada.
Insistir en mencionar al sujeto incluso cuando no queda natural:
Cuando seguimos un esquema, tendemos a colocar todas las piezas, lo
cual a veces no tiene sentido. La pasiva se usa muchas veces
para omitir al sujeto de la frase original:
MAL: «The window was smashed by someone«. En voz activa tiene
sentido usar «someone» si no sabemos quién rompió la ventana, pero al
pasarla a pasiva, no.
BIEN: «The window was smashed«.
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PASSIVE VOICE FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

Functions of the passive voice
The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that
experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the
action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the
subject of the sentence.
Examples
The passive voice is used frequently. (= we are interested in the
passive voice, not in who uses it.)
The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not
in who built it.)
The road is being repaired. (= we are interested in the road, not in
the people who are doing the repairs.)
Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not
want to express who performed the action.
Examples
I noticed that a window had been left open.
Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.
All the cookies have been eaten.
My car has been stolen!

Passive Active

A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a A few well-chosen words convey a

few well-chosen words. great deal of meaning.
Passive Active

A mass of gases wrap around our

Our planet is wrapped in a mass of gases.
planet.

Waste materials are disposed of in a The city disposes of waste materials

variety of ways. in a variety of ways.

If we want to say who or what performs the action while using the passive
voice, we use the preposition by.

"A Hard Day's Night" was written by the The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's
Beatles. Night".

The movie ET was directed by Spielberg. Spielberg directed the movie ET.

This house was built by my father. My father built this house.

Forming the passive voice

The passive voice in English is composed of two elements:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Negative
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Interrogative

The house was The house wasn't Was the house built Wasn't the house
built in 1899. built in 1899. in 1899? built in 1899?

These houses
These houses were Were these houses Weren't these houses
weren't built in
built in 1899. built in 1899? built in 1899?
1899.

To clean, passive voice

+ to be + past + rest of
Subject
(conjugated) participle sentence

Simple present

The
is cleaned every day.
house
+ to be + past + rest of
Subject
(conjugated) participle sentence

Present continuous

The
is being cleaned at the moment.
house

Simple past

The
was cleaned yesterday.
house

Past continuous

The
was being cleaned last week.
house

Present perfect

The
has been cleaned since you left.
house

Past perfect

The before they

had been cleaned
house arrived.

Future

The
will be cleaned next week.
house

Future continuous

The
will be being cleaned tomorrow.
house

Present conditional

The if they had

would be cleaned
house visitors.

Past conditional
+ to be + past + rest of
Subject
(conjugated) participle sentence

The if it had been

would have been cleaned
house dirty.

Inifinitive

The
must be cleaned before we arrive.
house

Passive voice with infinitives

The infinitive passive voice is used after modal verbs and other most
verbs normally followed by an infinitive.
Examples
You have to be tested on your English grammar.
John might be promoted next year.
She wants to be invited to the party.
I expect to be surprised on my birthday.
Passive voice with gerunds
Gerunds are used after prepositions and verbs normally followed by a
gerund.
Examples
 I remember being taught to drive.
 The children are excited about being taken to the zoo.
 The children are excited to be taken to the zoo.
 Most film stars hate being interviewed.
 Most film stars hate to be interviewed.
 Poodles like to be pampered.
 Poodles like being pampered.

Using "to be born"

"To be born" is a passive form and is most commonly used in the past
tense. However, in some cases, the present or future tense is
appropriate.
Examples
 I was born in 1976.
 Where were you born?
 Around 100 babies are born in this hospital every week.
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Then, back to our book, on page 63 (Student’s Book) we have
Present Simple and Past Simple Passive and on page 65, Future
Simple Passive.
And on page 102, of the workbook a wider explanation.
So now you must be ready for the exercises
Grammar
1 Choose the correct answer.
1. The new products were introduced / are introduced last month.

2. Fresh vegetables isn't delivered / aren't delivered to the local

shop every day.

3. Today, advertising is used / was used by companies to increase

their sales.

4. I bought that computer after it advertised / was advertised in the

local newspaper.

5. I wasn't tempted / are not tempted to buy the shoes because

they were quite ugly.

2 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Simple Passive or Past Simple Passive. NB- Number 3 is an active
sentence (once again the wording is wrong, sorry!).
The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the oldest and
largest covered markets in the world. It 1. ……………………
(call) the Kapalicarsi in Turkish and it has got 60 streets
with 5,000 shops. The bazaar 2. …………………… (visit) by
between 250,000 and 400,000 people every day.
Construction of the bazaar 3. …………………… (begin) in
1455 and it opened in 1461. Its buildings 4.
…………………… (damage) many times by fires and
earthquakes, but each time they 5. …………………… (build)
again. Many different kinds of goods 6. ……………………
(sell) there today, like jewellery, ceramics, carpets and
spices. Many people 7. …………………… (attract) by the
antique shops where you can buy old furniture, watches,
clocks and coins. It is easy to get lost in the bazaar, but
once you find what you are looking for, you don’t have to
walk far. The bazaar 8. …………………… (organise) so that
all the shops that sell the same products are in the same
area.

3 Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Simple
Passive or Past Simple Passive. Then answer the questions according to
the information in Exercise 2.
1. What / the Grand Bazaar / call / in Turkish

Q: ................................................................................