UNIT 10: SOCIETY

                                                SOCIETY

 

- Some of the headlines below are in the active voice and some are in the passive voice.

- First, rewrite the headlines so that they are grammatically correct. This means inserting articles (a/an/the), punctuation (.,!), and the be verb if the sentence is passive.

·         Toronto named ‘most youthful’ city in world

·         Taylor Swift wins top prize at American Music Awards

·         World’s Biggest Bookstore sold to developer

·         Two baby baboons on display at Brooklyn zoo

·         Scottish government reveals independence plan

·         World's first electric helicopter takes flight in Germany

·         Obama elected president for second term

·         Mothers asked nearly 300 questions a day

·         2000 workers laid off by Ford motor company last month   

- Then, choose one of the headlines and using your imagination make up the story of that news. Remember to use present and past passive voice.

- Next, write a comment about a story of one of your friend’s.

 

UNIT 9: NATURE

                                                NATURE

What do you think of country life and of city life?

- First, watch two videos:

One is about country life and the other is about city life.

Country life

City life

-   Then, write your opinion about country life and city life.

-   Next, choose which type of life you prefer. Write your opinion about it. Use different nouns and make sure you use the correct article a/an.

-   Finally, read one of your friends’ opinions and say if you agree or not.

UNIT 8: MONEY MAKERS

                                   MONEY MAKERS

How did these people make money?

The clue for their success is in the way they advertise their products.

First watch a video about the top 10 best television advertisements.

Then, look at the following picture of a product. Use your imagination, what features can you give to it?  Write your own advertisement for it, write its characteristics and make sure you include the following words: Fairly, really, very, extremelly.