PASSIVE VOICE

&

Брежнева Г.И.

To study English holidays and traditions.

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state traditions

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national holidays

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religious holidays

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public holidays

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concerning private life (child's birth,

wedding, marriage)

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traditional ceremonies

New Year

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The most common type of celebration is a New

Year party

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Every year the people of Norway give the city

of London a present – a big Christmas tree

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Some people make New Year Resolutions:

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I'll get up early every morning next year.

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I'll clean, my shoes every day.

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Festival in Scotland

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It is not clear where the word «Hogmanay» comes

from, but it is connected with the provision of food

and drink for all visitors to your home on 31st of

December

The first visitor who comes into a house in

the New Year morning is called the First Foot

On this day, people send Valentine cards to their

husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends. You

can also send a card to a person you do not

know.

It takes place in spring and people

not only eat pancakes everywhere

but run with them.

On the 1st of March each year one

can see people walking around London

with leeks pinned to their coats. А leek

is the national emblem of Wales.

A leek

People visit their mothers if possible and

give them flowers and small presents. If they

cannot go they send a “Mothers’ Day card”.

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It is not a national holiday.

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It’s an Irish religious holiday.

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St. Patrick is the patron of Ireland.

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Irish and Irish Americans celebrate the day.

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Many modern Easter symbols come from

ancient time.

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The egg was a symbol long before the

Christian era.

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The Easter bunny is also originated in pre-

Christian time.

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This is a very old tradition from

the Middle Ages. At that time the

servants were masters for one day

of the year.

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Now April Fool’s Day is different. It

is a day for jokes and tricks.

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May 1st is not a public holiday in Great Britain

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On May Sunday workers march through the

streets and hold meetings.

On the Queen’s official

birthday, there is a

traditional ceremony called

the Trooping of the Colour.

It is a big parade with brass

bands and hundreds of

soldiers at Horse Guard’s

Parade in London.

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Midsummer's Day, June 24th, is the

longest day of the year.

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On that day you can see a very old custom

at Stonehenge.

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Stonehenge is one of Europe's biggest

stone circles.

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On October 31st British people

celebrate Halloween. It is the

most colourful and exciting

holiday of the year.

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Halloween is a time for fun.

Guy Fawkes Night is one of the

most popular festivals in Great

Britain. It commemorates the

discovery of the so-called

Gunpowder Plot, and is celebrated

throughout the country.

The most popular holiday in Britain is

Christmas. People give each other presents

and send Christmas cards. The traditional

English dinner on Christmas is turkey and

pudding.

PASSIVE VOICE

YOU WANT TO SHOW THAT OBJECT

HAS THE LARGER IMPORTANCE

THAN SUBJECT

Passive Voice

We use passive forms when:

a) we don`t know WHO did it;

The window was broken an hour ago.

b) we are interested in WHAT happens, not

WHO it is done by;

His watch was stolen in the street.

с) the situation is rather formal.

Smoking is not allowed.

Passive Voice

be

+V

3

Somebody cleans every day.

(active)

subject

is cleaned every day

.

(passive)

The object of the active verb becomes the subject in

the new sentence.

this room

object

This room

subject

There are 8 forms of the verbs in the

Passive voice.

Present Simple

Past Simple

Future Simple

am/is/are + V3

was/were + V3

will be/shall be

+V3

The work is done.

The work was done.

The work will be done

Rewrite these sentences

using Passive voice:

1.

People

don`t use

this road very often.

2.

Somebody

is using

the comp at the moment.

3.

They

have built

a new hospital near the airport.

4.

They

cancelled

all flights because of fog.

5.

Somebody

was cleaning

the room when I arrived.

6.

The car was 3 years old but no one

had used

it

very much.

7.

Somebody

will translate

this article tomorrow.

8.

By the end of the week Nick

will have finished

his report.

Remember

If we want to say

who does the action

,

we use

by

:

This house was built by my grandfather.

Two hundred people are employed by the

company.

If somebody does the action

with the help of

instruments

, we use

with

:

Meat should be cut with a knife.

Food in Japan is eaten with chopsticks.

Choose the right preposition:

1. Fish is cut … a special knife.

2. What do we usually dig … ?

3. These novels are written … A. J. Cronin.

4. The big tree was cut down … Jim.

5. The bridge was built … five workers.

6. Who is the portrait painted …?

7. Women`s dresses are sewed … dressmakers.

Passive voice with the verbs

that have two objects

Some verbs can have two objects:

We gave the police the information.

object 1

object 2

So it is possible to make two passive sentences:

The police were given the information.

Or

The information was given to the police.

Other verbs which can have two objects are :

ask offer pay refuse

send show teach tell

Express the same in English using

passive forms of the verbs

1. Мои часы украли вчера.

2. Посмотри! Новый кинотеатр построили!

3. Когда Павел вошел в комнату, обсуждали его

проект.

4. Все упражнения сделаны. Мы можем идти в кино.

5. Когда с ним поговорят?

6. Текст нужно будет перевести.

7. Когда папа приехал, вещи были упакованы.

8. Где статья? Ее переводят. Ее переведут через

час.

9. Джона Леннона знают не только в Англии.

10. Мне разрешили пойти в кино.

WELL DONE