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WELCOME TO OUR ENGLISH CLASS. I. Pronunciation: /ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/ II. Grammar point: 1. It is said that … 2. People say that …. unit 16. THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Part C: Language Focus. I. Pronunciation: /ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/. Warm-up. Guessing pictures. gi ft
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I. Pronunciation:/ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/ II. Grammar point: 1. It is said that … 2. People say that …
unit 16 THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD Part C: Language Focus
I. Pronunciation:/ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/ Warm-up Guessing pictures
gift /gɪft/
loved /lʌvd/
roofs /ruːfs/
knives /naɪvz/
Practise reading aloud these sentences . II. Pronunciation /ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/ • They are not on the roofs now. They’ve been moved to the ground. Use the lift. I’ll ring to say you’ve arrived. • I think he’s improved, but he still coughs a lot. • We have plenty of laughs. We miss him when he leaves. • He love a nurse. Her name’s Soft. He wants me to bring her this gift. • He brought me a gift when he arrived.
II. GRAMMAR 1. It is said that … 2. People say that …
Where is the Taj Mahal mausoleum? The Taj Mahal mausoleum is in India. People say that The Taj Mahal mausoleum is in India. It is said that The Taj Mahal mausoleum is in India. How long was it built? The Taj Mahal in India was built over a 23-year period. People say that The Taj Mahal in India was built over a 23-year period. It is said that The Taj Mahal in India was built over a 23-year period.
People/they + think/say/suppose/believe/consider/report… + that + clause Two ways change into passive sentence
1. Change the structure into: It’s + thought/said/supposed/believed/considered/reported… + that + clause
2. Use the subject of that-clause as the subject of the passive sentence. • If the verb in that-clause is in the simple present: • S + am/is/are + thought/said/supposed… + to +V-inf • b. If the verb in that-clause is in the simple past or present perfect: • S + am/is/are + thought/said/supposed… + to + have + P2 • c. If the verb in that-clause is in the present continuous: • S + am/is/are + thought/said/supposed… + to + be + V-ing
Exercise 1:Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. Ex: It is said that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built over a 20-year period. The Great Pyramid of Giza is said to have been built over a 20-year period.
Exercise 2:Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it. Ex:People say that he is 108 years old. He is said to be 108 years old.
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