2. In Unit 3, you learn how to ….
- use the simple present passive to talk about
traditional things.
- talk about manners using verb + -ing and to +
verb.
- talk about different cultures and customs.
- use expressions like in fact to sound more
direct when you speak.
- use of course to give information that is not
surprising, or to show you understand or agree.
3. • Grammar The simple present passive
Active Passive
How do they make kim-
bap?
They make it with rice
and vegetables.
How is kim-bap made?
It’s made with rice and
vegetables.
Do they eat it hot or
cold?
They eat it cold. They
don’t eat it hot.
Is it eaten hot or cold?
It’s eaten cold. It’s not
eaten hot.
They carve the
sculptures out of rice.
The sculptures are
carved out of rice.
4. Exercise Rewrite each sentence using the
simple present passive.
1. Some Native Americans carve totem poles
out of wood.
Totem poles are carved out of wood by some
native Americans.
2. They make traditional Spanish dish, paella,
with chicken, seafood, and saffron.
3. In Mexico, they celebrate the day of the Dead
on the first two days of November.
5. 4. In Taiwan, parents give children red envelopes
with money inside on New Year’s Day.
6. • Grammar
Verb+ - ing and to + verb; position of not
Verb + - ing as a
subject
Position of not
Not comes before
the word it negates.
Eating in public is
bad manners.
Not shaking hands is
impolite.
Be careful not to
point at people.
You can offend
people by not
bowing.
7. Verb + - ing after
prepositions
Notice the difference
in meaning:
You can offend people
by eating in public.
People might stare at
you for not shaking
hands.
It’s acceptable not to
tip cab drivers. =
/It’s optional/.
It’s not acceptable to
tip cab drivers. =
/You shouldn’t do it/.
8. To + verb after it’s
……..
It’s bad manners to eat
in public.
It’s impolite not to
shake hands.
9. Exercise Complete the sentences with the
correct forms of the verbs.
Good Manners Checklist
1. You can offend people by ___________
(reach) across a table for something.
2. It’s polite __________ (say)hello to your
teacher when you arrive in class.
3. __________ (eat) on the subway is
considered rude.
4. ___________ (be) five minutes late for a
meeting is acceptable.
10. 5. It’s considered rude ________ (shout) at
someone.
6. It’s not acceptable ________ (go) to a party
uninvited.
7. People are accepted _________ (send)
postcards to their friends while they on
vacation.
8. Be careful not _______ (leave) work without
__________ (say) good night to you co-
workers.
11. 9. __________ (give) money for a wedding gift
is common.
10. __________ (ask) about someone’s age
might be offensive.
11. When a train stops, it’s better ________
(wait) for people to get off before ________
(get) on yourself.
12. It’s bad manners ________ (talk) loudly on a
cell phone in public places.
12. Proverbs
1.Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
• You have to catch the hare before you can
roast him. (German)
• You can sell the bear’s skin until you’ve
caught him. (French)
2. A fall into a ditch makes you wiser. (china) //
3. The rattan basket criticizes the palm leaf
basket; still both are full of holes. (The
Philippines)
13. 4. You are beautiful; but you learn to work, for
you can not eat your beauty. (The Congo)
5. There’s no bad from which good doesn’t
come. (Argentina) /everything has a positive
and negative side/
