This is an English class material as motivation for working the passive voice.

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INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA
INEM “JORGE ISAACS” DE CALI
RESOLUCIÓN No. 007 DEL 5 DE ENERO DE 2003 (Art. 7) DE LA SECRETARÍA DE EDUCACIÓN MUNICIPAL
Condecoraciones Simón Bolívar y Aidee Guerrero
GUÍA N° 2 SEGUNDO PERIODO NIVEL 11° AÑO LECTIVO 2014
Lic. María Isabel Morán
Student´s name: ___________________________________Course:____________
UNIT 2: “INVENTIONS HAVE CHANGED HUMANITY”
TOPICS:
 Tense:
 Passive voice.
 Vocabulary:
 Inventions
 House contents
 Vocabularies review
 Past participle of regular and irregular
verbs.
LEARNING GOALS
In this period you will:
 Talk about important inventions through the
history.
 Participate in discussions on topics of interest
using a clear and simple language.
 Know the structure of the PRUEBA SABER 11°
and get skill in handling about it.

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Most Important
Inventions
Throughout History
Inventions have changed the
world and the lives of people
many times through history, but
which inventions are most
important? ListWoo gives you
what the world thinks is the Top
Ten most significant inventions
of man.
Scientists and inventors have
made significant contributions
to the lives of the common
people throughout history.
Sometimes through dedicated
research, other times through
necessity and still other times
by accident. An interesting fact
is that war seems to speed up
the pace of new inventions.
Some inventions make a bigger
impact on the public than
others, and some inventions
quickly become part of
everyday life, but which ones
are the most important?
ListWoo shows what people
around the world thinks and
gives you the opportunity to let
your voice be heard.
Taken from:www.listwoo.com

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The Internet
Vinton G. Cerf founded the InterNetworking Group in 1972 and this has
since been recognised as the birthyear of the Internet. Thoughts behind the
Internet can be traced back as far as the end of World War II, though.
Electricity
Developed in the 18th and 19th centuries by a long row of inventors and
scientists who each contributed with their own piece of what is modern day
electrical technology.
The Computer
The earliest computers were developed during World War II for processing
ballistic numbers and numeric analytics, but the thought of having machines
calculate difficult mathematics can be traced back to England in the years
around 1800.
Telephone
The man behind enabling people to communicate to each other at long
distances is the Scottish engineer Alexander Graham Bell who patented his
telephone in 1876.
Penicillin
Invention of penicillin is credited Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming in 1928,
when he discovered that certain mold could kill bacteria.

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Flight
First Perfected By The Wright Brothers In 1903, It Has Allowed The Entire
World To Become Next Door.
The Light Bulb
The road to the cost effective, long-lasting and practical light source starts in
the early 1800's, but the essential breakthrough came about in 1879 and is
largely credited the famous inventor Thomas A. Edison.
Car
Patented by Karl Benz, was the three-wheeled Motor Car in 1886. It was the
first true, modern automobile. Benz also patented his own throttle system,
spark plugs, gear shifters, a water radiator, a carburetor and other
fundamentals to the automobile. Benz eventually built a car company that
still exists today as the Daimler Group.
The Wheel
Used both for transportation and as the basic principle for most mechanized
systems ever built. The Wheel is thought to have first appeared in
Mesopotamia around 3500 BC.
The Printing Press
Developed by Johann Gutenberg in the 1440's the printing press enabled
mass production of the written word.
Information taken from:www.listwoo.com

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ACTIVITY N° 1
 Read again the short texts about the 10 Top Inventions throughout history.
 Underline all the verbs you identify. Observe them carefully and tell the teacher
something special about them.
PASSIVE VOICE
La voz pasiva se utiliza cuando se desea expresar una acción poniendo más énfasis en el
objeto que en la persona que realiza dicha acción. Por ejemplo:
You boil the water for two minutes. The water is boiled for two minutes.
VOZ ACTIVA VOZ PASIVA
The police rescued the boy. The boy was rescued by the police.
agent verb(1) object agent verbs(2) object
ACTIVITY N° 2
Identify the elements and the changes. Use color pencils.
That horse kicked me! I was kicked by that horse!
The police arrested the thieves. The thieves were arrested by the police.

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ACTIVITY N° 3
Put the active voice sentences into passive voice.
1. They built these houses in 1902.
________________________________________________________
2. She bakes a cake every Sunday.
________________________________________________________
3. He broke the vase yesterday.
________________________________________________________
4. I clean the shoes every Friday.
________________________________________________________
5. We wrote the exercise an hour ago.
________________________________________________________
6. They use this road very often.
________________________________________________________
7. Thieves stole his car.
________________________________________________________
8. They cancelled all the flights.
________________________________________________________
9. Brian told the truth.
________________________________________________________
10.She always loads the dishwasher.
________________________________________________________
11.He sometimes does the shopping.
________________________________________________________
12. The ambulance took Peter to hospital.
________________________________________________________
13.He usually buys the tickets.
________________________________________________________
14.We booked the flights.
________________________________________________________
15.He opened the bottle easily.
________________________________________________________

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16.She cleans my shoes.
________________________________________________________
17.They arrested the burglars.
________________________________________________________
18.He wrote the note.
________________________________________________________
19.They washed the car.
________________________________________________________
20.She found the key.
________________________________________________________
21.He sold his coin collection.
________________________________________________________
22.We started a new system.
________________________________________________________
23.Someone stole his car.
________________________________________________________
24.They used the towels.
________________________________________________________
25.We turned on the TV.
________________________________________________________
26.She served tea at 4.
________________________________________________________
27.The rain flooded the camp.
________________________________________________________
ACTIVITY N° 4
Put correctly the sentence in passive voice. Use the verb in brackets and other that are
necessary.
1. The bridge____________________________________ (blow up) yesterday.
2. This novel_____________________________________ (write) by Hemingway.
3. Flies_______________________________________ (catch) by spiders.

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4. All the trees__________________________________ (cut) down yesterday.
5. We_________________________________________ (tell) to go home now.
6. Their purse__________________________________ (steal) yesterday night in the disco.
7. Rain___________________________ (hold) up by fog.
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9. He_________________________________________ (throw) out of the bar a week ago.
10.Pigs_________________________________________ (use) to find truffles.
11.The old theatre_________________________________________ (reopen) last Friday.
12.She_____________________________ (ask) about the accident by the police yesterday.
13.Mice_________________________________ (catch) by cats.
14.I_____________________________________ (ask) for her address.
15.English language___________________________ (speak) all over the world. (Present tense)
16.This quarrel___________________________ ( (forget) in a few years' time. (Future tense)
17.My pencil case________________________________________(steal). (Present perfect)
18.This shirt_______________________________________ (make) in France. (Past tense)
19.The dogs______________________________________ (keep) in house. (Present tense
20.Her new book_______________________________ (publish) next month. (Future tense)
21.Milk______________________________ (make) with butter and cheese. (Present tense)
22.They___________________________ (take) to school. (Past tense)
23.Some ink_________________________________ (spill) on the carpet. (Present perfect)
24.The thieves__________________________________ (arrest) by the police. (Past tense)
25.The homework___________________________ (correct) by the teacher. (Future tense)
26.Her ring______________________________________ (find) under the bed. (Past tense)
27.I___________________________ (offer) an interesting job. (Past tense)

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THE HOUSE
A. PARTS OF THE HOUSE
OUTSIDE
INSIDE

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B. CONTENTS OF THE HOUSE
ACTIVITY N° 5
VOCABULARY
Complete the vocabularies with some words are missing in every area of the house.
1. LIVING ROOM
a. Sofa
b. Lamp
c. Courtain
d. _______________________
e. _______________________
f. _______________________
2. DINING ROOM
a. Table
b. Chair
c. Spoons
d. _______________________
e. _______________________
f. _______________________
3. KITCHEN
a. Sink
b. Fridge
c. _______________________
d. _______________________
e. _______________________
f. _______________________
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Write on your English notebook a general description of your current house (When was
your house built? who built it? How is your house composed? How is every area?

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4. BEDROOM
a. Bed
b. T.V
c. _______________________
d. _______________________
e. _______________________
f. _______________________
5. BATHROOM
a. Sink
b. Toilet
c. Mirror
d. _______________________
e. _______________________
f. _______________________
LIST OF VERBS
 IRREGULAR VERBS
SIMPLE FORM PAST
PAST
PARTICIPLE
awake awoke awoken
be (is/are) was/were been
bear bore borne;born
become became became
begin began begun
bend bent bent
bind bound bound
bite bit bit/biteen
bleed bled bled
blow blew blown

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break broke broken
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
build built built
burst burst burst
Buy Bought bought
cast cast cast
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cling clung clung
come came come
cost cost cost
creep crept crept
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
dig dug dug
dive dived/dove dived
do did done
draw drew drawn
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
flee fled fled
fling flung flung
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten

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forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got got/gotten
give gave give
go went gone
grind ground ground
grow grew grown
hang hung hung
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hit hit hit
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
kneel knelt knelt
know knew known
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lose lost lost
make made made
mean meant meant
meet met met
pay paid paid
prove proved proven/ proved
put put put
quit quit quit
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung

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rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold Sold
send sent Sent
set set Set
shake shook shaken
shoot shot shot
show showed showed/shown
shrink shrank shrunk
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sink sank sunk
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke Spoken
spend spent Spent
spin spun Spun
split split split
spread spread spread
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
stick stuck stuck
strike struck struck/ stricken
swear swore sworn
sweep swept swept
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn

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 REGULAR VERBS
Sound – D
call called called
answer answered answered
appear appeared appeared
believe believed believed
belong belonged belonged
borrow borrowed borrowed
Cancel Cancelled cancelled
clean cleaned cleaned
close closed closed
deliver delivered delivered
discover discovered discovered
frighten frightened frightened
happen happened happened
injure injured injured
interview interviewed interviewed
listen listened listened
live lived lived
load loaded loaded
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wear wore worn
weave wove woven
wind wound wound
write wrote written

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marry to married to married to
move moved moved
obtain obtained obtained
offer offered offered
open opened opened
pay paid paid
plan planned planned
play player played
prefer preferred preferred
rain rained rained
save saved saved
serve served served
spill spilled spilled
stay stayed stayed
steer steered steered
surprise surprised surprised
swallow swallowed swallowed
travel traveled traveled
try tried tried
turn /on/off turned/on/off turned/on/off
use used used
Sound – id
add added added
alternate alternated alternated
attempt attempted attempted
attend attended attended
correct corrected corrected
decide decided decided
depend depended depended
expect expected expected

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flood flooded flooded
intend intended intended
invent invented invented
land landed landed
need needed needed
permit permitted permitted
plant planted planted
promote promoted promoted
provide provided provided
reject rejected rejected
relate related related
rent rented rented
repeat repeated repeated
respond responded responded
rest rested rested
start started started
tend tended tended
visit visited visited
wait for waited for waited for
want wanted wanted
wound wounded Wounded
ask asked asked
arrest arrested arrested
base based based
bake baked baked
book booked booked
check checked checked
cook cooked cooked
crash crashed crashed
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discuss discussed discussed
drop dropped dropped
fix fixed fixed
furnish furnished furnished
guess guessed guessed
jump jumped jumped
knock knocked knocked
lock locked locked
look looked looked
miss missed missed
pack packed packed
park parked parked
pick picked picked
place placed placed
practice practiced practiced
press pressed pressed
publish published published
push pushed pushed
reach reached reached
reduce reduced reduced
smoke smoked smoked
start Started started
step stepped stepped
stop stopped stopped
use used used
walk walked walked
wash washed washed
watch watched watched
work worked worked