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Complete the following sentences by filling each gap with a suitable word .

1 He always gives me a gift
/ ft /

on my birthday.

2 She laughs very happily.
/ fs /
3 My mother has many cooking knives in the kitchen.
/ vz /
4 They loved each other when they were at university
/ vd /

Unit 16

E. Language Focus

Activity 1: Listen and repeat
/ft/

/vd/

/fs/

/vz/

Shift
Draft
Left

Arrived
Involved
Proved

Proofs
Laughs
Coughs

Ourselves
Themselves
Behaves

Practise reading aloud these sentences:
1. They are not on the roofs now. They've been moved to the ground.
/fs/
/vd/
Use the lift. I'll ring to say you've arrived.
/ft/
/vd/
2. I think he's improved. Still coughs but laughs a lot, of course.
/vd/
/fs/
/fs/
3. We have plenty of laughs. We miss him when he leaves.
/fs/
/vz/
4. He loves a nurse. Her name's Soft. He wants me to bring her a gift.
/ft/
/vz/
/ft/
5. He brought me a gift when he arrived.
/ft/
/vd/

Grammar
 Some opinion verbs: say, think, believe, report, expect,
know, suppose, consider, understand, feel, find,...

1. Active: People say/said that + S + V….
Passive: It +
Ex:

is + said + that + S + V….

People say that Tom works 16 hours a day.

was

It is said that Tom works 16 hours a day.

Grammar
2. Active: People+ say/said that + S + V….
Passive:
S+

is
are + said +

Ex1: People say that Tom works 16
hours a day.
was16 hours a day.
Tom is said to work

to + V(inf) {simple tense,
simple future tense, continuos

Ex2: People said that he had gone abroad.

present
tense
} abroad.
He was said
to have
gone

Exercise 1: Rewrite each of following sentences in such a
way that it means almost the same as the sentences
it before.
1.It is said that many peopleprinted
are homeless
after the floods.
 Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.
2.It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
 The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
3.It is believed that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.
 He is believed to have driven through the town at 90 km per hour.
4.It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.
 Two people are reported to have been seriously injured in the accident.

Exercise 1: Rewrite each of following sentences in such a
way that it means almost the same as the sentences
printed
it after
before.
5. It is said that three men were
arrested
the explosion.
 Three men are said to have been arrested after the explosion.
6. It is expected that the strike will begin tomorrow.
 The stike is expected to begin tomorrow.
7. It is said that he speaks English very well.
 He is said to speak English very well.

Exercise 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a

way that it
means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. People think that he is very clever.
 He is thought to be very clever.
2. People believe that the wanted man is living in New York.
 The wanted man is believed to be living in New York.
3. People know that he is very rich.
 He
is known to be very rich.
4. People suppose that the film is very good.
 The film

is supposed to be very good.

Exercise 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such

a way that it
means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
5. They think that many people were killed in the accident.
 Many people are thought to have been killed in the accident.
6. People think that about a million puppies are born each year.
 About a million puppies are thought to be born each year.
7. People say that the factories are much worse.
 The factories
are said to be much worse.
8. People say that those dogs are dangerous.
 Those dogs

are said to be dangerous.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. It is said that Mr. John................17 years ago.
A. were born

B. was born C. born D. to have been born

2. Nam is thought ...........in a big company in Ho Chi Minh city now.
A. to work B. to have worked

C. worked D. has worked

3. His wife is said ...............home yesterday.
A. be leaving B. to have left

C. leave D. will be leaving

4. It is believed that the team ................the final match tomorrow.
A. will win

B. to have won

C. winning

D. won

1. It is said that Mr. John................17
years ago.
A. were born
born

B. was born

C. born

D. to have been

2. Nam is thought ...........in a big company in Ho
Chi Minh city now.
A. to be working

B. to have worked

C. worked

D. has worked

3. His wife is said ...............home yesterday.
A. be leaving

B. will be leaving

C. leave

D. to have left

4. It is believed that the team ................the
final match tomorrow.
A. winning B. to have won

C. will win

D. won

Homework
• Review the lesson today
• Prepare for the next lesson.