Warm up
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CROSS WORD
A large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried.
(4 letters)
2. Very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious stones, or money.
(8 letters)
3. The state of being very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired.
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4. Strange, not known, or not understood.
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5. Made by people, rather than existing naturally.
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Unit 16
THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
English 11
E. Language Focus
Activity 1: Listen and repeat
1. 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.

2. I think he’s improved. Still coughs but laughs a lot, of course.

3. We have plenty of laughs. We miss him when he leaves.

4. He loves a nurse. Her name’s Soft. He wants me to bring her a gift.

5. He brought me a gift when he arrived.

Practise reading aloud these sentences:
/ft/
/vd/
/ft/
/ft/
/ft/
/ft/
/vd/
/vd/
/fs/
/fs/
/vz/
/fs/
/vz/
/vd/
Grammar
Some opinion verbs: say, think, believe, report, expect, know, suppose, consider, understand, feel, find,...
Active: People say/said that + S + V….

Passive: It + is + said + that + S + V….
was
Ex: People say that Tom works 16 hours a day.

It is said that Tom works 16 hours a day.
Grammar
2. Active: People+ say/said that + S + V….

Passive: is to + V(inf) {simple tense,
S + are + said + simple future tense, continuos
was present tense}
were to + have + V(3,ed)
{simple past, past perfect tense}


1.It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.


2.It is thought that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.


3.It is believed that he drove through the town at 90 km an hour.


4.It is reported that two people were seriously injured in the accident.


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



6. It is expected that the strike will begin tomorrow.


7. It is said that he speaks English very well.





The stike
Exercise 1: Rewrite each of following sentences in such a way that it means almost the same as the sentences printed it before.
Three men
5. It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
are said to have been arrested after the explosion.
is expected to begin tomorrow.
He
is said to speak English very well.
1. People think that he is very clever.
He is thought
2. People believe that the wanted man is living in New York.
The wanted man
3. People know that he is very rich.
He
4. People suppose that the film is very good.
The film
Exercise 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
is believed to be living in New York.
is known to be very rich.
is supposed to be very good.
to be very clever.
5. They think that many people were killed in the accident.
Many people
6. People think that about a million puppies are born each year.
About a million puppies
7. People say that the factories are much worse.
The factories
8. People say that those dogs are dangerous.
Those dogs
Exercise 2: Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it
means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
are thought to have been killed in the accident.
are thought to be born each year.
are said to be dangerous.
are said to be much worse.
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 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 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.
Do exercise 2 on page 186.
Prepare for the next lesson.