Who is who in the worldWho is who in the worldof inventionsof inventions

Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg

Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis

Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed

Karim worked for PayPal.Skype was praised by people because

of its accessibility.Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have

invented Kazaa before Skype.

Active and passive voice

A verb is active if its subject performs the action

Ex: The Principal awards the honor studentsA verb is passive if its action is performed

upon the subject (the subject receives the action)

Ex: The honor students are awarded by the principal

Voices of VerbsPassive Active

Simple present

Jane is chosen by them.

Simple past

Jane was chosen.

Simple Future

Jane will be chosen.

They choose her.

They chose her.

They will choose her.

Present perfectJane has been chosen by them.

Past perfectJane had been chosen by them.

Future perfectJane will have been chosen by them.

Present ProgressiveJane is being chosen.

Past Progressive Jane was being chosen.

They have chosen her.

They had chosen her..

They will have chosen her.

They are choosing her.

They were choosing her.

Change the following statements from passive to active.

This new film is praised by the critics for its honesty.

Answer: The critics praise this new film for its honesty.

By tonight, the result of my study will have been read by my parents.

Answer: My parents will have read the result of my study

by tonight.

Chile has been hit by the earthquake recently.

Answer: An earthquake has hit Chile recently.

The semester will be ended in three more weeks.

Answer: The semester will end in three weeks.

The food is being prepared by my mother.

Answer: My mother is preparing the food.

Recently the money has been collected for the field trip by the financial committee.

Answer: The financial committee has collected the money for the field trip recently.

The school bus will have been returned by now.

Answer: The school bus will have returned by now.

I. Verb Chart : Complete the following chart with your partner on a whole sheet of paper.

Verb in the Passive Verb in the Active

is taken 1

2 took

will be taken 3

will have been taken 4

has been taken 5

6 had taken

7 is taking

was being taken 8

II. Change the following sentences from active to passive. Write your sentences on your paper.

1. The thesaurus gives us a wealth of information about synonyms and antonyms.

2. A workbook contains a lot of practice exercises for students to answer.

3. People all over the world read The Reader’s Digest.4. Short stories entertain a lot of their young readers.5. The Atlas imparts useful information about famous

people, places, and events.

Do you enjoy cooking or baking?

What makes your meal more special? Zest of citrus fruits are added to enrich the flavor of

the food. Meals are seasoned with salt and pepper. Meals are garnished to make them more presentable. We add spices or herbs to make it more unique. People prepare the dishes with a beautiful table

setting.

Here’s a recipe for Cookies and Cream Pie

1. In a medium bowl, beat together the milk and pudding for 1 minute.

2. Let it stand for 5 minutes. 3. Fold in the whipped topping and crushed cookies;

spoon into crust.4. The pie is covered and frozen for about six hours.5. Then it is sliced with a knife dipped in warm water.6. Finally, it is garnished with a dollop of whipped cream

or whipped topping and cookie crumbs.

That’s how you make Cookies and Cream Pie!

Quiz: Your own dessert recipe! Write down your own recipe for a delicious dessert.

Make sure that you create a name for it. The procedure should use at least two to three active

verbs and two to three passive verbs Underline the passive and active verbs in your

procedure Write down the procedure on a ½ sheet of paper Be ready to present it in class.