Complete the sentences with the correct form of be or not be. Check your answers in the film records text.
1. What about the film trivia we _______ told about?
2. It _______ designed by the film’s director S. S. Rajamouli.
3. It _______ made in the usual way.
4. Gossip about stars _______ usually heard.
Study the sentences in exercise 1. Complete rules a–c with the words in the box. Then find more passive sentences in the blog on page 80.
| am (not) are (not) / is (not) by was (not) / were (not) |
RULES We use the passive when we are more interested in the action, rather than the person doing the action. a. In the present, we form the passive with the subject + _______ + the past participle. b. In the past, we form the passive with the subject + _______ + the past participle. c. We use _______ to talk about the person / thing that does an action in the passive. |
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giảia. In the present, we form the passive with the subject + am (not), are (not) / is (not) + the past participle.
b. In the past, we form the passive with the subject + was (not) / were (not) + the past participle.
c. We use by to talk about the person / thing that does an action in the passive.
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt Dũng)
Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Then decide if they are true or false. Discuss your answers with a partner.
1. More films are make in India than in any other country each year.
2. In 1923, a sign is put up in the Hollywood hills which said ‘Hollywoodland’.
3. The Academy Awards wasn’t called ‘Oscars’ until 1939.
4. Mùa len trâu is set in northern Việt Nam.
5. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was gave Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2006.
6. Films aren’t seen their directors until the premiere.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải1. More films are made in India than in any other country each year. TRUE
2. In 1923, a sign was put up in the Hollywood hills which said ‘Hollywoodland’. TRUE
3. The Academy Awards weren’t called ‘Oscars’ until 1939. TRUE
4. Mùa len trâu was set in northern Việt Nam. FALSE
=> Sửa lại:
Mùa len trâu was set in southern Việt Nam.
5. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was given Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2006. FALSE
=> Sửa lại:
Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was given Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2004.
6. Films aren’t seen by their directors until the premiere. FALSE
=> Sửa lại:
Films aren’t seen by the public until the premiere.
(Trả lời bởi Nguyễn Việt Dũng)
Complete the review with the correct passive form of the verbs in the box.
| direct remind release award play |
Mùa len trâu
Monday
7.30 p.m.
Mùa len trâu – Buffalo Boy is a successful Vietnamese film which 1_______ in 2004. The film 2 _______ by Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh. It was set in the Mekong River Delta during the 1940s. The land there for half the year is deep underwater. The main character, a 15-year-old farmer, Kìm 3 _______ by Lê Thế Lữ. Kìm volunteers to take his family’s buffaloes inland in search of food. On his journey, he witnesses firsthand the cruelty of man. We also 4_______ of the constant hardship the Vietnamese had to face at that time. In 2004, the film won a Special Award at Film Festival in Locarno in Switzerland, the Grand Prix at Amiens Film Festival, and the Special Award at Amazonas Film Festival in Brazil. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh 5 _______ Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in the same year.
Thảo luận (3)Hướng dẫn giải
USE IT! Work in pairs. Use the information in the box to tell each other about the film you have seen recently. Use passive forms where possible. Which film would you enjoy most?
| actor / character / director film title genre plot |
Thảo luận (2)Hướng dẫn giảiIt’s a Harry Potter, a film series based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling and it was made in England.
It’s about the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
The main characters are Harry Potter who’s played by Daniel Radcliffe, Hermione Granger who’s played by Emma Watson and Ron Weasley who’s played by Rubert Grint.
It’s an exciting film.
(Trả lời bởi Sunn)