We started the lesson talking about things we did on the weekend. A classmate had to ask an echo question and  a following up question. Example: I went to the mountains on Saturday. Did you? And how was it?

We worked on a text called The Clown Doctor. First a student asked some questions about the text that she had written as homework. Students read it aloud. Remember to pay attention to the pronunciation of plural words like faces or nurses.

Students searched for sentences in the text that had a similar meaning to some given sentences. Now everybody knows that being useless is the same as being no help at all. Learned words like unwind, race, crash out, charity. 

Students searched for verbs in the passive vooice: present simple and present continuous. Teacher explained how to build a sentence in the passive voice and we did some examples.

Homework

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. William will not repair the car. -
2. Did Sue draw this circle? -
3. Could you feed the dog? -

1. People know that she is a good swimmer.
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2. They say that Francis is in hospital.
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3. They think that the children are in bed.
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4. People believe that the robber has worked in the bank.
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5. People believe that nuclear power stations are dangerous.
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6. His collegues thought that he was on holiday.
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7. People know that cars pollute the environment.
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8. They suppose that the new product will come out soon.
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9. They found that the mission was impossible.
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10. They believe that she will win a gold medal.
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Write a paragraph for each of the questions under the heading What do you think?