Theme: Independence Day

PROCEDURE OF THE LESSON:

1. 
   Organizational part:
   

greeting

checking up the register checking up the homework Mini-composition

2. Pre-activity

Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple Passive.

Two men 1) were seen (see) breaking into a house in my street last night. The police 2) (call) and they arrived

very quickly. One man 3) (catch) immediately. The other escaped, but he 4) (find) very soon. Both men 5) (take) to the police station where they

6) (question) separately by a police officer.

The two men .. (charge) with burglary.

3. Main –activity

Change the verb to the passive voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep the same tense. He signed the letter. The letter was signed by him. The secretary opens the mail every morning. The committee is considering that proposal right now. 4 The army will complete that project next year. 5 His boss has transferred him to another department. 6 Will the company distribute the announcements ? 7 An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris. 8 Today a large number of people speak English. Didn't they return those books to the library? The government has not changed that regulation yet. 11 Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night. 12 Miss Peters wrote all of the reports for Mr. Johnson 13 Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami. 14 Did the court divide the money among the children? 15 Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic.

IV. Post - activity Use the correct voice (active or passive) and the correct tense of the verb each sentence. 1 Everyone {shock) by the terrible news yesterday. 2 Almost everyone (enjoy) the lecture last night. 3 English (teach) in the schools of almost every nation. 4 That proposal (consider) by the members right now. 5 The accident (happen) right here at 6:30 last night. 6 Smith (teach) at the University of Washington since 1948. 7 Mr. Harris (divide) the class into two sections tomorrow. 8 Wilson (borrow) the money from Brown two weeks ago. 9 Not much (say) about the matter since that time. 10 My friend (write) to me about it several times now. 11 Davis (promote) to the rank of sergeant last week. 12 That event (occur) shortly after the meeting last week. 1} All the students (bring) guests to the party tomorrow night. 14 Less than half of the cans of paint (use) up to now.

5. 
   Giving homework
   

Sentences

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