I. Pronunciation: /ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/

II. Grammar point:

1. It is said that …

2. People say that …

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I. Pronunciation: /ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/

Guessing pictures

Warm-up

gift/gɪft/

loved/lʌvd/

roofs/ruːfs/

knives/naɪvz/

Practise reading aloud these sentences .Practise reading aloud these sentences .

II. Pronunciation /ft/ - /vd/ - /fs/ - /vz/

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, but he still coughs a lot.

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

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

5.He brought me a gift when he arrived.

II. GRAMMARII. GRAMMAR

1. It is said that …

2. People say that …

Where is the Taj Mahal

mausoleum?

The Taj Mahal mausoleum is in India.

People say that The Taj Mahal

mausoleum is in India.

It is said that The Taj Mahal

mausoleum is in India.How long was it built?

The Taj Mahal in India was built over a 23-year period.

People say that The Taj Mahal in India was built over a

23-year period.

It is said that The Taj Mahal in India was built over a 23-

year period.

People/they +

think/say/suppose/believe/consider/r

eport… + that + clause

Two ways change into passive sentence

1. Change the structure into:

It’s +

thought/said/supposed/believed/consid

ered/reported… + that + clause

2. Use the subject of that-clause as the

subject of the passive sentence.

a.If the verb in that-clause is in the simple

present:

S + am/is/are + thought/said/supposed… + to +V-

inf

b. If the verb in that-clause is in the simple

past or present perfect:

S + am/is/are + thought/said/supposed… + to + have

+ P2

c. If the verb in that-clause is in the present

continuous:

S + am/is/are + thought/said/supposed… + to + be +

V-ing

Exercise 1: Rewrite each of the following

sentences in such a way that it means

almost the same as the sentence printed

before it.

Ex: It is said that the Great Pyramid of Giza was

built over a 20-year period.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is said

to have been

built over a 20-year period.

Exercise 2: Rewrite each of the following

sentences in such a way that it means

almost the same as the sentence printed

before it.

Ex: People say that he is 108 years old.

He is said

to be 108 years old.