Unit 19 Travel and Tourism (Grade 11 Compulsory English Solutions)- New Course

Reading B. 

Find the meanings of the following words in an English dictionary, write their word classes and use them in your own sentences.

Hazy:               adj. covered by a haze/ confused; uncertain.

 Frontier:         noun. a line or border separating two countries.

 Lush:               adj. (of vegetation/grass) very rich and providing great sensory pleasure

 Flip flops:        noun/verb (light sandals/ reverse) 

 Altitude:         noun. The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

Fatal:               adj. causing death/disaster.

Magnificent:   adj. extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

 

Grammar

Voice

Active Voice                                       Passive Voice

Sub+v+obj.                                           Obj+(aux) be+ v3 (by…subject)

Someone has locked the door            the door has been locked

Sarita can help you                             you can be helped by Sarita

Does Hari read the book?                   Is the book read by Hari? (Question remains a question)

Who kicked the ball?                          By whom was the ball kicked? (wh-)

Nobody helped him.                            He was not helped. (negative)

Open the door.                                    Let the door be opened. (command)

 The object of active                           Subject of passive

           

B. Complete these sentences using the verbs given in the brackets.

a. Letters …… by the postman every day. (deliver)

b. This bag …… in the bus yesterday. (find)

c. The gate …… at 7:00 pm every evening. (lock)

d. I …… to the party last week. (invite)

e. The telephone …… by Graham Bell. (invent)

f. Muna Madan …… by Devkota. (write)

g. How much money …… in the robbery? (steal)

h. Do you know cheese …… from milk? (make)

i. I was born in Kathmandu, but …… in Dhangadhi. (grow)

 

C. Change the following sentences into passive.

a. I didn’t fix the problem.

b. Police protect the town.

c, John’s mother raised him in a small town.

d. Someone painted the building last year.

e, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

f. Some students study grammar on the Internet.

g. Someone had broken the window by 3:00 p.m.

h. A strange man was watching us.

i. Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.

j. We are working on the report right now.

k. My manager has told him to arrive earlier.

l. They could not have made the mistake.

m. I hope they are going to hire me soon.

n. I don't like people staring at me.

o. She likes people waving at her.

p. Who told you the story?

q. Is he repairing the bicycle?

 

 

Answer Key:

 

1. a. are delivered b. was found c. is locked d. was invited e. was invented f. was written g. was stolen h. is made i. was grown

2. a. The problem wasn't fixed by me.

b. The town is protected by police.

 c. John was raised in a small town by his mother.

d. The building was painted last year.

e. Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.

f. Grammar is studied on the internet by some students.

g. The window had been broken by 3 pm.

h. We were being watched by a strange man.

i. The Olympics will be held in Tokyo 2020.

 j. The report is being worked on right now by us.

 k. He has been told to arrive earlier by my manager.

l. The mistake couldn't have been made by them.

m. I hope I am going to be hired soon.

n. I don’t like being stared at.

o. She like being waved at.

p. By who were you told the story?

q. Is the bicycle being repaired?