English: 2Bac (All Streams)
Unit 5 (Woman and power)
Grammar : Passive Voice
Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae
Summary
I- Course
II- Exercise 1
III- Exercise 2
IV- Previous Bac Exams Items on Passive Voice
I- Course
To Be
II- Exercise 1
Rewrite the following sentences as suggested :
- The teacher explains a lesson every day.
A lesson ____________________________________________________________
- The students wrote some nice paragraphs yesterday.
Some nice paragraphs ____________________________________________________________
- The government will employ a lot of people next year.
A lot of people ____________________________________________________________
- Our country is going to organise the next World Cup.
The next World Cup ____________________________________________________________
- My father has bought a new car recently.
A new car ____________________________________________________________
- Najat had prepared dinner before her husband arrived.
Dinner ____________________________________________________________
- We will have finished all lessons by the end of this week.
All lessons ____________________________________________________________
- They are building a new school in our neighbourhood.
A new school ____________________________________________________________
- The child was playing computer games when his parents arrived.
Computer games ____________________________________________________________
- Lots of tourists will be visiting Marrakech this summer.
Marrakech ____________________________________________________________
III- Exercise 2
Rewrite the following sentences as suggested :
- Some associations give rural women micro-credits to set up small businesses.
Micro-credits _______________________________________________________________
- People mustn't pollute the environment.
The environment _______________________________________________________________
- Nadal played an exciting match two weeks ago.
An exciting match _______________________________________________________________
- The teacher is explaining the lesson of passive voice at the moment.
The lesson of passive voice _______________________________________________________________
- The heavy rains damaged many houses in Morocco last year.
Many houses _______________________________________________________________
- Kawtar has understood all the English lessons.
all the English lessons _______________________________________________________________
- Noura gave an expensive watch to Hanan on her birthday last Saturday.
Hanan _______________________________________________________________
- Students may use a calculator during the math exam.
A calculator _______________________________________________________________
- They don’t speak Arabic in Canada.
Arabic _______________________________________________________________
IV- Previous Bac Exams Items on Passive Voice
- Candidates mustn’t use mobile phones during the exams.
Mobile phones __________________________________________________________
- Our school has used Massar to process students’ marks.
Massar __________________________________________________________
- We should encourage students to take part in social activities.
Students __________________________________________________________
- They will build two boarding schools in our area.
Two boarding schools __________________________________________________________
- They published the article in a weekly magazine.
The article __________________________________________________________
- They decorated Nancy's room with baloons and flowers.
Nancy’s room __________________________________________________________
- A multinational campany offered Leila a good job.
Leila __________________________________________________________
- Students must hand the project after the vacation.
The project __________________________________________________________
- The company will test a new data system.
A new data system __________________________________________________________
- Parents should encourage children to eat healthy food.
Children __________________________________________________________
- They have published a new report on divorce rate in The Times magazine.
A new report on divorce rate __________________________________________________________
- The committee selected two films for an international festival.
Two films __________________________________________________________
