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Slide 2 : There was a girl. Her name was Betty. She lived in Beaver City, Nebraska. She was a girl of great BEAUTY. However, she was a spoiled little brat. Betty wasn’t liked by anybody except her rich uncle Bob. She was willed everything he owned when he died...if she could get married BEFORE the end of the year.
So, she tried to get a date with guys where she worked. But no one wanted to go out with her. So, her BRAIN was put to work, and decided to put her ad on a dating site online. But nasty comments were left on her profile by almost everybody because they could tell she was a spoiled brat.
After about a month someone finally contacted her about her ad. So, a date and time was set for them to meet. Betty was supposed to pick him up in her car at 9:00 p.m. She got off work early that day to go to the salon and do her hair and nails. Then she drove down the BLOCK to meet Billy.
Betty saw a sign outside said that this was an insane asylum. She figured that it must have been a prank, so she rang the BELL. The door was opened by a nurse who invited her in. She told Betty that Billy was a patient there. Betty didn’t like it, but she decided that she didn’t have any other options.
Betty was warned by the nurse not to look Billy in the eyes as he might try to BITE her. Billy made fun of her the whole time she was there. He laughed at her hair. He laughed at her make up. And he even laughed at the way she talked. Betty wasn’t used to having people treat her (BURN HER TOAST ) like that.
What really threw her for a loop though was that he talked to himself most of the time. But Betty was desperate to get married though. She BELIEVED that Billy would possibly marry her if she would help him get out of the insane asylum. And she was right. He jumped at her offer to get married right away.
Vocabulary Words : Vocabulary Words Beauty
Before
Brain
Block
Bell
Bite
Believe
Slide 4 : What is the difference between Active and Passive Voice?
In English grammar, the word ‘voice’ doesn't mean the sound you make when you speak. The word ‘voice’ shows whether the subject of a sentence is doing the action, or having the action done to it.
Just so you understand, if the subject is performing or doing the action, we say that it is ‘active voice’. But if the subject is receiving the action then we say that it is ‘passive voice’ Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 5 : Observation: Most commands you encounter will be active. However, it may be grammatically possible to give an order with a passive verb, such as a Shakespearean curse like "Be damned!"
The ‘passive voice’ is used when the focus is on an action that was done to the subject and knowing whether who or what is performing the action is not important. When you put sentences in passive voice, it's easy to leave out the person or thing doing the action. For example:
“Amy is loved.” is passive.
The problem with that sentence is that you don't know who loves Amy. We simply know that Amy is loved. She is receiving the action. Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 6 : Sometimes putting a statement in the passive voice is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:
A mistake was made.
In this case, the focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but no one is to blame specifically. Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 7 : “Bob loves Amy a lot.” is active.
The one doing the action is Bob so the sentence is active. Here are some more examples:
The house was broken into.
The car was in an accident.
My bike was stolen.
In the last example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. My bike received the action instead of doing it and I do not know who did it, so the sentence is passive and not active. Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 8 : Personal and Impersonal Passive Voice
The ‘personal passive’ simply means that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. So every verb that needs an object (transitive verb) can form a personal passive. Take a look at this:
They build houses. – Houses are built.
She likes to ride horses. – Horses are ridden.
The object of the active sentence (houses) becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 9 : The ‘impersonal passive’ is not as common in English as in some other languages (e.g. German, Latin). In English, Impersonal Passive is only possible with verbs of perception (e. g. say, think, know). Here are some examples:
He says – it is said
They say that women live longer than men. – It is said that women live longer than men. Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 10 : Although the Impersonal Passive is possible here, the Personal Passive is more common to use. Here is a sample sentence to show you this.
They say that women live longer than men. (Active voice) – It is said that women live longer than men. (Impersonal Passive) – Women are said to live longer than men. (Personal Passive) Structure: Passive Voice
Slide 11 : Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound Bull Pull
Bin Pin
Bobby Poppy
Bet Pet
Ben Pen
Bath Path
Beach Peach
Bear Pear Bride Pride
Bat Pat
Cab Cap
Robe Rope
Beer Pier
Pub Pup
Bush Push
Slide 12 : To ’throw for a loop’ means to become or leave someone else confused or disoriented by saying or doing something shocking or unexpected, mixed up in thinking or feeling, or to throw someone off track. It is when one is left severely unsettled or the calmness and confidence is disrupted.
Words that could describe this expression are: discombobulate surprise, astonish, upset, bewilder, stun, catch off guard, etc. There is another word we could use to substitute ‘throw’ for and that is ‘knock’. It would look like this: “Knock for a loop” and means the exact same thing as the other way around. Expression: ‘Throw For A Loop’
Slide 13 : Every time I see that boy he throws me for a loop.
That test really threw him for a loop.
What he said to her threw her through a giant loop.
The poor dog was thrown for a loop when it was abandoned. Expression: ‘Throw For A Loop’
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