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Slide 2 : Betty’s big day was ruined by a major allergic reaction to some buttered crabs. She woke up with a bellyache and terrible cramps. And to top it off, her face was burned and inflamed by some earwigs crawling on her during the night.
She rushed to the beauty salon to put on some extra make-up. She asked the hair stylist to fix her hair too. But it was cut way too short. Betty was horrified when she looked in the mirror. Her hair looked terrible. Poor Betty burst into tears.
Then her limousine ran out of gas on the way to the wedding chapel. The limo was pushed down the highway by Betty for about a mile and a half. She was all sweaty and out of breath when she arrived at the chapel. She wanted to bathe, but there was no water.
Slide 3 : Then she found out that Bill was locked in the bathroom. Her brothers had beaten Bill over the head with a big brick. In the meantime, her father had gotten drunk and passed out in the foyer. He was unable to keep his balance to walk her down the aisle.
The priest and most of the guests had gone home because of the long delay. So, Betty had to call everybody back. The priest was paid a double salary. Betty and Bill’s vows were quickly said when he came back. Then everybody went to the cafeteria for the reception.
But there had been a blackout, and most of the food had gone bad. So, warm beverages were drunk by the guests. What little food that had not gone bad was eaten too. There was no music either because the band had left when the priest did. It was a horrible day for Betty. She hoped that her honeymoon would be much better.
Vocabulary : Vocabulary
Structure: Passive Voice : Structure: Passive Voice (Active Voice) active subject + verb + active object
(Passive Voice) active object + auxiliary verb + main verb (past participle) + active subject (agent)
Structure: Passive Voice : How To Make A Passive Voice Sentence Negative
Active Voice) subject + auxiliary verb + not + main verb + object
(Passive Voice) active object + auxiliary verb + not + main verb (past participle)
Nobody loved Amy. (Active Voice) – Amy was not loved by anybody. (Passive Voice)
No one stole my bike last night. (Active Voice) – My bike was not stolen last night. (Passive Voice)
They did not build the houses in time. (Active Voice) – The houses were not built in time. (Passive Voice) Structure: Passive Voice
Structure: Passive Voice : Amy wasn´t loved by anybody.
My bike wasn´t stolen last night.
Houses weren´t built in time.
Observation: You must be careful because there are some instances when the subject of the active voice is ‘no one’, ‘nobody’ or ‘none’. These three words are negative form. So, just be aware of them when you are forming your sentences.
I will give no candy to them (Active voice) – No candy will be given to them. (Passive Voice) – Candy will not be given to them. (Passive Voice)
No one washed the dishes last night. (Active voice) – No dishes were washed last night. (Passive Voice) – The dishes were not washed by any one last night. (Passive Voice) Structure: Passive Voice
Structure: Passive Voice : How To Make A Passive Voice Sentence Interrogative
(Active Voice) auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + object
(Passive Voice) auxiliary verb + active object + main verb (past participle) + active subject (agent)
The boy was given candy (affirmative) – Was the boy given candy? (interrogative)
Houses were built quickly (affirmative) – Were the houses built quickly? (interrogative)
Are cars sold cheaper there?
Could the machine be turned off?
Has the letter been written yet? Structure: Passive Voice
Structure: Passive Voice : We can also ask questions with the Wh- question words by simply adding them to the beginning of the sentence, and then continuing on with the same model that I showed you above. For instance:
What was thrown out yesterday?
Who was given the gold medal?
How To Make A Passive Voice Sentence Interrogative And Negative
Aren’t cars sold cheaper there?
Couldn’t the machine be turned off?
Hasn’t the letter been written yet? Structure: Passive Voice
Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound : The ‘B’ sound is a sound that we make by holding our breath for a split second and then letting it out quickly. At the same time we make the ‘B’ sound in throat. Once again I have handpicked some words that have the ‘B’ sound in it. They will have this sound either at the beginning, middle or end of each word so you can hear how they sound in each location.
So this is what you need to do. Tune your ears to hear each word that I pronounce for you. Try picking up on the ‘B’ sound. The first time through, however, I want you to just listen to this sound. Once I have finished reading them through, I will take you back through again where you repeat them after me. Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound
Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound : Billy blows big blue bubbles with blue bubblegum.
Look at that busy buzzing bumble bee.
A big black bug bit a big black bear, and made the big black bear bleed blood.
Blake the baker bakes black bread.
Ben´s bad breath just about made Bob barf.
Before bedtime, Biff´s brother made Biff eat baked beans.
Brad´s big black bath brush broke.
Betsy and Barbara brought back bright blue balloons from the bazaar.
Bertha blocked the brown boar from banging into the bird bath. Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound
Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound : Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter was a bit bitter. So, Betty bought a bit of better butter to make the butter better.
So she bought a bit of butter, better than her bitter butter,and she baked it in her batter, and the batter was not bitter.So 'twas better Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter. Pronunciation: ‘B’ Sound
Expression: “Pass Out” : In the meantime, her father had gotten drunk and passed out in the foyer.
Suppose you have been wondering for hours in the desert with no food and water. You are extremely tired and exhausted. You don’t know where you are, and you don’t know where to go. All of a sudden everything starts to go black around you as you slump to the sandy ground and pass out.
To ‘pass out’ is our expression for this lesson. It means to lose consciousness by falling asleep from exhaustion or from drinking too much.
In our mini-story, it is used because Betty’s father drinks too much. He has drunk so much that he was ready to pop, and he was stone drunk. So, of course everything began to swirl around him, and he fell to the floor and passed out. Expression: “Pass Out”
Expression: “Pass Out” : Other words that can mean ‘pass out’ are: to faint, lose consciousness, to become unconscious, unconscious, zone out, etc. Here are some sample sentences for the expression ‘pass out’.
She was so nervous she passed out on stage.
He was so drunk he passed out right in middle of the party.
The woman passed out in the middle of the street. Expression: “Pass Out”