Unit 5: Places

St or y t el l i ng

Voc abul ar y

grassland

invader

chariot

monument

dynasty

treasure

artisan

pottery

Active and Passive voice

StructureStructure

Active Voice

In active sentences, the subject of verb is the person or thing doing the action.

subject +verb+object

Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the country.Subject

Verb

Object

Subject

The site caught the attention of archeologists.

Object

Verb

Example :

In passive sentences, the subject of verb is not the person or thing (the “agent”) doing the action.

subject + verb to be + past participle

Passive voice

These famous figures were discovered by chance in 1974.

SubjectVerb to be

Verb

The construction of the wall was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Subject

Verb to be

Verb

Example :

Text

Task

Listen and rearrange the situations in the correct order,

then stick on the cardboard.

Listen carefully!

Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the country, and he joined the walls together into one huge wall.

The construction of the wall began in the 3rd century A.D. and was rebuilt in separate pieces

to protect China from invaders. In 214 B.C.

Life-size clay figures of 7,000 solders, horses, and chariots stand in battle formation. These famous

figures were discovered by chance in 1,974.

Answers

In the center of Beijing, to the north of Tiananmen Square, lies the Forbidden City,

now know as the Imperial Museum.

The palace is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.

The Palace Museum began in 1,406 and ended in 1,420. It took 200,000 workers and 100,000 artisans to build the Forbidden City.

Task

Direction: Read “Inside the Great Wall”

and conclude as a spider gram.

Task

Direction : According to the situation, you have to create

role play for five minutes.

Situation : You and your friends go to the Great Wall and ask some guides to take you to travel

there.

Task

Make a group of four and read the following uncompleted story then create your own final shot that should happen by using active and

passive voice.

My Special Day Last year, I went to China with my friends. We wanted to spend time for travelling. We decided to visit the Great Wall. We asked the guide to take us to visit there because we would like to know the background of Great Wall. ………………………………………………..…………….………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………..………………