Summary Unit from 5-7 from exam IEAP, Level 4 I. Noun Phrase containing relative clauses 1. As a subject a. One thing (that) I would really want to do is teaching young children to become productive citizens. b. The important thing (that) I’d be excited about is working on my bachelor program. c. A gorgeous girl that I’d really love the most is VangSreyno. d. Four things that I have to do today are cooking, washing clothes, washing my car and doing my homework. 2. As an object a. The Fall of the Roman Empire is the movie (that) I really like to watch. b. Playing video games is the most interesting thing I’d like to spend time on. c. Meeting a beautiful girl is one thing (that) I would be really anxious about. d. Studying at PUC is one thing that could help improve my English. II- Describing problem 1 No. With past participles as adjectives Subject + be +participle/adjective With noun Subject + have/has+ noun/There is/are + noun. 1 The jacket lining is torn. The jacket lining has a tear in it. 2 The table top is damaged. The table has some damage on the top/There is some damage on the table top. 3 That vase is chipped. There is chip in the vase. 4 My pants are stained. My pants have a stain on them. 5 Her phone screen is a little scratched There are a few scratches on her screen. III- INFINITIVE clauses or phrases 1. The infinitive clauses or phrases here are used to generate the solutions to the existing problems. A: My speaking is so poor. (Problem) B: The best way to do about it is to speak more with foreigners. (Solution)` A: What about writing! How can I improve it? B: The most important thing to do is to read more books. Another great way to help you is to sum up what you have read. One thing, etc.. The best way + infinitive +is/are + infinitive + complement The best way Two things to keep healthy to do in the morning is are to exercise to clean three or four times a week the house and wash the car IV- Expectation Subject Be supposed to Base form of verb Complement. Subject Be not expected to Base form of verb Complement. Be Subject acceptable to Base form of verb Complement? Wh-word be Subject a custom to Base form of verb Complement? Example: 1. When you join a wedding party in Cambodia, it’s a custom to put some money in the wedding envelop for the newlywed. 2. If you work with Japanese company, you are supposed to be punctual. 3. When you study English, you are expected to take notes and review lessons at home. V- PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE ACTIVE PASSIVE The company is building my house. My house is being built by the company. My sister is cleaning the house. The house is being cleaned by my sister. Sokha is preparing the report. The report is being prepared by Sokha. PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE Mira has painted my room for two days. My room has been painted by Mira for two days. Sopheak has made lots of mistakes. Lots of mistakes have been made by Sopheak. Rotha has just printed this report. This report has just been printed by Rotha. LANGUAGE NOTES: a. We can use the passive with the by-phrase if it is important to know who performs (does) an action. This handbag was made by my mother. The electric light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. b. The passive is also used without the by-phrase when it is not known or not necessary to know exactly who performs an action. Two men were arrested last night. This building was being built when we moved here last year. c. Only verbs with an object (transitive verbs) can be made passive. They sent the letter. The letter was sent. d. Intransitive verbs can’t be made passive. Her new car costs over $ 10, 000. This book belongs to my sister. PRACTICE: Change the following sentences to passive. 1. The fire is destroying many houses near central market. (because of) ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. The two young drug users have stolen my wallet. (by) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. FIFA president’s decision has made to change time of the match. (due to) ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. The food at the party has caused us to be ill. (as a result of) ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. The strong wind has flown the clothes to sky. (through) ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Prof. Samavati is teaching that course this term. (by)
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