Lesson Plan Prepared by Sumara S Prince

LESSON PLAN PREPARED BY SUMARA S PRINCE
GROUP EXERCISE
1
DESCRIBING PRODUCTS
ACTIVE VOICE: These sentences describe what the product does. They are active sentences.
(IN A MANUAL/INSTRUCTIONS/SELLING FEATURES)
• This shampoo washes the dirt out of your carpets.
• This pen writes for a hundred miles.
• This camera takes great pictures.
• This mascara makes your lashes longer and thicker.
PASSIVE VOICE: These sentences describe the processes for making the product. They are
passive sentences FORM: VERB TO BE+ PARTICIPLE
• These cars HAVE BEEN designed by artists and HAVE BEEN built by robots. (P. PERFECT)
• Our electrical connections are plated with pure gold. (PRESENT SIMPLE)
• This razor blade is made with titanium steel.
• This picture was painted by Picasso. (PAST SIMPLE)

2
Look at the phrases we use to describe the ingredients (raw materials) used in a product and
the process of making it.
made of | made out of - These phrases are used when we can see the original materials used
for making the object. FOR + ING is used in description of what a product does
• This handbag is made of crocodile skin.
• This cup is made of plastic.
• This ashtray was made out of an artillery shell.
• He built a house which was made out of Lego bricks.
made from - is used when we cannot see the original ingredients
• This cake is made from flour, eggs, butter and sugar.
• Bronze is made from copper and tin.
• Plastic is made from petroleum.
• Copper sulphate is made from copper and sulphuric acid.
• XXX brandy is made from champagne grapes.
3
made with - is a phrase used to mention an important ingredient (but not usually the largest
ingredient) in the product
• This pasta is made with fresh eggs.
• Our yoghurt is made with fresh fruit.
made in - is a phrase for describing the origin of the product. •
• Our loudspeakers are made in Norway.
• This table was made in Sweden.
• These jeans were made in Turkey.
• This coffee was grown, picked, dried, roasted in Costa Rica.
made something for someone - is a phrase for describing the sponsor or intended recipient
of a product.
• Fabergé made this beautiful decorated egg for the Tsar’s daughter.
• Michelangelo was making statues for the tomb of the Lorenzo de Medici.
• I’m making a sweater for my husband.
• She’s making a cake for my birthday
MADE BY: IS USED WHEN THE SUBJECT IS KNOWN (THE PERSON WHO CREATED IT)
• THE APPLE PHONE WAS MADE BY JON IVE

• TESLA CARS ARE MADE BY ELON MUSK´S COMPANY
4
5
Link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsRfwGj5s-I
exercise 1
1. Watch the video. Answer the questions.
DISCOVER STONEHENGE
1. Stonehenge is
a. a square of giant stones
b. a circle of giant stones
2. It is situated in
a. Northern England
b. Southern England
3. It’s the most_____ monument on Earth.
a. enigmatic
b. gigantic
c. prehistoric
4. It was created as
a. a shrine to dead ancestors
b. an astronomical calendar
c. a temple to the son of the moon
d. it is still not known
5. It was built at the same time as the
a. Acropolis in Athens
b. Pyramids of Giza
6. It was built in___ phases.
a. 4
b. 14
c. 40
7. Well over___ stones were used to erect the structure.
a. 10
b. 100
c. 1000
8. Some stones could weight over
a. 40 kilos
b. 400 kilos
c. 40 tones
d. 400 tones
9. The small “blue stones” were found miles away in
a. South England
b. South Scotland
c. South Wales
10. Most archeologists believe that the stones were
a. dragged along on sledges
b. floated around the Welsh coast
c. dragged by a glacier
What do the underlined parts of the questions have in common?
6
____________________________________________________________________________
exercise 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
The process of making olive oil

First, the fruit of olive tree 1) is collected (collect). Traditionally, olive trees 2)……………………… (beat)
by hand to release the fruit but machines 3)………………………………….. (can/also/use) now to gather
olives from the trees.
Any large branches and leaves 4)…………………………………… (remove) as soon as the olives
5)………………………. (bring) to the olive mill.
Then, the olives 6)…………………………………… (put) trough a cleaner, which washes away other smaller
twigs and in this way leaves and dirt 7)…………………………………. (can/remove).
After this, the cleaned olives 8)………………………………… (crush) and 9) ………………………….. (turn) into a
paste. Then, hot water 10) ………………………. (slowly/add). Next, the olive paste 11) …………………………
(press) to extract a liquid containing oil and water. The oil 12)………………………… (separate) from the
water and then the olive oil 13)…………………………….. (bottle), ready for use. This is the virgin olive oil
which is the highest quality olive oil and is delicious on salads.
exercise 3
Rewrite these sentences using the passive.
1. Are they repairing the damage at the moment?

______________________________________________________________________________
2. Someone had already turned on the lights by the time I got there.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. Someone showed the child how to use the telephone.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. Why didn't they offer him the job?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. Does the zookeeper feed the animals every morning at 6 am?
______________________________________________________________________________
6. They must sell everything.
______________________________________________________________________________
7. One person alone cannot do this job.
______________________________________________________________________________
8. In Italy, they hold national elections every four years.
______________________________________________________________________________
9. They introduced a new course at the college last year.
______________________________________________________________________________
10. We will send you your exam results to your home address.
______________________________________________________________________________

Lesson Plan Prepared by Sumara S Prince

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lesson Plan Prepared by Sumara S Prince

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lesson Plan Prepared by Sumara S Prince

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

LESSON PLAN PREPARED BY SUMARA S PRINCE

• This shampoo washes the dirt out of your carpets.

• This pen writes for a hundred miles.

• This camera takes great pictures.

• This mascara makes your lashes longer and thicker.

• This razor blade is made with titanium steel.

• This picture was painted by Picasso. (PAST SIMPLE)

• This handbag is made of crocodile skin.

• This cup is made of plastic.

• This ashtray was made out of an artillery shell.

• He built a house which was made out of Lego bricks.

made from - is used when we cannot see the original ingredients

• This cake is made from flour, eggs, butter and sugar.

• Bronze is made from copper and tin.

• Plastic is made from petroleum.

• Copper sulphate is made from copper and sulphuric acid.

• XXX brandy is made from champagne grapes.

• This pasta is made with fresh eggs.

• Our yoghurt is made with fresh fruit.

made in - is a phrase for describing the origin of the product. •

• Our loudspeakers are made in Norway.

• This table was made in Sweden.

• These jeans were made in Turkey.

• This coffee was grown, picked, dried, roasted in Costa Rica.

• I’m making a sweater for my husband.

• She’s making a cake for my birthday

• THE APPLE PHONE WAS MADE BY JON IVE

1. Watch the video. Answer the questions.

What do the underlined parts of the questions have in common?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.

The process of making olive oil

Rewrite these sentences using the passive.

1. Are they repairing the damage at the moment?

You might also like