Writing Descriptive and Narrative Texts
Learn to write brief and simple descriptive and narrative texts using past passive voice and question tags for confirmation. Explore examples and activities to practice these concepts. Gain insight into active and passive voice usage.
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AE08 - Escribir textos descriptivos y narrativos breves y simples 8.3.- Utilizar el pasado de la voz pasiva como: it was built in . 8.4.- Utilizar preguntas para solicitar y confirmar informaci n como: it is a very important discovery, isn t it? ACTIVIDADES HASTA 11/05/2020 Via foto a: rhoviedo@Gmail.com
QUESTION TAGS Question tags is the form of asking for confirmation of something you are saying. It is the Spanish way of saying CIERTO? o O NO? (Las question tags es la forma de pedir confirmaci n respecto de algo que estas diciendo) Look a the following image.
POSITIVESTATEMENT QUESTIONTAG EXAMPLE PresentSimple (I,you, we, they) Don t .? You LIVE in Colina, DON T you? PresentSimple (he, she, it) Doesn t ..? She LIKESPop music, DOESN T she? Past simple Didn t ..? HeVISITED Maria, DIDN T he? Presentof TO BE Aren t ..? / Isn t ..? She IS a greatdancer, ISN T she? Past of TO BE Wasn t ? / Weren t ? WeWEREin danger, WEREN T we? Modal verbs Can t / Shouldn t / Mustn t ..? TheyCAN finish, CAN T they? FutureSimple Won t ..? YouWILL helpme, WON T you? NEGATIVESTATEMENT QUESTIONTAG EXAMPLE PresentSimple (DON T) Do .? You DON T live in Colina, DO you? PresentSimple (DOESN T) Doesn t ..? She DOESN TlikePop music, DOES she? Past simple (DIDN T) Did ..? He DIDN T visitMaria, DID he? Presentof TO BE (N T) Are ? / Isn t...? / Am .? She ISN T a greatdancer, IS she? Past of TO BE (N T) Was ? / Were ? WeWEREN Tin danger, WERE we? Modal verbs (N T) Can / Should / Must ..? TheyCAN T finish, CAN they? FutureSimple (WON T) Will ..? YouWON T helpme, WILL you?
Read each statament and choose the correct alternative Just write the answer in your note book. Ex. 20. C
PASSIVE VOICE Passive voice is used when we focus on the object of the action and not so much on the person who develops the action. (La voz pasiva se utiliza cuando nos centramos en el objeto de la acci n y no tanto en la persona quien realiza la acci n) Look a the following image.
ACTIVE Carlos writes actionnovels Subject action object Maria sent me a letter Subject action object
PASSIVE OBJECT + TO BE + PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT ACTIONS NOVELS ARE WRITTEN BY CARLOS OBJECT + TO BE + PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT A LETTER WAS SENT TO ME BY MARIA
SINGULAR OBJECT IS PRESENT PLURAL OBJECT ARE SINGULAR OBJECT WAS PAST WERE PLURAL OBJECT
Complete using the proper form of Passive voice. (Completa usando la forma correcta de la voz pasiva) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire WAS WRITTEN by J K Rowling was written are written were wrote Mr. Smith _____________ to five years in prison. was sentenced sentenced were sentence Over a million dollars in cash __________________ from a bank in Los Angeles. were stolen was stolen are stole The gold ____________________ in a cave near the top of the mountain. is discovering are discover was discovered The meeting ______________ until the end of the month. is postponed were postponed are postponed
Experts ____________________ because of their inventions. are believed is believed was believe The gift ___________________ by my daughter. Appreciates was appreciated be appreciated All bills _______________ in the ATM. Are set be set was set Two men ___________________ by a robber are followed was followed is followed BMW cars _____________ in Germany and the Czech Republic. Was made are making are made Many shops _____________ last Saturday. Were opened are opened was opened