5. Measurements (Human)

Height: Note that “tall”, not “high” is used.

a) My sister is five foot/feet six (inches) (tall). (5 ft 6 in/5’6”).	b) My sister is one metre sixty-eight (centimeters) (tall). (1 m 68 cm/1,68 m).
a) She is 36-24-36. (36 inches round the bust, 24 round the waist, 36 round the hips).	b) She is 91-61-91. (91 centimetres round the bust, 61 round the waist, 91 round the hips).

Word-building

1) nouns (Verb + -tion = noun)

-ation

to educate –

to inform –

to promote –

to quality –

to produce –

2) nouns (Verb + -ment = noun)

to entertain –

to pay –

to advertise –

to govern –

to treat –

to infringe –

3) adjectives (noun + -al = adjective)

education –

promotion –

commerce –

culture –

profession –

region –

nation –

4) adverbs (adj + -ly = adverb; noun + -ly = adverb or adj)

near –

week –

sole –

reasonable –

profitable –

fierce –

The Passive Voice

be + Past participle

Past participle	Regular	“ed”
	Irregular	3d form

The cars are produced in Japan. It is built in 1970.

Note: 1. The participle never changes. To change the tense, change the verb “be”.

2. Ways of translating into Russian:

1. endings: ся, сь;

2. был, была, были, было + краткое причастие;

3. буду, будем, будет, будут + краткое причастие;

4. неопределенно-личным предложением.

Uses

No agent: When we don’t need or want to say who did the action.

The office was painted last week (not the workers painted …)

He has been promoted to manager (not the company has promoted …)

Vegetables are grown in this area (not farmers grow …)

Giving facts: When we are concentrating on one thing and are describing what

happens or happened to it.

1. Where is your calculator? It has been stoten.

2. Why didn’t you drive a car to day? It is being repaired.

Present Simple	am	Regular	asked
	is
	are	Irregular	seen

The book is asked every day. They are seen every day.

Present Continuous	am	being	Regular	asked
	is
	are		Irregular	spoken

The book is being asked now. They are being spoken about now.

Present perfect	have	been	Regular	asked
	has		Irregular	spoken

The book has already been asked. They have already spoken about.

Ex.1 Put the verbs into Passive:

1. The walls (to paint) every year.

2. He (to ask) on the telephone now.

3. The book (to speak) much about.

4. I (not to invite) to the theatre yet.

5. The dictionary (to use) while translating.

6. The delegation already (to meet) at the station.

Past Simple	was	Regular	ed
	were	Irregular	3d form

The book was asked yesterday. The film was seen 2 days ago.

Past Continuous	was	being	Regular	ed
	were		Irregular	3d form

He was being asked on the telephone at 5 p.m. yesterday. We were being met at the station at 3 p.m. yesterday.

Past Perfect	had been	Regular	ed
		Irregular	3d form

When we came to the library the book had been asked.

Ex.2 Put the verbs into Passive:

1. This translation (to write) by students yesterday.

2. She (to give) some books to read 2 days ago.

3. I (to tell) to come to the library yesterday.

4. The young man (to introduce) last year.

5. The doctor (to send) for 2 hours ago.

6. This word (to use) never in the language.

Future Simple	shall	be	Regular	ed
	will		Irregular	3d form

The book will be asked next time.

Future Perfect	shall	have been	Regular	ed
	will		Irregular	3d form

You will have been asked on the telephone by 5p.m. tomorrow.

Ex.3 Put the verbs into Passive:

1. He (to take) for a walk next time.

2. The tickets (to book) tomorrow.

3. They (to invite) to the conference next year.

4. Your telephone number (to forget) never.

5. This problem (to discuss) at our meetings next week.

6. This book (to ask) by 5 p.m. tomorrow.