Grammar Gateway 4 - The Output by materialesproduccion https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y en-us 2017-02-20 18:03:39 UTC 2025-11-04 20:58:50 UTC hello@padlet.com INSTRUCTIONS materiales https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/154990706 Each student will choose ONE paragraph from ONE of the articles. The assignment consists in adding a post containing:
1) The selected paragraph in which you will mark the passive voice in bold. [Para marcar la negrita, pinte la palabra y se le abrirá una barra de herramientas, ahí elija el ícono B] [Marque con negrita el verbo de la voz pasiva. Por ejemplo en la oración: "The flat tire was changed by Sue", marcaremos WAS CHANGED, que es la construcción verbal de la voz pasiva]
Read more at http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-active-and-passive-voice.html#KddKO75MuKwwaFkl.99
2) Turn the passive sentence/sentences into active (Remember to do all the necessary changes. You may need to add information that is not given in the text.
[Incluya la oración original y abajo la oración convertida].
3) Record your voice reading the original sentences and upload the audio file in your post.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: 
**Don't forget to include your name in the post.
**Choose a paragraph that has not been already done by a mate.
**Include the number of the article and paragraph you are working with
**You can use any application for voice recording (mp3 format)
**To upload the audio, click on the + icon.]]> 2017-02-20 18:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/154990706 ARTICLE # 1 Body Found in Black River materiales https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/155196507
Paragraph 1: The body of a woman of about 40 years of age was found floating in the Black River yesterday afternoon. The victim hasn´t been identified yet.

Paragraph 2: A traveling salesman reported the find at four in the morning. He called the police and the body was taken into the county morgue where it will be examined by forensic scientists.

Paragraph 3: This is the third body that has been found in the Black River since the beginning of the year. There are theories that organized crime has been using the river to get rid of unwanted competition.

Paragraph 4: Similar occurrences have been reported recently in other nearby towns. However, many people think it was suicide.

]]> 2017-02-21 16:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/155196507 ARTICLE # 2 The Academy Awards materiales https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/155197504 Paragraph 1: The Academy Awards are given out every year to recognize outstanding work of movie actors, directors, and others who are part of the movie-making industry.

Paragraph 2: These awards, called Oscars, are presented in a formal ceremony in Hollywood. Several people are nominated in specific categories, such as Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Music, and Best Costumes.

Paragraph 3: When the awards ceremony started in 1929, 15 awards were presented and the ceremony was attended by only 250 people. Tickets cost $10, and anyone who could afford a ticket could attend. 

Paragraph 4: Today about two dozen Oscars are presented. Tickets are no longer available for the general public, invitations are sent only to people involved in making the movies and to their guests. Today the awards are presented in the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. 

Paragraph 5: Until 1941, newspapers published the winner’s names the night before the ceremony.  Now the winner’s names are placed in sealed envelopes and the envelopes are not opened until the night of the ceremony.

Paragraph 6: Since 1953, Oscar night has been televised and broadcast all over the world. This show is seen by hundreds of millions of people. Viewers watch as their favorite movie stars arrive looking beautiful and hopeful.

]]> 2017-02-21 16:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/155197504 ARTICLE # 3 Animated Movies materiales https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/155209611
Paragraph 1: Animated movies have changed a lot over the last 100 years. Winsor McCay is considered the father of animation. 

Paragraph 2: In the early 1900s, McCay animated his films by himself. He drew every picture separately and had them photographed, one at a time. Hundreds of photographs were needed to make one-minute film. 

Paragraph 3: Today most animated films are not drawn by hand. The animation is done by computer software. In fact, anyone with a home computer and special software can create a simple animation.

]]> 2017-02-21 16:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/155209611 Indira Guardo https://padlet.com/materiales/om97eikjvb8y/wish/266727973 Article 1. Paragraph 1

The body of a woman of about 40 years of age was found floating in the Black River yesterday afternoon. The victim hasn´t been identified yet.
 
The body of a woman of about 40 years of age was found floating in the Black River yesterday afternoon. The victim hasn´t been identified yet. 


In the Black River has been found a body of a woman of about 40 years of age yesterday afternoon. The identification hasn´t been established yet of the victim.
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