Unit 3: Celebrations

Read:

The Lord Mayor’s Show is a famous annual event in London. It’s a colorful parade that is held every year on the second Saturday of November in the city of London to celebrate the newly elected Lord Mayor. This tradition started over 800 years ago.

Thousands of people gather in London to watch this annual show. The mayor rides through the streets of London in a special carriage. This carriage was made of gold by a local artist. In the evening after the parade, a firework show is displayed on the River Thames and there is dancing and music on the streets.

The Lord Mayor’s Show is considered the longest, grandest, most meticulously and organized procession in the world. The details of each year's Show are released upon the election of the new Lord Mayor, which happens at the beginning of October, but there are always surprises every year.

If you prefer to stay at home, you can also enjoy the show on TV. The Lord Mayor’s Show is always broadcasted live on BBC. You can also follow the show online using the hashtag #LordMayorsShow on Twitter and Instagram.

Watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=1NA7WW6n-3w&feature=emb_logo

Answer the following questions:

How is the Lord Mayor’s show celebrated?

When did this tradition start?

Notice that some of the sentences in the reading below are not in the active voice but the passive voice.

What is Active and Passive Voice?

Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb. Passive voice means that a subject is a recipient of a verb’s action. You may have learned that the passive voice is weak and incorrect, but it isn’t that simple. When used correctly and in moderation, the passive voice is fine.

In English grammar, verbs have five properties: voice, mood, tense, person, and number; here, we are concerned with voice. The two grammatical voices are active and passive.

At the most basic level, the active voice emphasizes the person or agent who performs an action, in short, the “actor.”

The passive voice emphasizes the recipient of the action or sometimes the action itself.

Homework:

Please study the files

1.

active and passive voice.ppt

2.

Unit 3- Celebrations-Passive Voice and Simple past.docx

Watch these videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=nkAyggAM1q4&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=s8fqGQXhrrU&feature=emb_logo

Please watch this video on Passive Voice

Then, practice the “Passive Voice” with the exercises on these websites.

https://www.e-grammar.org/passive-voice/test1-exercise1/

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?06