ENGLISH FOUNDATION
LESSON 24
Focus Communicative situation: Health (1)
Grammar: Passive voice
After this lesson, you will know how to:
Understand medicine instructions
Give instructions and advice
Understand and use the passive voice
WARM-UP
1. When was the last time you were ill?
2. Tick the health problems that you used to have
a cough a cold a sore throat a headache
a temperature backache a toothache
sunburn
A – AT THE CHEMIST'S
1. Chu Hua thinks she has the flu so she goes to the chemist. Listen to
the conversation. What symptoms does she have? (CD1-43)
a. …………………………………………………….
b. …………………………………………………….
c. …………………………………………………….
2. Look at these instructions for different medicines. Listen again and
complete the gaps.
COUGH MIXTURE COUGH LOZENGES
Directions for use: Directions for use:
Adults talke two spoonfuls Take ………………………….. –
………………………………………. one lozenge at a time.
times a day
PARACETAMOL
EYE DROPS
Directions for use:
Directions for use:
Adults – take
Adults only squeeze
………………………… tablets
……………………….. drops into
every …………………………
each eye …………………………
hours. Do not take more than
a day.
………………………… tablets in
24 hours.
3. Read what the pharmacist said and put the expressions in bold into
the correct column.
Don't take it just when you've got a cough because then it takes a
little while to work. You need to take it before you cough.
You should take paracetamol for your headache.
Take two of those every four hours.
What to do What not to do
4. Match the symptoms with the remedies.
Symptoms Remedies
toothache cough mixture
sore throat painkillers
swollen knee drops
sore eyes lozenges
cough ice
Practice: Work in pairs. Give your partner instructions using the
expression in exercise 3.
Example: a
Your partner: I've got a terrible toothache.
You: Oh no. You should take some painkillers. They will help.
a. toothache
b. a sore throat
c. swollen knee
d. sore eyes
e. headache
f. cough
CLASS ROLE PLAY
Person A: You are at the chemist because you've had some problems with your
health lately. Describe your symptoms.
Person B: Listen to A and suggest the suitable medicines.
GRAMMAR : PASSIVE VOICE
1. Definition
Passive voice is used to show that the subject of the sentence is receiving the
action of the verb.
Note: Only verbs followed by a direct object (transitive verbs) can be passive.
2. Use
The action is important and needs emphasis.
E.g.: A special performance will be given by all the teachers at the party.
The person who does the action is unknown.
E.g.: All the cookies have been eaten.
My car has been stolen.
3. Form
Subject + to be verb + past participle (V3)
a. Passive voice with different tenses
Tense Form Example
Present simple am/is/are + V3 The house is cleaned every
day.
Present am/is/are + being + The house is being cleaned at
continuous V3 the moment.
Present perfect have/has + been + The house has been cleaned
V3 since you left.
Past simple was/were + V3 The house was cleaned
yesterday.
Future simple will be + V3 The house will be cleaned
tomorrow.
Modal verb can/should/may… + The house should be cleaned.
be + V3
b. How to change a sentence from active to passive voice
Examples:
He broke the window. The window was broken by him.
Many people have encouraged me to study hard I have been
encouraged to study hard by many people.
Practice: Change the following sentences into the passive sentences
1. My neighbors planted a lot of trees around their house.
………………………………………………..
2. They have spent a lot of money in education.
………………………………………………..
3. He has not done his homework.
………………………………………………..
4. Parents must teach their children to protect the environment.
………………………………………………..
5. People can buy expensive clothes and modern equipment in this mall.
………………………………………………..
6. Many people know this city as a city of flowers.
………………………………………………..
7. Parents should not allow their children to use cell phones too often.
………………………………………………..
8. Building more shopping malls may improve the economy.
………………………………………………..
9. Many people visit this restaurant at weekends.
………………………………………………..
10.Not many people read newspapers these days.
………………………………………………..
GLOSSARY
Vocabulary Phonetic Meaning
transcription
instruction (n) /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/ sự hướng dẫn
cough (v,n) /kɒf/ ho
cold (n) /kəʊld/ cảm lạnh
temperature (n) /ˈtempərətʃər/ nhiệt độ, cơn sốt
backache (n) /ˈbækeɪk/ đau lưng
headache (n) /ˈhedeɪk/ đau đầu
toothache (n) /ˈtuːθeɪk/ đau rang
sunburn (n) /ˈsʌnbɜːn/ cháy nắng
sore throat (n) /ˌsɔː ˈθrəʊt/ đau họng
flu (n) /fluː/ cúm
chemist (n) /ˈkemɪst/ dược sĩ, người bán
thuốc
symptom (n) /ˈsɪmptəm/ triệu chứng
spoonful (n) /ˈspuːnfʊl/ (dùng để đo) một thìa
đầy
tablet (n) /ˈtæblət/ viên (thuốc)
squeeze (v) /skwiːz/ ép, vắt
drop (n) /drɑːp/ giọt
swollen (adj) /ˈswəʊlən/ sưng tấy
painkiller (n) /ˈpeɪnkɪlər/ thuốc giảm đau
lozenge (n) /ˈlɑːzɪndʒ/ viên ngậm
