Passive Form (to be + past participle) Tues, 25 March 2008

Examples You should do security patches at least once a month. Security patches should be done at least once a month. The anti-virus software vendors added new virus "definitions" to their programs New virus "definitions" were added by The anti-virus software vendors to their programs The laser printer needs a minute to warm up for the first page A minute is needed by the laser printer to warm up for the first page Many users will use the affordable operating system The affordable operating system will be used Nokia has launched Nokia 2600 classic Nokia 2600 classic has been launched by Nokia

Passive Formulas TensesForm Present SimpleBe (pres) + past part (pp) Present ContinuousBe (pres) + being + pp Past SimpleBe (past) + pp Past ContinuousBe (past) + being + pp Present perfectHave + been + pp Future (going to)Be (pres)+ going to + be + pp Future Simple (will)Will + be + pp

Passive Function 1.The action/activity is more important than the doer itself The programmer decodes the messages into unit codes People has widely applied computer in workplace 2.To avoid subjectivity of the doer You will find some basic NET concepts I can create the user interface object 3.Unknown or unfamiliar doer People must understand some basic NET concepts in VB Net Application The trainer explained how to use the programming tool in Visual studio NET

Exercise 1.CNN and Sky TV offered excellent coverage in news and interest 2.A police officer requests records of a suspect 3.Laser printers will give you a high quality of printing results 4.The users can write data on the CD-ROM 5.Almost all desktop computers have hard disks. 6.Many users store very large data onto magnetic tape 7.Most computer have had a Graphical User Interface 8.Icons represent programs, folders, or files 9.Multimedia system is combining text with sound, video, animation, and graphics 10.Intel Corporation produced Pentium IV in 1995

Exercise (cont’d) 1.A Welsh teenager allegedly stole information from more than 26,000 credit card accounts across Britain, the US, Japan, Canada and Thailand 2.FBI agents and British police raided the home of Raphael Gray 3.Sasser knocked out the post office computers in Taiwan and Germany 4.Sasser attacked Windows NT, 2000 and XP operating system via the internet 5.Customers of internet banks faced a new phising scam in The program substituted a bogus website address for any bank details. 7.Hackers Unite posted a web address with details of how to access any Hotmail account 8.In August 1996, hackers ran up £1m phone bill for Scotland Yard 9.The search engines received thousands s 10.An earlier version included an attachment

EXERCISE Read the steps HOW TO COPY CDs below? Then do translate these sentences into passive 1. You'll need a master to copy, a blank disk, a CD- RW drive, and the proper software. 2. Most computers now include either a CD-RW or DVD- RW drive 3. You can purchase the appropriate drive reasonably cheaply. 4. You can duplicate a CD in a matter of minutes. 5. Once you have the CD-RW or DVD-RW drive and some blank CD-R media 6. Just run the software and create your disk 7. You can copy many types of media, including pictures, video, audio, and even data from your computer to a CD. 8. You can back up just about anything

HOME ASSIGNMENT Please copy and read an article from entitled ‘Microsoft Office 2007: More Fast, More Advance’  Then you have to find active sentences (10 sentences) and change into passive.  Answer the following questions about Microsoft office 2007

Answer these questions 1.What are software features offered by Ms. Office 2007 package? 2.What are the advantages of Professional 2007? 3.What is the function of customizable homepage? 4.What are the benefits of Ms. Office 2007 for networking? 5.To whom is Ms. Office 2007 beneficial?