1. Looked at these sentences and find out the similarities between them. 1…, the Mid- Autumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese people all over the world. 2. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste, but nowadays … 3.It is called, Zongzi, which is sticky rice in fresh bamboo leaves. 4.On this day, the moon is said to at its and biggest and brightest.

2. 5. In one story, lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness. 6. In another story, a town was almost destroyed but the light from many lanterns saved it. 7.In the old days, dragon boat races were organised only by Chinese people. 8.In the past, lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds,animals and flowers,etc. 9.He was fooled when he saw thousands of lanterns.

3. Passive Voice 被动语态

4. The Basic Form : Be ( 助动词 ) + V-ed Think and Work out: The forms of passive voice in different tenses and the ones with modal verbs What kind of situations the passive voice is used.

5. 表格：被动态基本结构 时态被动语态结构 一般现在时 一般过去时 现在进行时 过去进行时 一般将来时 过去将来时 现在完成时 过去完成时 am/is/are done was/were done am/is/are being done was/were being done shall/will be done would be done have/has been done had been done

6. With Modal Verbs can/ could/ may / might + be + V-ed must/ should / need + be + V-ed ought to + be + V-ed have to be + V-ed

7. 有些动词既是及物又是不及物，当它们和 well, badly, easily 等副词连用时，表示主语内在品质或性能，是不及 物动词，用主动表示被动，这时不用被动语态，常见的有： write, read, clean, sell, wash, cook 等。如： (1)The cloth washes easily. 这布很好洗。 (2)The new product sells well. 这新产品很畅销。 对比： The books sell well. ( 主动句 ) The books were sold out. ( 被动句 ) The meat didn’t cook well. ( 主动句 ) The meat was cooked for a long time. ( 被动句 )

8. 下列情况主动句不能改为被动句： 下列情况主动句不能改为被动句： 第一，感官系动词一般用主动形式表示被动意义，如： feel ， look, seem, taste, sound, remain 等。 (1)— Do you like the material? — Yes, it feels very soft. 误： It is felt very soft. (2)The food tastes delicious. 误： The food is tasted delicious. (3)The pop music sounds beautiful. 误： The pop music is sounded beautiful. 第二，谓语是及物动词 leave, enter, reach, suit, have, benefit, lack, own 等。如： He entered the room and got his book. 误： The room was entered and his book was got. She had her hand burned. 误： Her hand was had burned.

9. 10. 在汉语中，有一类句子不出现主语，在英语中一般可 用被动结构来表示，例如： 据说 ……It is said that … 据报导 ……It is reported that … 据推测 ……It is supposed that … 希望 ……It is hoped that … 众所周知 ……It is well known that … 普遍认为 ……It is generally considered that … 有人建议 ……It is suggested that … 1) It is reported that it is going to rain tomorrow. 2) It is well known that Thomas Edison invented the electric lamp.

10. On four situations can we use the passive voice. Situation1: We don’t know or don’t need to know the person who performed the action. e.g. Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.

11. Situation2: The “doer” is obvious. e.g. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste, but nowadays,… In one story, lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness….

12. Situation3:The action is more important than the doer, or we don’t want to tell the person who performed the action. e.g. He was fooled when he saw thousands of lanterns.

13. Situation4: In writing, especially in scientific and technical reports, and in newspaper articles, the passive voice is more formal than the active one and is more often used. e.g. It is well admitted that Taiwan is a part of The People’s Republic of China. On this day, the moon is said to be at its and biggest and brightest.