1. HAZARD (Performed by Richard Marx) Passive Voice

2. BEFORE LISTENING Match the pictures with their utilities: ( ) Trailer ( ) Torch ( ) Rope ( ) Scarf 1. It´s used to light up a bonfire. 2. It´s used to live inside and travel long distances. 3. It´s used to climb a mountain. 4. It´s used to keep your neck warm. Can you guess what the song is about?

3. WHILE LISTENING Listen to the song and focus on the underlined parts: My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes … that boy's not right Three years ago when I came to know Mary First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies … and saw the man inside We used to walk down by the river, she loved to watch the sun go down We used to walk along the river and dream our way out of this town No one understood what I felt for Mary No one cared until the night she went out walking alone and never came home Man with a badge came knocking next morning Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly … pointed right at me I swear I left her by the river, I swear I left her safe and sound I need to make it to the river and leave this old Nebraska town I think about my life gone by, how it's done me wrong There's no escape for me this time … all of my rescuers are gone, long gone Did you guess what happened?

4. Watch the video of the song and check.

5. AFTER LISTENING: Rewrite the sentences below using the PASSIVE VOICE. 1. His mother brought him to live in Hazard when he was seven. He _______________________________________________________________. 2. He loved Mary. Mary _____________________________________________________________. 3. Someone killed her. She ______________________________________________________________. 4.The murderer strangled her with a scarf. She ______________________________________________________________. was brought to live in Hazard when he was seven was loved was killed was strangled with a scarf.

6. AFTER LISTENING: Rewrite the sentences below using the PASSIVE VOICE. 5. They found her body in the river. Her body _________________________________________________________. 6. The police took him to the station for questioning. He ______________________________________________________________. 7. The police dismissed him after questioning. He ______________________________________________________________. 8. The people in town burned his trailer down. His trailer_________________________________________________________. was found in the river was taken to the police station for questioning was dismissed after questioning was burned down