I can talk about films using the passive in the present and past.

(Tôi có thể nói về những bộ phim sử dụng thể bị động ở hiện tại và quá khứ.)

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of be or not be. Check your answers in the film records text.

(Hoàn thành các câu với dạng đúng của be hoặc not be. Kiểm tra câu trả lời của bạn trong văn bản kỷ lục phim.)

1. What about the film trivia we _______ told about?

2. It _______ designed by the film’s director S. S. Rajamouli.

3. It _______ made in the usual way.

4. Gossip about stars _______ usually heard.

2. Study the sentences in exercise 1. Complete rules a–c with the words in the box. Then find more passive sentences in the blog on page 80.

(Nghiên cứu các câu trong bài tập 1. Hoàn thành quy tắc a–c với các từ trong hộp. Sau đó tìm thêm các câu bị động trong blog ở trang 80.)

RULES

We use the passive when we are more interested in the action, rather than the person doing the action.

a. In the present, we form the passive with the subject + _______ + the past participle.

b. In the past, we form the passive with the subject + _______ + the past participle.

c. We use _______ to talk about the person / thing that does an action in the passive.

3. Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Then decide if they are true or false. Discuss your answers with a partner.

(Sửa lỗi sai trong câu. Sau đó quyết định xem chúng đúng hay sai. Bàn luận câu trả lời của bạn với một người bạn.)

1. More films are make in India than in any other country each year.

2. In 1923, a sign is put up in the Hollywood hills which said ‘Hollywoodland’.

3. The Academy Awards wasn’t called ‘Oscars’ until 1939.

4. Mùa len trâu is set in northern Việt Nam.

5. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh was gave Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in 2006.

6. Films aren’t seen their directors until the premiere.

4. Complete the review with the correct passive form of the verbs in the box.

(Hoàn thành bài đánh giá với câu bị động đúng hình thức của các động từ trong hộp.)

Mùa len trâu

Monday

7.30 p.m.

Mùa len trâu – Buffalo Boy is a successful Vietnamese film which (1) _______ in 2004. The film (2) _______  by Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh. It was set in the Mekong River Delta during the 1940s. The land there for half the year is deep underwater. The main character, a 15-year-old farmer, Kìm (3) _______ by Lê Thế Lữ. Kìm volunteers to take his family’s buffaloes inland in search of food. On his journey, he witnesses firsthand the cruelty of man. We also (4) _______ of the constant hardship the Vietnamese had to face at that time. In 2004, the film won a Special Award at Film Festival in Locarno in Switzerland, the Grand Prix at Amiens Film Festival, and the Special Award at Amazonas Film Festival in Brazil. Mr. Nguyễn Võ Nghiêm Minh (5) _______ Best Director Award at Chicago Film Festival in the same year.

5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Use the information in the box to tell each other about the film you have seen recently. Use passive forms where possible. Which film would you enjoy most?

(Làm việc theo cặp. Sử dụng thông tin trong hộp để kể cho nhau nghe về bộ phim bạn đã xem gần đây. Sử dụng các hình thức bị động nếu có thể. Bạn sẽ thích bộ phim nào nhất?)

A: It’s a … and it was made in …

B: It’s about …

A: The main characters are … , who’s played by … , and …

B: It’s an entertaining / funny / exciting / original film.