Mastering Passive Voice and Business Vocabulary
Mastering the Passive Voice
Rewrite the Sentences in the Passive Voice
Free samples of the product are being offered to customers.
Customers are being offered free samples of the product.
In my opinion, she should be given another chance.
A longer holiday has been given to the employees by the company.
Business Interactions and Office Equipment Usage
Meeting at Dynamick
“Good morning. I’m Lorena Cámara.”
“Good morning, Mrs. Cámara. Welcome to Dynamick. I’m Paula, Mr. Bright’s administrative assistant.”
“Nice to meet you, Paula.”
“Nice to meet you, too. May I take your jacket, Mrs. Cámara?”
“Yes, thank you. I have a meeting at 9 o’clock with Mr. Bright and the head of Information Technology.”
“Yes, Mr. Bright and Mrs. Perez will be with you shortly. Please have a seat. Do you want milk or sugar?”
“I’ll have milk, please.”
“Here you go, Mrs.
Read MoreEnglish Grammar Exercises: Future Tense, Questions, and Vocabulary
English Grammar Exercises
Exercise 4: Future Tense
- There will be a storm soon.
- By next June, he will have written.
- The meeting will have finished.
- I will wait here until you get back.
- Everybody will communicate through their devices.
- We probably won’t meet our boss face to face.
- This time tomorrow, we will be having a delicious meal.
- Don’t phone me between 8 and 9. We will be having dinner then.
- Phone me after 9 o’clock. We will have finished dinner by then.
- Wake me up by nine o’clock. I will have slept long
London & Dublin Travel Itinerary and Accommodation Tips
London Trip: Arrival Details and Sightseeing Plans
Arrival in London
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I’m flying on Monday with Ryanair. My flight number is A94W7. The plane is taking off from Alicante Airport at 9:00 AM and arriving in London at 10:30 AM.
Sightseeing in London
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Essential English Vocabulary, Grammar, and Writing Skills
Essential English Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs: put on = ponerse; take off = quitarse; get on = subirse; get off = bajarse; fill in = rellenar; cut out = recortar; put in = introducir; take out = sacar; pick up = coger; cut down = talar; turn up = subir volumen; turn down = bajar volumen; run away = huir; look back = mirar atrás; throw away = tirar la basura; give back = devolver
Adjectives: sensible = sensato; silly = ridículo; reliable = fiable; unreliable = falso; patient = paciente; impatient =
Passive Voice, Gerunds, and Infinitives in English
Passive Voice
Many students use TaskRabbit. (active)
TaskRabbit is used by many students. (passive)
- Present Simple: am / is / are + past participle. Thousands of items are sold on eBay.
- Past Simple: was / were + past participle. The clothes were shared through Rentez-Vous.
- Future Simple: will be + past participle. The money will be put in his savings account.
- Be going to: am / is / are going to be + past participle. A new bank is going to be opened here next week.
- Modals: modal + be + past participle.