Lesson 2: Which account should I get?

A. Read the information on page 55 of the Student’s Book.
Answer the questions.

1. Which account is best if you want to save money to buy something expensive?
A savings account.
2. Which account can you get if you are 16?
A children’s account.
3. Which account requires a minimum balance?
a current account.
4. If you think you might need to spend more money than you have in your account, which account should you get?
a current account.
5. Which account can you get only if you are at university?
a university student account.

B. Match the verbs and nouns to make collocations.

• pay interest
• deposit 5 million Iraqi dinars
• make a withdrawal
• maintain a minimum balance
• charge a fee

ما هو المبني للمجهول؟

نستخدم المبني للمجهول بهذه الحالات:

1. لا نعرف الفاعل.
2. لا نعتقد أنه من المهم أن نقول من قام بالفعل.
3. عندما يكون الشيء الذي حصل أهم من الذي نقوم به.

كيف أغير الجملة العادية إلى جملة مبني للمجهول؟

أولاً: نضع المفعول به في بداية الجملة.

ثانياً: نضع الفاعل بعد الفعل مسبوق بكلمة (by) ومن الممكن حذف الفاعل.

ثالثاً: نطبق قاعدة المبني للمجهول أعلاه على الفعل.

Present Simple Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

1 am/is/are + p.p

.I do my homework

.My homework is done (by me)

Past Simple Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

2 was / were + p.p

.Mustafa repaired my car

.My car was repaired (by Mustafa)

3 Present Continuous Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

am/is/are + being + p.p

.Alan is painting the bedroom

.The bedroom is being painted (by Alan)

4 Past Continuous Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

was/were + being + p.p

?Was I sending the cheques to the wrong address

?Were the cheques being sent to the wrong address

5 Present Perfect Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

have/has + been + p.p

.My sisters have made a cake

.A cake has been made

6 Past Perfect Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

had + been + p.p

.He had delivered the letters before 10 a.m

.The letters had been delivered before 10 a.m

7 Future Simple Passive

الشكل القواعدي:

will be + p.p

.The company will hire new workers

.New workers will be hired

D. Unscramble the words to make passive sentences.

1. Somebody stole my wallet last week. (wallet week was My last stolen)
My wallet was stolen last week.
2. Somebody robbed the bank yesterday. (was The yesterday bank robbed)
The bank was robbed yesterday.
3. Somebody will pay the bill tomorrow. (tomorrow bill will The be paid)
The bill will be paid tomorrow.
4. People use these coins in Egypt. (Egypt are in used coins These)
These coins are used in Egypt.

Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

1. The cheque was signed (sign) last week.
2. A fee will be charged (charge) if you don’t have enough money in your account.
3. This letter was written (write) by my father.
4. The magazine is published (publish) every month.
5. I used my father’s car while my car was being repaired (repair).
6. My bedroom is being painted (paint), so I’m sleeping in the living room.
7. My ATM card was stolen (steal) yesterday, so I have to get a new one.
8. Bank statements are sent (send) at the end of each month.

1. Somebody will grade our homework over the weekend.
Our homework will be graded over the weekend.

2. Somebody is cleaning the room right now.
The room is being cleaned right now.

3. Somebody took my wallet last week.
My wallet was taken last week.

4. (was / The / Yesterday / bank / robbed) (unscramble the words to make a passive sentence)
The bank was robbed yesterday.

5. (tomorrow – bill – will – The – be – paid) (unscramble to make a passive sentence)
The bill will be paid tomorrow.

6. Somebody was opening the gates when we arrived.
The gates were being opened when we arrived.

7. My bedroom ………. (paint), so I’m sleeping in the living room. (Complete with the correct passive form)
My bed room was painted, so I’m sleeping in the living room.

8. The police found fingerprints in the crime scene.
Fingerprints were found in the crime scene.

9. My father wrote this letter.
This letter was written by my father.

10. Somebody stole my wallet last week.
My wallet was stolen last week.

11. (renovated / bank / is / The / being) (unscramble the words to make a passive sentence)
The bank is being renovated.

12. They signed the cheque last week.
The cheque was signed last week.

13. The previous owner cut down the trees last year.
The trees were cut down last year.

14. (Egypt / are / in / used / coins / These) (unscramble the words to make a passive sentence)
These coins are used in Egypt.

15. My uncle deposited the money last week.
The money was deposited last week.

16. (wallet / week / was / my / last / stolen) (unscramble the words to make a passive sentence)
My wallet was stolen last week.

17. (a last restaurant month opened new was) (unscramble the words to make a passive sentence)
A new restaurant was opened last month.

18. (have – stairs – avoid – been – The – accidents – to – repaired) (Put the words in the correct order to make a passive sentence)
The stairs have been repaired to avoid accidents.

19. Somebody will clean the house every Saturday.
The house will be cleaned every Saturday.

20. (by, The, down, the, previous, owner, were, trees, cut) (Put the words in the correct order to make a passive sentence)
The trees were cut down by the previous owner.

21. Somebody left these books in the classroom.
These books were left in the classroom.

22. {was, delivered, when, mail, the? } (Put the words in the correct order to make a passive question)
When was the mail delivered?

23. Somebody will pay the bill tomorrow.
The bill will be paid tomorrow.