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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: The Cop and The Anthem by O. Henry
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Sunday, December 5, 2010. The Cop and The Anthem by O. Henry. On his bench in Madison Square in New York City, Soapy moved uneasily. The wild geese were calling loudly. Couples snuggled up for lack of winter coats. Snow began to fall. It was very, very cold. No wonder Soapy was nervous about the coming winter. But as Soapy set foot inside the restaurant door the head waiter's eye fell upon his dirty, torn trousers and decadent, worn out shoes. Strong and ready hands turne...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: National Air and Space Museum - Udvar-Hazy Center - 2004
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Friday, April 27, 2012. National Air and Space Museum - Udvar-Hazy Center - 2004. This is Faith Lapidus. And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Visitors to the National Air and Space Museum can also see Charles Lindbergh's airplane, "The Spirit of Saint Louis." He became the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone and without stopping, from the United States to France. That flight took place in May of nineteen-twenty-seven. The opening of...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: Grammartalk - Passive Voice
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Grammartalk - Passive Voice. A: Time magazine is read by many people. B: Where is it sold? A: It’s sold at many newsstands. B: Is it translated into many languages? A: Yes, it is. And it is published every two weeks. B: Many news stories are written for Time magazine. A: Soccer is played by millions of people. B: Players are not allowed to use their hands, except the goalie. A: The ball is controlled by the feet, head, and body. B: How often are the World Cup games held?
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: April 2012
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Friday, April 27, 2012. National Air and Space Museum - Udvar-Hazy Center - 2004. This is Faith Lapidus. And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Visitors to the National Air and Space Museum can also see Charles Lindbergh's airplane, "The Spirit of Saint Louis." He became the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone and without stopping, from the United States to France. That flight took place in May of nineteen-twenty-seven. The opening of...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: November 2011
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Monday, November 28, 2011. 7/8 Listening Test Two. Bonjour, Monsieur" by painter Gustave Courbet. Sunday, November 13, 2011. The Fall of New York" by John Robinson. 1 A POSTURE OF DEFENSE. He confides in the Major-General. Lee concurs with Sears and promises to take the matter up with the commander of the Revolutionary forces, now based in Boston. He writes George Washington, on January fifth. General Charles Lee with Spada. He might exceed his powers and then Congress would ...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: Using the infinitive after "too" and "enough".
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Monday, November 5, 2012. Using the infinitive after "too" and "enough". Montmartre, Paris" Vincent Van Gogh, 1886. 1 enough/don't/that business/money/I/to buy/have. I don't have enough money to buy that business. 2 were/too/to fail/in 2008/thought/banks/The government/big. The government thought banks were too big to fail in 2008. 3 enough/my children/This food/nutritious/to feed/isn't. This food isn't nutritious enough to feed my children. The balloon leaked too much air to...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: November 2012
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Monday, November 5, 2012. Using the infinitive after "too" and "enough". Montmartre, Paris" Vincent Van Gogh, 1886. 1 enough/don't/that business/money/I/to buy/have. I don't have enough money to buy that business. 2 were/too/to fail/in 2008/thought/banks/The government/big. The government thought banks were too big to fail in 2008. 3 enough/my children/This food/nutritious/to feed/isn't. This food isn't nutritious enough to feed my children. The balloon leaked too much air to...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: December 2012
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Thursday, December 6, 2012. Music Around the Globe" from VOA. STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember. MUSIC: “Vana Vasesi”). Dancing is a huge part of this music. Shangaan street dancers move their feet as fast as lightning and shake their bodies to the music’s beat. MUSIC- “Problema de 2”). In Chile, Ana Tijoux became interested in the hip-hop music she was hearing in Santiago. She was a member of a successful hip-hop group called Makiza. MUSIC: “1977”). MUSIC: “Ha Baby”). Rachid Taha...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: Active or Passive?
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Monday, October 1, 2012. Two Women" Frida Kahlo, 1929. It's sometimes hard to tell if a sentence is Passive Voice or Active Voice. Look at the subject of the sentence. Is the subject doing something or receiving an action from the verb of the sentence? Try completing the following sentences. Check your answer using the drop down menu. The hallway for two hours. 2 Your car isn't ready yet. It's. 3 "The Great Gatsby", a famous American novel. By F Scott Fitzgerald. A long time ...
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ESL SEVEN-EIGHT: May 2012
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Grammartalk - Passive Voice. Monday, May 28, 2012. Happy Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge! By Ted Lamphair and VOA. There’s even a “Fungi Festival” to celebrate edible mushrooms. But they all pale, literally, in comparison with this weekend’s bash honoring the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, which connects lovely San Francisco to an old-growth redwood forest across a narrow strait called the “Golden Gate.”. The reference to “Diamond Over the Rough” in the headline is me...Ask the h...
