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English as a world language; course review

Lessons 64–65 · 2 lessons · L. Jurayev, M. Abdullayeva, H. Tuhtarova, S. Khan, L. Tsoy, K. Inogamova, L. Matskevich, R. Ziryanova. Fly High English 9 (English, Grade 9), revised and expanded 2nd edition. “Yangiyo‘l Poligraf Servis”, Tashkent, 2014
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Unit 9: grammar and homework

Textbook: pp. 102–103
GoalUnit 9 and course review: see somebody do / doing, It takes ..., the passive in different tenses, and a summary of conditionals and have something done.
New words
passive voice · passivto see / to watch · ko‘rmoq (ko‘rish)conditional sentence · shart gapreview · takrorlash
Explanation

See somebody do means I saw the whole action: I saw him leave (he left and I saw it). See somebody doing means I saw the action in progress: I saw him leaving (he was leaving). The verb after the object has no to in these patterns. Duration: It takes me ten minutes to wash the dishes. Changing to the passive: Present Simple – The room is cleaned every day. Past Simple – The letter was written yesterday. Present Perfect – Samarkand has been added to the World Heritage List. Present Continuous – A new terminal is being built. If the doer is not important it is dropped; if it matters we add by. Course review: first conditional (If it rains, we will stay), second (If I had wings, I would ...), third (If I had known, I would have ...), have something done, wish, reported speech.

Worked examples
Has the postman come? Yes, I saw him bring a parcel half an hour ago. Where is Dad? I saw him washing the car a minute ago.
People celebrate the holiday every year. → The holiday is celebrated every year. Engineers are building a new bridge. → A new bridge is being built. The council has repaired the road. → The road has been repaired.
Class activity

“Did you see?”: a pupil mimes (walks out, waves) and others describe it with I saw him/her ... .

Practice
1
Choose: I saw her (cross / crossing) the street when the bus arrived (in progress).
2
Make passive: UNESCO has added Bukhara to the World Heritage List.
3
Calculate: It takes 5 minutes to make a pot of tea. How many minutes for 3 pots, one after another?
4
Why do “I saw him leave” and “I saw him leaving” differ in meaning?