A. Read the script of the first scene from the movie Dear John. The paragraph
is in the passive voice. either the simple present tense, simple past or the present perfect tenses. Fill in the blanks with the passive voice of the given verbs. Decide which of the two tenses you will use, depending on the context.Glossary:
punch out: hit someone or something hard and repeatedly
rim: to be round or along the edge of something
bevel: to give something a sloping edge
stamp: to make a mark
mint: to produce something new
1. I’m eight years old again, on a tour of the US Mint, listening to the guide explain how coins ______________ (make). How they _______________ (punch out) of sheet metal. How they ______________ (rim) and ______________ (bevel). How they _________ (stamp)and __________ (clean). And then how each and every coin _________ (personally / examine) just in case one has slipped through with the slightest imperfection.
2. I am a coin in the United States Army. I __________ (mint) in the year 1980. I ____________ (punch out) from sheet metal, I __________ (stamp) and ___________ (clean), my edges _____________ (rim) and _______________ (bevel).
B. Watch the movie segment and check your answers.
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MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - DEAR JOHN
Answer key:
1. are made/ are punched out/ are rimmed and beveled/ are stamped and cleaned/ is personally examined
2. was mint/ have been punched out/ have been stamped and cleaned/ have been rimmed and beveled
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