Video: Using the passive voice

Video: Using the passive voice

Narration: As we can see from the example sentences the verb construction is different in active and passive sentences. The passive form can be used with most different tenses; our sentences here are in the present simple. We form present simple passive using...
Video: Using the passive voice

Video: Writing sentences

Narration: When we describe a process it is more academic and more natural to use the passive instead of an active sentence. We will use the example we have been looking at to demonstrate. In the first stage, purchase, we could write Customers purchase newspapers from...
Video: Using the passive voice

Video: Writing an introduction

Narration: Now we know what we are going to say in our paragraphs, we can think about the introduction. Remember that it can be a little difficult to reach 150 words writing about a process, so the introduction is often a little longer than normal for a Task I essay....
Video: Using the passive voice

Video: Sequencing

Narration: Here is some of the language that you can use when describing a process. For the first stage of the process, you can use these words and phrases. Here are some examples of words and phrases you could use for the middle stages. For the final stage, you could...