Huge Diamond Found in Bangkok Sewer System
The largest recorded diamond ever discovered was unearthed beneath the streets of lower Sukhumvit, Bangkok last week. The 37500 karat stone was stumbled upon by a team of maintenance workers cleaning out the sewer lines between soi's 89 and 90 last Friday night. According to witnesses, the stone was found by Mr. Supakorn, of Nakhon Phanom province.
“I was walking through the sludge when suddenly I tripped over an obstacle and fell flat on my face. When I reached down to remove the object, I noticed it had a very fine surface, almost like glass, but it was so heavy I thought that maybe it was a piece of concrete.
“When I looked at it close to the light, I couldn't believe my eyes”, he is reported to have told his boss. Mr. Supakorn was immediately taken back to headquarters where the account of his story was confirmed.
The head office of Supakorns company was inundated with friends and family wanting to know more about the precious stone. After hearing media reports of his finding, Mr. Supakorn then fled Bangkok not wanting to draw too much attention to himself. Attempts to find Mr. Supakorn by police and local authorities have been unsuccessful. The stone was reported to have been purchased by an unknown buyer from Dubai, going by the name of "Mr. T". After collecting the precious stone from Mr. Supakorn, a private jet was chartered to fly Mr. T. back to Dubai. The sale of the precious stone is said to have caused devastation to the team of maintenance workers. The sewers of Bangkok have since been overrun with prospectors looking to follow the fotunes of Mr.Supakorn
Written by Paul Adams for Teach-This.com ©2012
Exercise 1 -
Passive Voice Sentences. Identify four examples of passive voice sentences from the news story.
Example: The 375 karat stone was stumbled upon by a team of maintenance workers cleaning out the sewer lines between soi's 89 and 90 last Friday night.
Exercise 2 - Passive Voice Dialogue. Complete the sentences using the passive voice
Dialogue 1
Noi: The diamond that__ (find) last week___ (sell) a businessman from Dubai.
Por: Yeah, a huge sum of money_____ (pay) to the Nakhon Phanom Province authorities
Noi: I heard the guy who found it____ (make) crazy by his fame.
Por: That's a shame, a discovery like that should be celebrated.
Dialogue 2
Buakaw:Did you watch the Man United vs Barcelona match last night? Four goals __(score) by both teams.
Yodsenklai: Really? I heard that Rooney____ (send) off for foul play.
Buakaw: Yes, but a new system of play ____(use).
Yodsenklai: At the end of the day, a better game ____(play) by Man United.
Dialogue 3
Sid: Japan ___(hit)by a 9.1 earthquake yesterday and a large tsunami___ (generate).
Kim: Ten cities ______(affect) and communications_____ (disrupt).
Sid: 50,000 residents__________ (evacuate) within four hours of being alerted.
Kim: But five evacuation centres____ (destroy). The road____ (ruin)making evacuation difficult.
Passive Voice Sentences. Identify four examples of passive voice sentences from the news story.
Example: The 375 karat stone was stumbled upon by a team of maintenance workers cleaning out the sewer lines between soi's 89 and 90 last Friday night.
Exercise 2 - Passive Voice Dialogue. Complete the sentences using the passive voice
Dialogue 1
Noi: The diamond that__ (find) last week___ (sell) a businessman from Dubai.
Por: Yeah, a huge sum of money_____ (pay) to the Nakhon Phanom Province authorities
Noi: I heard the guy who found it____ (make) crazy by his fame.
Por: That's a shame, a discovery like that should be celebrated.
Dialogue 2
Buakaw:Did you watch the Man United vs Barcelona match last night? Four goals __(score) by both teams.
Yodsenklai: Really? I heard that Rooney____ (send) off for foul play.
Buakaw: Yes, but a new system of play ____(use).
Yodsenklai: At the end of the day, a better game ____(play) by Man United.
Dialogue 3
Sid: Japan ___(hit)by a 9.1 earthquake yesterday and a large tsunami___ (generate).
Kim: Ten cities ______(affect) and communications_____ (disrupt).
Sid: 50,000 residents__________ (evacuate) within four hours of being alerted.
Kim: But five evacuation centres____ (destroy). The road____ (ruin)making evacuation difficult.
Exercise 1 -Possible Answers. Passive sentences
The largest recorded diamond ever discovered was unearthed beneath the streets of lower Sukhumvit, Bangkok last week.
According to witnesses, the stone was found by Mr Supakorn, of Nakhon Phanom province.
The head office of Supakorn's company was inundated with friends and family wanting to know more about the precious stone.
The stone was reported to have been purchased by an unknown buyer from Dubai, going by the name of 'Mr. T'.
After collecting the precious stone from Mr Supakorn, a private jet was chartered to fly Mr.T, back to Dubai.
The largest recorded diamond ever discovered was unearthed beneath the streets of lower Sukhumvit, Bangkok last week.
According to witnesses, the stone was found by Mr Supakorn, of Nakhon Phanom province.
The head office of Supakorn's company was inundated with friends and family wanting to know more about the precious stone.
The stone was reported to have been purchased by an unknown buyer from Dubai, going by the name of 'Mr. T'.
After collecting the precious stone from Mr Supakorn, a private jet was chartered to fly Mr.T, back to Dubai.
Exercise 2
Dialogue 1
Noi: The diamond that was found last week was sold to a businessman from Dubai.
Por: Yeah, a huge sum of money was paid to the Nakhon Phanom Province authorities.
Noi: I heard the guy who found it was made crazy by his fame.
Por: That's a shame, a discovery like that should be celebrated.
Dialogue 2:
Buakaw: Did you watch the Man United vs Barcelona match last night? Four goals were scored by both teams.
Dialogue 1
Noi: The diamond that was found last week was sold to a businessman from Dubai.
Por: Yeah, a huge sum of money was paid to the Nakhon Phanom Province authorities.
Noi: I heard the guy who found it was made crazy by his fame.
Por: That's a shame, a discovery like that should be celebrated.
Dialogue 2:
Buakaw: Did you watch the Man United vs Barcelona match last night? Four goals were scored by both teams.
Yodsenklai: Really? I heard that Rooney was sent off for foul play.
Buakaw: Yes, but a new system of pay was used.
Yodsenklai: At the end of the day, a better game was played by Man United.
Dialogue 3:
Sid: Japan was hit by a 9.1 earthquake yesterday and a large tsunami was generated.
Kim: Ten cities were affected and communications were disrupted.
Sid: 50,000 residents were evacuated within four hours of being alerted.
Kim: But five evacuation centers were destroyed. The road was ruined making evacuation
difficult.
Buakaw: Yes, but a new system of pay was used.
Yodsenklai: At the end of the day, a better game was played by Man United.
Dialogue 3:
Sid: Japan was hit by a 9.1 earthquake yesterday and a large tsunami was generated.
Kim: Ten cities were affected and communications were disrupted.
Sid: 50,000 residents were evacuated within four hours of being alerted.
Kim: But five evacuation centers were destroyed. The road was ruined making evacuation
difficult.
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