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Unit 32 Level 3 (Upper Intermediate-Advanced) - It is Said That, He Is Said to, He is supposed to


In this week’s lesson we are going to focus on the so-called “Impersonal Passives”, a special kind of sentences which are only possible with verbs of perception such as “think”, “say”, “know”, “believe”, “rumour”, etc.


1) First of all, let’s review all types of passive sentences (including impersonal passives, the “causative have” and passives with two objects) with this presentation .




2) Here you will find some theory in English about impersonal passives. Notice that There Are Two Different Ways to form the passive of verbs like Those Mentioned Above.




3) Now, let's try this in September of Exercise:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6 Exercise 7






4) Translate Into the Following sentences Inglés:


- It is rumored that the U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama has changed his style.

- was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo.

- It is said that dozens of anti-establishment activists have been arrested following the protests on Friday.

- It is believed that, currently, North Korea is producing Scud missiles.

- Sollihull has existed as a settlement for several hundred years and we know that whites have been living in this area.




5) Use the Above Exercises to practice with your language exchange. You Do not have a language exchange? What are you doing? You must-have one if you Do not have a teacher.




6) Do not forget to learn new vocabulary. Extract all the words you don't know from this article from Newsweek Magazine titled “The Last Witnesses”. Look the new words up in an English-English dictionary like this one .




7) Listen and read this story . You should learn all the vocabulary and practice pronunciation. And, for the most daring, read this article from Forbes.




8) Finally, write a story of about 200/250 words using as many sentences like those you have learnt in this unit. You can use examples from the exercises above.

If you have done all these exercises, then you've scored a 10! Well done!

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Key to exercise 4:


- US First Lady Michelle Obama is rumoured to have changed her stylist.


- He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo.


- Dozens of anti-system activists are said to have been arrested following Friday's protests.


- North Korea is now thought to be producing Scud missiles.


- Solihull has existed as a settlement for several hundred years and the Anglo Saxons are known to have been living in this area.