Confusing words

8. Confusing words – 1

Choose the correct word for each sentence.

Note: Answer is the one that underlined.

1. She works for an advertisement/advertising agency.
2. How will the increase in interest rates affect/effect your sales?
3. My bank manager has agreed to borrow/lend me another $2,000.
4. We’ve had to cancel/postpone the meeting until next Monday.
5. These machines are controlled/inspected at least once a day.
6. My plane was delayed/postponed by an hour due to computer failure.
7. Before coming here, I studied economics/economy at university.
8. I am interested/interesting in their new camera.
9. She applied for a job/work as a personnel officer.
10. Some employees have a long journey/travel to work every day.
11.  The cost of life/living has gone up again.
12. Please send precise measurements/measures when ordering.
13. We expect prices to raise/rise by at least five percent.
14. We only exchange goods if you produce a receipt/recipe.
15. I must remember/remind the boss about that meeting this afternoon.
16. Can you say/tell the difference between these two products?
17. The company is extremely sensible/sensitive to any criticism.
18. There’s some more paper in the stationary/stationery cupboard.

9. Banking Services

Fill each blank in the text with the correct word or phrase. Choose from the following list. Use each item once only.

accountant                                      clerk                                                      personnel officer

advertising executive                    computer operator                                R&D Manager

assembly person                            draughtsperson                                     receptionist

chauffeur                                        motor mechanic                                    salesperson

  

Bank offers many services to business and their customers. Here are some of the most common:

Many people now have a card which enables them to 1. withdraw money from a 2. cash dispenser. You feed your card into the machine and key in your PIN (personal identification number) and the amount of money you want. If you have enough in your account, the money requested will be 3. issued up to a daily limit. Your account is automatically 4. debited for the amount you have drawn out.

Provided you have a sound 5. credit rating, you can get a credit card from a bank and other 6. financial institution. To obtain goods or services, you present your card and sign a special voucher. When it receives the voucher, the credit card company pays the trader (less a 7. commission) and then send you a monthly 8. slip. Depending on the type of card you have, you will either have to pay 9. in full or be able to pay part of what is owed and pay 10. interest in the balance left 11. statement.

 If you need to make fixed payments at regular intervals, e.g. for insurance premiums, you can arrange a 12. credit transfer (sometimes known as a banker’s order) so that the bank will do this for you.

If you have several bills to pay, you can do this by 13. standing order . You write one cheque for the total sum involved, fill in a 14. outstanding for each bill and hand everything to the bank cashier.

The transfer system is also used by employers to pay 15. salaries directly into employees’ bank accounts.

If you are dealing with a supplier for the first time, a 16. banker’s draft may be used as payment. This is a cheque guaranteed by a bank and therefore it is not likely to ‘bounce’.

47. What’s the job?

accountant                                         clerk                                                      personnel officer

advertising executive                    computer operator                         R&D Manager

assembly person                             draughtsperson                                receptionist

chauffeur                                            motor mechanic                               salesperson

You will be in charge of a team of highly creative individuals delivering new quality products and enhancing our existing range.

1. personnel officer

With particular responsibilities for recruitment and selection. Communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem solving essential.

2. R&D Manager

With mechanical design experience to work as a member of a team producing designs and drawings for production. Experience of our products range is not essential.

3. draughtperson

Duties include filing, mailing, relief reception and other general office work.

4.  receptionist

Needed for night shift. Clean modern factory. Varied work. Good eyesight essential.

5. assembly person

Successful applicant will be articulate and presentable. Remuneration includes retainer and car allowance plus commission structure.

6. salesperson

Reporting directly to Managing Director. You will take over financial control for all aspects of daily operation.

7. accountant

Sober habits, clean driving licence, able to be on call 7 days per week at times. Uniform supplied.

8. chauffeur

Must be experienced in the repair and maintenance of heavy duty vehicles. References must be provided from previous employers.

9. motor mechanic

You are the first person our clients will meet so you need to be friendly, stylish and efficient.

10. clerk

Some experience in the above-mentioned software is essential but training will be given to the successful applicant.

11. computer operator

You will be an essential member of an agency responsible for some of the country’s top accounts. You will be responsible for the administration of local and national promotions.

12. advertising executive 

As you were reading the advertisements, did you notice word partnerships such as financial control and communication skills?

Look through the advertisements again and see how many more you can find.

Complete each of the sentences below with a suitable word partnership taken from the advertisements.

1. We’re looking for new products to add to our selling list.
2. She’s an advertising executive of this team. We can’t do without her.
3. You get more money if you work on the advertising company but it ruins your social life.
4. He had a very good idea to solving problems.
5. I didn’t get the job as a driver as I didn’t have a driving license.
6. My concern are health and safety but I’m also concerned with the general welfare of employees.

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ACTIVE and PASSIVE

Kalimat aktif (active voice) adalah kalimat dimana subject-nya melakukan pekerjaan, sebaliknya, kalimat pasif (passive voice) adalah kalimat dimana subject-nya dikenai pekerjaan oleh object kalimat. Active voice lebih sering digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dibandingkan dengan passive voice. Namun demikian, sering kita temukan passive voice di surat-surat kabar, artikel-artikel di majalah-majalah dan tulisan-tulisan ilmiah. Passive voice digunakan karena object dari active voice merupakan informasi yang lebih penting dibandingkan dengan subject-nya.

Contoh :

Active : We fertilize the soil every 6 months

Passive: The soil is fertilized by us every 6 months

Dari contoh ini dapat kita lihat bahwa:

Object dari active voice (the soil) menjadi subject dari passive voice

Subject dari active voice (we) menjadi object dari passive voice. Perhatikan pula bahwa terjadi perubahan dari subject pronoun ‘we’ menjadi object pronoun ‘us’.

Verb1 (fertilize) pada active voice menjadi verb3 (fertilized) pada passive voice.

Ditambahkannya be ‘is’ di depan verb3. Be yang digunakan adalah tergantung pada subject passive voice dan tenses yang digunakan. (Perhatikan pola-pola passive voice di bawah).

Ditambahkannya kata ‘by’ di belakang verb3. Namun, jika object dari passive voice dianggap tidak penting atau tidak diketahui, maka object biasanya tidak dikemukakan dan begitu pula kata ‘by’.

Khusus untuk kalimat-kalimat progressive (present, past, past perfect, future, past future, dan past future perfect continuous, perlu menambahkan ‘being’ di depan verb3). Kalau tidak ditambahkan “being”, tensisnya akan berubah, bukan progressive/continuous lagi. Perhatikan contoh-contoh pada poin h – o di bawah.

Berdasarkan keenam poin di atas maka passive voice mengikuti pola sebagai berikut:

Subject + be + Verb3 + by + Object + modifier

Pola active dan passive voice pada tiap tensis

1. Jika active voice dalam simple present tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah is, am atau are.

Contoh:

Active : He meets them everyday.

Passive : They are met by him everyday.

Active : She waters this plant every two days.

Passive : This plant is watered by her every two days.

2. Jika active voice dalam simple past tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah was atau were

Contoh:

Active : He met them yesterday

Passive : They were met by him yesterday

Active : She watered this plant this morning

Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning

3.  Jika active voice dalam present perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary has atau have, sehingga menjadi ‘has been’ atau ‘have been’

Contoh:

Active : He has met them

Passive : They have been met by him

Active : She has watered this plant for 5 minutes.

Passive : This plant has been watered by her for 5 minutes.

4.  Jika active voice dalam past perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary had, sehingga menjadi had been

Contoh:

Active : He had met them before I came.

Passive : They had been met by him before I came.

Active : She had watered this plant for 5 minutes when I got here

Passive : This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here

5.  Jika active voice dalam simple future tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah be

Contoh:

Active : He will meet them tomorrow.

Passive : They will be met by him tomorrow.

Active : She will water this plant this afternoon.

Passive : This plant will be watered by her this afternoon.

Active : The farmers are going to harvest the crops next week

Passive : The crops are going to be harvested by the farmers next week.

6. Jika active voice dalam future perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary will have, sehingga menjadi ‘will have been’

Contoh:

Active : He will have met them before I get there tomorrow.

Passive : They will have been met by him before I get there tomorrow.

Active : She will have watered this plant before I get here this afternoon.

Passive : This plant will have been watered by her before I get here this afternoon.

7.  Jika active voice dalam past future perfect tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah been yang diletakkan setelah auxiliary would have, sehingga menjadi ‘would have been’.

Contoh:

Active : He would have met them.

Passive : They would have been met by him.

Active : She would have watered this plant.

Passive : This plant would have been watered by her.

8.  Jika active voice dalam present continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (is, am atau are) + being.

Contoh:

Active : He is meeting them now.

Passive : They are being met by him now.

Active : She is watering this plant now.

Passive : This plant is being watered by her now.

9.  Jika active voice dalam past continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (was atau were) + being.

Contoh:

Active : He was meeting them.

Passive : They were being met by him.

Active : She was watering this plant.

Passive : This plant was being watered by her.

10.  Jika active voice dalam perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah (has/have) been + being.

Contoh:

Active : He has been meeting them.

Passive : They have been being met by him.

Active : She has been watering this plant.

Passive : This plant has been being watered by her.

11.  Jika active voice dalam past perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah had been + being.

Contoh:

Active : He had been meeting them.

Passive : They had been being met by him.

Active : She had been watering this plant.

Passive : This plant had been being watered by her.

12.  Jika active voice dalam future continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah will be + being.

Contoh:

Active : He will be meeting them.

Passive : They will be being met by him.

Active : She will be watering this plant.

Passive : This plant will be being watered by her.

13.  Jika active voice dalam past future continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah would be + being.

Contoh:

Active : He would be meeting them.

Passive : They would be being met by him.

Active : She would be watering this plant.

Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.

14.  Jika active voice dalam future perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah will have been + being.

Contoh:

Active : He will have been meeting them.

Passive : They will have been being met by him.

Active : She will have been watering this plant.

Passive : This plant will have been being watered by her.

15.  Jika active voice dalam past future perfect continuous tense, maka ‘be’ passive voice-nya adalah would have been + being.

Contoh:

Active : He would be meeting them.

Passive : They would be being met by him.

Active : She would be watering this plant.

Passive : This plant would be being watered by her.

PASSIVE VERB FORMS

Change the verb to the active voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep the same tense. In some cases, it will be necessary to supply a subject (see the second example).

1.       The books were taken by John.

John took the books.

2.       The boxes were mailed today.

He mailed the boxes today.

3.       The two packages were opened by my secretary.

My secretary opened the two packages.

4.       Our homework is corrected by our teacher.

Our teacher corrects our homework.

5.       Two buildings have been constructed by that company.

That company had constructed two buildings.

6.       That room wasn’t cleaned carefully yesterday.

He didn’t clean that room carefully yesterday.

7.       The truck is being loaded by the men now.

The men are loading the truck now.

8.       Was that machine checked by the inspector?

Did the inspector check that machine?

9.       Will that report be written by the same committee?

Will the same committee write that report?

10.   Has the news been announced by the president yet?

Has the president announced the news yet?

11.   The mail is delivered to this office twice a day.

This office receives the mail twice a day.

12.   All of us were surprised by his frank attitude.

His frank attitude surprised all of us.

13.   Was the repair work done by the mechanic?

Did the mechanic do the repair work?

14.   He wasn’t very much respected by the employees.

The employees didn’t respect him very much.

15.   Are many courses in English given during the summer?

Are they giving many courses in English during the summer?

USING PASSIVE VERBS

Change the verb to the passive voice and rewrite the sentence. Be sure to keep the same tense.

1.       He signed the letter.

The letter was signed by him.

2.       The secretary opens the mail every morning.

The mails is opened by the secretary every morning.

3.       The committee is considering that proposal right now.

That proposal is being considered by the committee right now.

4.       The army will complete that project next year.

That project will be completed by the army next year.

5.       His boss has transferred him to another department.

He has been transferred to another department by his boss.

6.       Will the company distribute the announcements?

Will the announcements be distributed by the company?

7.        An artist wrote that interesting article about Paris.

That interesting article about Paris was written by an artist.

8.       Today a large number of people speak English.

English is spoken by a large number of people today.

9.       Didn’t they return those books to the library?

Were those books not return by them to the library?

10.   The government has not changed that regulation yet.

That regulation has not been changed by the government yet.

11.   Someone stole all her valuable jewelry last night.

All her valuable jewelry were stolen by someone last night.

12.   Miss Peters wrote all of the reports for Mr. Johnson.

All of the reports were written my Miss Peters for Mr. Johnson.

13.   Bad weather has delayed Flight 202 from Miami.

Flight 202 from Miami has been delayed due to bad weather.

14.   Did the court divide the money among the children?

Were the money divided by the court among the children?

15.   Many scholars have translated that famous Greek epic.

That famous Greek epic has been translated by many scholars.

ACTIVE vs PASSIVE

Use the correct voice (active or passive) and the correct tense of verb in each sentence.

1.       Everyone (shock) by the terrible news yesterday.

 Active  : The terrible news was shocked everyone yesterday.

2.       Almost everyone (enjoy) the lecture last night.

Passive : The lecture was enjoyed by almost everyone last night.

3.       English (teach) in the schools of almost every nation.

Active   : English taught in the schools of almost every nation.

4.       That proposal (consider) by the members right now.

Passive : That proposal is considering by the members right now.

5.       The accident (happen) right here at 6:30 last night.

Active   : The accident happened right here at 6:30 last night.

6.       Smith (teach) at the University of Washington since 1948.

Active   : Smith has taught at the University of Washington since 1948.

7.       Mr. Harris (divide) the class into two sections tomorrow.

Passive : The class will be divided into two sections by Mr. Harris tomorrow.

8.       Wilson (borrow) the money from Brown two weeks ago.

Active   : Wilson borrowed the money from Brown two weeks ago.

9.       Not much (say) about the matter since that time.

Active   : Not much said about the matter since that time.

10.   My friend (write) to me about it several times now.

Active   : My friend is writing to me about it several times now.

11.   Davis (promote) to the rank of sergeant last week.

Active   : Davis was promoted to the rank of sergeant last week.

12.   That event (occur) shortly after the meeting last week.

Active   : That event occurred shortly after the meeting last week.

13.   All the students (bring) guests to the party tomorrow night.

Passive : Guests will be brought by all the students to the party tomorrow night.

14.   Less than half of the cans of paint (use) up to now.

Passive : The cans of paint is being used less than half up to now.

15.   More classes in English (list) in the catalog next fall.

Passive : The catalog will be listed more classes in English next fall.

16.   Everything (go) well so far. There (be) no trouble yet.

Active   : Everything is going well so far. There is no trouble yet.

17.   That movie about Napoleon’s life (disappoint) me greatly.

Active   : That movie about Napoleon’s life disappointed me greatly.

18.   The mail (deliver, always) to this office before 10 a.m.

Active   : The mail is always deliver to this office before 10 a.m.

19.   Who (furnish) the food for the picnic next weekend?

Active   : Who will furnish the food for the picnic next weekend?

20.   At this time, much attention (devote) to that problem.

Active   : At this time, much attention is devoting to that problem.

21.   Think carefully. I’m sure you (remember) his name.

Active   : Think carefully. I’m sure you remember his name.

22.   We (treat) very kindly by our hosts last Saturday.

Active   : Our hosts were treated us very kindly last Saturday.

23.   Mr. Wilson (make) something interesting statements yesterday.

Passive : Something interesting statements were made by Mr. Wilson yesterday.

24.   A new textbook (publish) by that company next year.

Active   : That company will publish a new textbook next year.

25.   The noise from the trains (annoy) me terribly last night.

Active   : The noise from the trains annoyed me terribly last night.

26.   That old red house (build) in the year 1822.

Active   : That old red house was built in the year 1822.

27.   The report (examine, not) by a committee of experts yet.

Active   : A committee of expert has not examine the report yet.

28.   Cocktails (serve) to the guests about 10 minutes from now.

Passive : Cocktails will be served to the guests about 10 minutes from now.

29.   His sharp remarks (embarrass) everyone last night.

Active   : His sharp remarks embarrassed everyone last night.

30.    Fred (introduce) to the fellow by Mr. Brown yesterday.

Active   : Mr. Brown introduced Fred to the fellow yesterday.

31.   Listen to this! I think this news (surprise) you!

Active   : Listen to this! I think this news will surprise you!

32.   The Ajax Shoe Company (employ) 25 new men next month.

Active   : The Ajax Shoe Company will employ 25 new men next month.

33.   Only 25 new students (admit) into the department in 1955.

Active   : Only 25 new students were admitted into the department in 1955.

34.   A second coat of paint (spread) over that surface tomorrow.

Active   : A second coat of paint will spread over that surface tomorrow.

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You Are the Apple of My Eye Movie Review

 Base on real life romance story, director’s Giddens Ko (九把刀) and his crew as well as the lead actor Ke Zhendong (柯震東) and lead actress Michelle Chen (陈妍希) has filmed a great movie of “You Are the Apple of My Eye” (那些年, 我們一起追的女孩) feature debut about his adolescent years. 

Talking about first love and those sweet moments… Do you still remember when is your first love happening back during school days? Have you ever give up on a girl which you really in love a lot? School life might be containing with lots of simple and childish memories but yet it gives the most happening memories in life.

those years those sweet and ambiguous moments… Those years I miss out the opportunity… Those years those puppy love and eye-candy… Those years our childish and foolish actions… Those years, the years I miss and falling in love with you… Those years you encouraged me and giving me a miracle in my life… Those years I tears because of you… and those years, I giving up on you…

What is You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年) movie all about? Well, I would say that, instead of making you falling in love again, it’s about bringing you back to the memory of your first fall in love moment with someone in your youth life.

You Are the Apple of My Eye Movie is about an existing true love which ended not to be together. It’s a very common relationship happen in life and all we need to do is to bless and wish your opponent happy and blissful. Thus, you can't always wait for the perfect time. Sometimes, you have dare to do it because life's too short to wonder what could have been.

You Are the Apple of My Eye Movie teaches us not to miss out the chances beside us. “He or She didn’t give up on you, is you give up on yourself”, if you always keep in heart, one day you might be losing it. True love can feel from heart without any action to it.

Movie [那些年] is a romance and most touching movie I ever watch this year! A movie brings me back to my sweet memories moment and I like the way how the story flow along in this movie. It touched and focused all the main point on how love cycle happened and ended in life.

The cinematography of [那些年] movie was great! It give me a very locally Taiwanese style of film, very relaxing and peacefully. Well theme song and background music were created and with its comedy action, it enhances the enjoyable mood of audience while watching this movie.

“When we’re constantly wishing for something, we overlook everything we already have.” We can’t always wait for miracle to happen, sometime we must do something to achieve it.

I started to cry at the last 15 minutes of this movie, it was the most touching scene ever! It was the critical scene of seeing true love appearing in front of you and touches your heart instantly. It worth the tears and I bet that it was an unforgotten moment ever.

I can conclude that the director’s 九把刀 had made a great film this year! Knowing what audience wants and appreciating the way he directed this [那些年] movie. With this, I rate this “You Are the Apple of My Eye Movie”: 5/5 star. It’s definitely a MUST WATCH MOVIE!!!

You Are the Apple of My Eye Movie Synopsis

Adolescence is like a heavy rain. Even though you catch a cold from it, you still look forward to experiencing it once again. Ko-Teng has several close friends who had a crush on Shen Chia-Yi. Those friends of Ko's thus moved in unison from Ching Chengs junior high school straight into the senior high school division in pursuit of her.

Naughty in nature, Ko was ordered by their homeroom teacher to sit in front of honor student Shen for her to keep close tabs on him. The two hadn't hit it off at first but Ko gradually fell for Shen, who was always pressuring him to study hard. On the other hand, Shen became impressed by the contrasting values Ko represented. Ko started pursuing Shen but Shen remained hesitant.

After graduation from senior high, Ko and Shen almost became a couple but the deal was spoilt by a dukeout competition organized by Ko. Growing up together to witness their beloved Shen walking down the aisle to become someone elses wife, these boys have learned their coming-of-age lessons and continue to pursue eachs happiness.

Quotes

Chia-Yi Shen: Ching-Chen high school represents our young and crazy days. It gave us the most wonderful times of our life. From now on, it's time for us to spread our wings and chase our dreams.

Chia-Yi Shen: People always say that the most wonderful time of a relationship happens before it really happens. When two people are together, the magic vanishes easily.

Ching-Teng Ko: [Looking at Shen Chia-Yi] I dare to make a bet with you: 10 years later, even if I don't know what is meant by LOG, I still could live my life well.

Principle: Jerking off right in class! I have been a teacher for so many years. Have seen strudents who cheat, get into fights, blackmail or even those who beat up teachers. i have seen all kinds of problematic students, but just no perverts like you!

Ching-Teng Ko: I didn't even ejaculate.

Principle: And that's an excuse!

Ching-Teng Ko: I'm not interested in boys. I'm not interested in girls either

Kuo-Sheng Tsao: Don't you think...

Ching-Teng Ko: Think what?

Kuo-Sheng Tsao: Don't you think Shen Chia-Yi likes me? If not, why would she wear a ponytail today?

CAST

Cast overview:
	Zhendong Ke	...	Ke Jingteng
	Michelle Chen	...	Shen Jiayi
	Shao-Wen Hao	...	Xie Minghe (as Steven Hao)
	Owodog	...	Cao Guosheng (as Ao-Chuan)
	Chang-Hsien Tsai	...	Liao Yinghong
	Sheng-yu Yen	...	Xu Bochun
	Wan Wan	...	Hu Jiawei

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