April 23 Classwork

MAP MAKER

Change these sentences from active to passive voice.

1. Employees use cell phones.
2. They sent me a questionnaire.
3. A driver hit a pedestrian.
4. They have taken us to a separate room.
5. The court threw out the case.
6. They will choose 12 people.
7. Distracted drivers cause accidents.
8. Congress makes the laws.
9. Should the government control cell phone use?
10. The president signs a new law.
11. The court has decided the case.
12. The judge will make a decision.
13. Fast-food restaurants sell hamburgers and fries.


Listen & write the verbs (active or passive)

In about 40 countries, laws ________________________ that prohibit drivers from using cell phones. In the U.S., the law ____________________ on where you _______________________. In New York, for example, the use of hand-held cell phones while driving __________________. A driver who _______________________ the law can be fined $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second, and $500 after that. Other states _____________________ to become tougher on drivers who use cell phones.
However, even when drivers _________________________ hands-free cell phones, they still __________________ accidents. Drivers ____________________ their hands off the wheel to make or end a call. The problem ___________________ if drivers __________________________ voice-activated cell phones.
But the problem of driver distraction is not only a result of cell phones. According to one study conducted, it was found that six percent of accidents ________________________ by drivers who are not paying attention. But the distractions were not just from cell phones. This study ______________________ that drivers ___________________ by many things: eating, putting on makeup, reading, reaching for things, changing the stations on the radio—as well as by cell phone use. It is clear that all drivers _____________________ to give driving their full attention.