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Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals
Activity 103 – passive voice with causative verbs
MyLife in Ruins
I. Before viewing the segment, talk to a partner about the following questions.

1. Have you ever stayed at a very bad hotel? Tell you partner about it and howyou managed to stay there. |
2. Do you complain when there is a problem in your hotel room? What do you do if they do not resolve the problem for you? |
3. Do you prefer to stayat a bad hotel that is very well located in the city or at a sophisticated hotel that is not so well located? Explain it. |

II. Watch the movie segment and check the problems thatyou could identify in the Greek hotel.

| the elevator | | the air conditioning system |
| the mini bar | | the shower |
| the toilet | | the fan |
| the tv | | thetelephone |
| the closet | | the bed |

III. Fill in the blanks with the passive form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. The elevator needs repairing. The hotel needs to_____________ (get / fix).

2. The shower doesn't work properly. The managers will ___________ (have/repair).

3. The toilet broke. Plumbers will ________________ (get/replace).

4.The TV stopped working. The hotel will __________(have/send) to the electrician.

5. The telephone is out of order. They will _______________ (get / reconnect) as soon aspossible.

IV. Now write two sentences about the other problems you identified, using passive construction with get and have. Follow the patterns in exercise III.

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V.Class discussion:
What would you do if you were in such a breathtaking place like Greece, but in that horrible hotel? Would you complain, demand to change rooms or hotels? Justify it.