Ex.80 Using the prompts, write sentences in the passive, as in the example.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 655.
Ex.79 Rearrange the sentences so that they mean the same thing as the first sentence.
| The judges awarded two gold medals to the young Russian. the young Russian / The judges / two gold medals / awarded | |
| The International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave the 2012 Olympic Games to London. the 2012 Olympic / gave / Games / London / The IOC | |
| The Greeks built a massive Olympic village for the athletes. built / a massive / Olympic village / The Greeks /the athletes | |
| The athlete won a gold medal for her country. medal/her country / The athlete / a gold / won | |
| The winner gave a press conference to the journalists. gave / the / a press / The winner / conference / journalists |
| A | What àrå the children doing? | |
| B | They/teach/English They are beiïg taught Eïglish | |
| A | That's à really nice dress. | |
| B | Thanks, it/give/to òå for òó birthday | |
| A | Do you fancy going out for dinner tonight? | |
| B | Sorry I can't. I/invite/to à party | |
| A | Have they finished building the new cinema yet? | |
| B | Yes, I heard that it/open/the màóîr next week | |
| A | Did you write that råðîrt | |
| B | No, I think it/write/Fiona | |
| A | Why were you late? | |
| B | Ìó flight/delay/by the bad weather | |
| A | Have you got óîur ñàr back óåt? | |
| B | No, it/still/not repair | |
| A | Have you finished decorating óîur flat? | |
| B | No, but it/finish/by the end of the month | |
| A | Ñàn I borrow óîur blue jumper? | |
| B | Sorry, but it/wash/at the moment | |
| A | How old is this picture? | |
| B | It/paint/more than 100 years ago |
| <== previous lecture | | | next lecture ==> |
| Ex. 78 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the passive. | | | Ex. 82 Both sentences in each pair have the same meaning. Complete the second sentence. |