Exercise 3. Krakatoa. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple Passive.
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Exercise 2. Open the brackets to put the verbs into Present Simple Active or Passive Voice.
A)When you (to arrive) at an airport, you should go straight to the check-in desk where your ticket and luggage (to check). You (to keep) your hand luggage with you but your suitcases (to take) to the plane on a conveyor belt. If you are at an international flight, your passport (to check), and then you and your bags (to x-ray) by security cameras. Sometimes you (to give) a body search and your luggage (to search) by a security officer. You (to wait) in the departure lounge until your flight (to call) and you (to tell) which number gate to go. Finally you (to board) your plane and you (to show) your seat by a flight attendant.
B) Office Life
In 70% of British offices, employees (ban) from using social networking offices sites, such as Facebook. About 40% of Internet use in the office (not relate) to work. Almost half of work time (waste) on chat, drinking tea, and taking personal phone calls.
Most employees complain that they (overwork). Many people (stress) by the number of e-mails they receive. Stress at work (associate) with the risk of heart disease. It also (know) to cause depression.
Did you know that the greatest explosion in the world was caused(cause) by a volcano? Krakatoa, an island in Indonesia, erupted in 1883. More than half the island 1) ________________ (destroy). The explosion 2) __________ (hear) in India and Australia. Rocks 3) _________________ (throw) more than 55 kilometres high into the air. Surprisingly, only a few people 4) _____________ (kill), but a huge wave, 35 metres high, 5) _________________ (create) by the explosion. Several small islands 6) _______________ (cover) by the wave. 163 villages 7) ___________________ (destroy) and 36,000 people 8) _________________ (drown).Dust 9) _______________ (carry) all round the world, and the weather everywhere 10) ____________________(affect) for many years afterwards.
Exercise 4. Famous people quiz. Choose the correct answer. Use Past Simple Passive and the preposition by.
Leonardo da Vinci________the Ancient Greeks_________Alexander Graham Bell
Lewis Carroll___________Walt Disney_________________Marconi
The Ancient Egyptians__________John Lennon ____________Christopher______Columbus Shakespeare
Example: Was “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” written by Shakespeare? No, it wasn't. It was written by Lewis Carroll.
1. Was the “Mona Lisa” painted by Picasso?
2. Was the radio invented by Alfred Nobel?
3. Were the Pyramids built by the Chinese?
4. Was America discovered by Marco Polo?
5 Was the telephone invented by Siemens?
6. Was the song “Imagine” written by Elvis Presley?
7. Was Mickey Mouse created by Goscinny and Uderzo?
8. Was “Romeo and Juliet” written by Agatha Christie?
9. Was the Parthenon built by the Ancient Romans?