Level 2

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 430.

NB: Remember that the Passive is ONLY used when the focus is on the action rather than on the agent.

Ex. 6. Change the sentences into the Passive if possible.

Level 1

Ex. 5. Write a sentence in the Passive for each of the newspaper headlines below. (Don't forget to use articles where necessary.)

Level 2

Model: Date set for Palestinian election. →

The date has been/is set for the Palestinian election.

1. Food aid cut for Zambia refugees. _______________________________________________

2. Man hurt in industrial accident. _______________________________________________

3. International caviar trade banned. _______________________________________________

4. Nuclear secrets of 1975 revealed. _______________________________________________

5. Man jailed over World Cup tickets. ______________________________________________

6. Sidney teenager crowned Miss Australia. _________________________________________

7. London airport sold to US group. _______________________________________________

8. Shuttle launch delayed till Monday. _____________________________________________

9. Dozens killed in China floods. __________________________________________________

10. Madagascan bird declared extinct. _______________________________________________

1. By the end of the party the guests had eaten all the food.

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2. Jack has been playing the guitar for three years.

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3. Mary is bringing up two children.

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4. Everybody respects Mr Ferguson for his honesty and kindness.

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5. The Smiths left London for Paris a week ago.

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6. Floods have damaged hundreds of homes in Europe.

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7. After surgery Mathew developed pneumonia.

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8. The two ministers will have signed the agreement by tomorrow.

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9. James spread his arms wide.

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10. The Senate is debating an immigration reform bill.

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Ex. 7. Rewrite the sentences in which, in your opinion, the Passive would be more appropriate (see Student's Book p. …)

1. The sociologist Paul Blumberg called the idea of social class "America's forbidden thought."

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2. The United States likes to think of itself as a country where they judge people on their individual abilities rather than their family connections.

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3. Many people in America often get annoyed if someone brings up the subject of social class.

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4. You can outrage people today simply by mentioning social class.

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5. By the end of the month specialists will have analyzed that information and developed the business strategy.

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6. John Russell Pope designed the West Building of the National Gallery of Art.

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7. Once a man who proudly announced, “You remember me, don't you?” approached Marshall.

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8. They will inform parents at the end of November whether or not they will call their child for interview.

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9. Many ethnic groups from various parts of the world have shared the proud history of San Francisco.

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10. The Weitz brothers, Paul and Chris, directed the movie.

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11. Poor children attend schools with fewer resources than those of their richer contemporaries.

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12. Shanghai's dramatic transformation from a crumbling relic of central planning into a modern commercial centre astonished the US Treasury Secretary.

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