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| Active:The Italians eat a lot of pasta. Passive:A lot of pasta is eaten in Italy. |
Ex. 121. Write the sentences in passive.
Example: We read books every day.
Books are read every day (by us).
1. We ask a lot of questions at the lessons. 7. Cats eat mice.
2. We always invite him to our place. 8. They speak English here.
3. Ann sees him every day. 9. She usually writes letters in the evening.
4. They play football out-of-doors. 10. They take many books from the library.
5. I always buy tickets for him. 11. They serve wine and beer here.
6. Mother cooks dinner every day. 12. They grow grapes in the Crimea.
Ex. 122. British facts.
Do these facts surprise you? Use the present passive of the verb in brackets.
Example: 70 billion cups of tea __ are drunk __ (drink) in Britain every year.
1 A billion litres of fruit juice ______________________(buy) by the British every year.
2 20 million litres of milk ______________________(drink) every day.
3 9 million chickens and turkeys ________________________(kill) every week.
4 Not everybody eats meet. Meat _______________________(not eat) by three per cent of
British people.
5 3,500 litres of water ________________(use) by the average British family every week.
6 In Britain over 15 million newspapers ____________________(read) every day.
7 Over 30 million television sets ________________(own) by British families.
8 Every day enough rubbish _______________________(produce) to fill Trafalgar Square -
up to the top of Nelson’s Column!
Ex. 123. At the doctor’s.
Write what happens when you go to the doctor’s. Use present simple passive.
Example: He tests your eyes. Your eyes are tested. ______
1 He looks at your throat. ________________________________________________________
2 He takes your pulse. __________________________________________________________
3 He weighs you. _____________________________________________________________
4 He checks your blood pressure. _________________________________________________
5 He examines your chest. ______________________________________________________
6 He X-rays your lungs. ________________________________________________________
7 He takes a blood sample. ______________________________________________________
8 He measures your height. ______________________________________________________
9 He tests your hearing. ________________________________________________________
10 He listens to your heart. _______________________________________________________
Ex. 124. Use present passive simple in the following informative text to describe the
Processes and events.
A. Production of Crisps
Crisps ______________(make) from potatoes. The potato was discovered in Peru in the 16th century and brought to Europe by the Spanish. Crisps were invented in the United States. More crisps _________________(eat) today in America than in any other country. But, in fact, they __________________(not call) crisps in America. They ________________(call) chips. How they ________________(make)?
The potatoes ______________(grow) and they _______________(dig up), _____________(put)
into sacks and _______________(take) to the factory. There the potatoes _____________(wash), _____________(peel) and ______________(slice). The slices of potatoes _____________(cook)
in hot vegetable oil. The cooked crisps _________________(take) to the packing machine. Then flavourings and salt ________________(add). The crisps ______________(put) into packets and the packets ______________(put) into boxes. Then the boxes ________________(send) to shops, cafes and pubs.
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