Exercise 6. Correct the mistakes in the following sentenses :

1. This house built 100 years ago.

_This_house_was_built_100_years_ago._

2. Football plays in most countries of the world.

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3. A new highway will build in this area.

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4. Why did the letter send to the wrong address?

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5. A garage is a place where cars repair.

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6. Where are you born?

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7. How many languages are speaking in Switzerland?

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8. Somebody broke into our house but nothing stolen.

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9. When was invented the bicycle?

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10. The world’s weather will control by satellites.

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Exercise 7. Make up the sentences in Present or Past Passive using the following verbs.

damage find bite give invite make (2) show steal take

1. My brother was bitten by a dog last week.

2. Paper ___________________ from wood.

3. I saw an accident yesterday. Two people ___________________ to hospital.

4. There was a fire at the hotel last week. Two of the rooms __________________ .

5. “Where did you get this picture?” “ It ________________ to me by a friend of mine”.

6. Many American programs _________________ on British television.

7. “Did Jim and Sue go to the wedding?” “No. They _________________ but they didn’t go”.

8. “How old is this film?” “It ___________________ in 1977”.

9. My car _______________ last week but the next day it ________________ by the police.

Exercise 8. Active or Passive: tick (V) the right variant.

Example:

a) Twenty people arrested at the demonstration. _______

b) Twenty people were arrested at the demonstration. __V___

1. a) Mona Lisa painted Leonardo da Vinci. _______

b) Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. _______

2. a) Magellan sailed around the world about 500 years ago. _______

b) Magellan was sailed around the world about 500 years ago. _______

3. a) Steven Spielberg directed the film Schindler’s list. _______

b) Steven Spielberg was directed the film Schindler’s list. _______

4. a) Romeo and Juliet wrote William Shakespeare. _______

b) Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare. _______

5. a) Unfortunately, our dog was killed in a road accident. _______

b) Unfortunately, our dog killed in a road accident. _______

6. a) The cathedral in our town built about 400 years ago. _______

b) The cathedral in our town was built about 400 years ago. _______

7. a) All her clothes are made in Italy. _______

b) All her clothes made in Italy. _______

Exercise 9. Use the verbs in brackets in Present, Past or Future Simple Passive.

Example:

About 300,000,000 photocopies (make) ___are made___ in Europe every day.

1. 71 % of the world (cover) _____________ by water.

2. Critics say, that his new book (publish) _____________ next month.

3. 112 different languages (speak) _____________ in the Russian Federation.

4. The largest diamond in history (find) ______________ in South Africa in 1905.

5. 3,822 cars (steal) _______________ in the United States every day.

6. In the 21st century 90% of the world’s business (do) ___________ on the Internet.

7. 2.4 litеrs of water (lose) ______________ by the human body every day.

8. In a normal year, five people (kill) _______________ by lightning in England and Wales.

9. The British Isles and the Continent (join) ____________ by a tunnel under the English

Channel ten years ago.

10. In a 100 years time, nuclear power (replace) _____________ by solar energy.

11. The new President (choose)_____________ by everyone who can vote just last month.