Passive Voice

This article These articles	was/ wasn’t were/ weren’t	translated	by	him them	into English?
W as Were	this article these articles	translated	by	him them	into English?

1. This article was translated by me.

2. This letter was written by him.

3. When was this article translated?

4. Was this article translated yesterday?

5. The diagram was done with a computer.

Exercise 4. Complete the following chart of regular and irregular verbs from TEXT A.

Base	Simple Past	Past Participle
become
	introduced
use
		bought
	made
listen
break (down)
	got
		taken
expand
	forgot
bring
		come
	lifted
employ
	began

Exercise 5. Fill the gaps in the sentences with the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. My father ____ for a computer company from 1988 to 1993 (work). Now he ____ in a television company (work).

2. He ____ a new car yesterday (buy). He and his wife ____ to go on holiday to Poland by car next summer (want).

3. They ____ a few months ago (get married). Now they ____ (be separated).

4. She ____ her boyfriend recently (leave). Now she ____ sorry for this hasty decision (feel).

5. My friend ____ his flight to Moscow last week (miss). He never ____ anywhere on time (arrive)

Exercise 6. Reading the following story supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Ruined Holiday

When we (arrive back) home safely last summer our friends often (ask) us, “How you (enjoy) your holiday?” We (think) the holiday would be good, but it actually (turn into) an absolute disaster, we (have) nothing but trouble.

In the first place, when we (get off) the plane at Malaga we (be) very tired, even though we had a good flight. We (look) for the bus to transfer our tourist group to the hotel, but it (not come). We (wait) until 1 o’clock in the morning and then my husband and I (decide) to take a taxi – and that (cost) us £40. Then, to make matters worse, my husband (leave) his wallet in the taxi by mistake. Finally, the hotel (be) terrible. We (cannot sleep) because there was so much noise from the disco downstairs, and it (go on) till about three o’clock in the morning. On top of that, there (not be) any water in the swimming pool for the first three days. We just (lie) on the beach all day and (get) dreadfully sunburnt. After coming back we (go) to the Travel Agency with which we (book) the holiday. The Travel Agent (begin) asking us questions: “You (book) this holiday with us?”, “You really (pay) £40 for the taxi?” We (understand) he (not want) to refund our expenses for the taxi.

Exercise 7. Practise the use of the Simple Past tense (Active and Passive) when answering the questions on globalization.

1. When did the use of the term ‘globalization’ begin?

2. Was it first used in economics or in education?

3. Did globalization contribute to the spread of English as a second language? If yes, in what ways?

4. Did all developing and poor countries become rich because of their access to global markets?

5. Were economic and political barriers removed as a result of globalization?

6. When increased opportunities of globalization were introduced in Russia?

7. Did globalization provide better economic opportunities for Russia?