2. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.

Example: Houses are built very quickly now. – Are houses built very quickly now? Houses are not built very quickly now.

1. Apples are grown everywhere. 2. Olive oil and wine are made in Greece. 3. Bananas are exported to many countries. 4. The room is cleaned every day. 5. I am often invited to parties. 6. Butter is made from milk. 7. Oranges are imported into Britain. 8. English is spoken all over the world. 9. Stamps are sold in a post office. 10. Greece is located in southeastern Europe. 11. A lot of rice is eaten in India. 12. Coca-Cola is produced in the USA. 13. Champagne is made in France. 14. Dinner is cooked every day. 15. He is paid a lot of money for the job.

3. Open the brackets to put the verbs into Passive Voice. Make true sentences.

1. Ferrari cars (make) in Italy. 2. Space shuttles (launch) from Florida. 3. Parmesan cheese (produce) in Italy. 4. Berlin (locate) in Spain. 5. Natural gas (export) from Russia. 6. Penguins (find) in Africa. 7. Honey (make) by bees. 8. Volkswagen cars (make) in Great Britain. 9. Snails (eat) in France. 10. Bananas (import) to Russia. 11. Coffee (grow) in Brazil. 12. English (speak) in many countries. 13. Elephants (find) in the Antarctic. 14. Soup (eat) with a knife. 15. The word “french” (write) with a small “f”.

4. Open the brackets to put the verbs into Passive Voice.

A) Dear Carmen,

I’m in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It (locate) in the mountains. Quito (know) for its beautiful churches and its art. A lot of wool blankets (make) in Quito. Also, a lot of straw hats (produce) here. They (call) Panama hats, but thay (make) in Euado, not Panama. They (sell) at the market evey Satuday. I bought you a hat!

See you soon, Samantha

B) About 2,500 varieties of apples (grow) in all 50 states of the USA. However, the state of Washington (know) for its apples. Today, most apples bought from a store (harvest) from a large apple farm. Usually they (grow) in fields or orchards. In the spring, the apple trees (cover) with white flowers. The apples (pick) in the fall. Then, they (pack) into large wooden boxes. The best apples (deliver) to stores. They (sell) at supermarkets. Millions of apples (consume) each year. Often apples (eat) raw, but can also (find) in many prepared foods and drinks. Some (use) for making apple juice. Many (use) for baking.

C) 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.

5. Translate the sentences. Then ask what these things are made of. Put questions to the italicized parts of the sentences.

Example: Rings are made of gold. – What are rings made of?