Passive.

1. These goods … (to sell ) everywhere.

2. I am sure the work … (to complete) next week.

3. The accounts … usually (to check) by the Chief Accountant.

4. We think that the ship … (to charter) next month.

5. The presentation … ( to make) very successfully last Monday.

6. A lot of inventions … (to patent) by Ukrainian scientists every year.

7. Important scientific work … (to carry) on by R&D department.

8. When I arrived to the port all the cases … (to pack).

9. The letter … (to write) very carefully.

10. The exhibition … (to hold) next month.

11. The president … (to elect) for a term of four years.

12. The contract … (to sign) two days ago.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple or Continuous Passive.

1. The letter … (to type) when I came.

2. Don’t enter the Board room! Important problems … (to discuss) there now.

3. The steamer … (to unload) by the workers when I came.

4. When we entered the contract … (to check) by the legal adviser.

5. Our new commercial … (to show) on TV.

6. The announcement … (to put) in newspapers tomorrow.

7. Commercial articles … often (to publish) in this magazine.

8. He … (to elect) the Chairman at the AGM in May.

9. A new railway line … (to build) in the region now.

10. The bridge … (to design) by a well-known engineer.

11. The field survey … (to carry out) now.

12. He … (to show) the way to the station.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Perfect Passive.

1. The contract … (to sign ) by the time I came.

2. Some new magazines … just (to bring).

3. A lot of new offices … (open) lately.

4. The goods … not (to examine) yet at the customs.

5. All the papers … (to check) before you come.

6. The agent … (to recommend) to us by our partner.

7. The e-mail … not (to send) yet.

8. A new club … just (to build) near our office.

9. The plan … (to fulfill ) by the end of November.

10.I knew the work … (to finished) by l may.

11. Yesterday I heard that he ... (to send) to London.

12. The goods … (to deliver) by June.

5. Rewrite these sentences in Passive.

1. Karl Marx wrote “Das Kapital”.

2. They are repairing your car now.

3. Steve Jobs founded Apple Computers.

4. The board will discuss the proposal.

5. They make Renault cars in Slovenia.

6. They have transferred him to the New York office.

7. The president opened the new conference centre.

8. They had made a full investigation.

9. I didn’t realize someone was listening to my telephone conversations.

10. They have changed the date of the meeting.

XV. Reported Speech

1. Write the reported sentences.

1. “ I think a joint venture is the best way to break into the Middle East”. The MD said ………………………………………………………..

2. “We are not planning to set up a subsidiary”. ……………………..

3. “We’ve been talking to a group of investors in the Gulf”. ………..

4. “I‘ve talked to the commercial attaché at the embassy”. ………….

5. “I don’t want to diversify in the immediate future”. ………………

6. “We shouldn’t attempt to move too fast because we might get out fingers burned”. …………………………………………………………….

7. “We will be sending Stuart Campbell on a fact-finding mission”……………………………………………………………………..

8. “We will discuss next year’s budget at the next meeting”. ………..

2. Make the sentences using the following words.

Model: My/ ready / wasn’t / asked / my / why / me / boss / report.

My boss asked me why my report wasn’t ready.

1. working / computer / I / my / properly. / said / wasn’t

2. a / He / I / needed / new / computer. / said / that

3. also / ahead. / and / that / He / should / plan / said / I

4. organized. / was / said / well / I / usually / I

5. a / asked / computer. / Finally, / get / him / when / would / I / I

3. Complete the reported sentences.

Model :“Why isn’t your report ready?” asked my boss.

1. “Well, my computer ……..” I said.

2. “I think you ………………” he said.

3. “And you should …………” he also said.

4. “But I’m ………………….” I said.

5. “When …………………...” I asked finally.

4. Make the reported questions.

Model : “Do you listen to the staff problems?"

He asked her if she listened to staff problems.

1. “Can you deal with a crisis?” He asked her if …………………....

2. “Do you easily adapt to new situation?” …………………………

3. “Are you finding it difficult setting clear goals?” ……………….

4.” Does your manager listen to your suggestions?” ……………….

5. “Did the Personnel Manager give you necessary information?”…

6. “Have you enjoyed working with your colleagues?” ……………

7. “Will you invest in training courses?” …………………………...

8. “How much do you earn? “……………………………………….

9. “How did he want to solve this problem?” ……………………….

10. “How often does she go on business trips?” ……………………..

11. “Why is this year’s budget so small?”…………………………….

12. “Will they agree to your offer?” ………………………………….

13. “How many companies has the sales agent visited?” ……………

14. “When you will be leaving?” …………………………………….

15. “Which airline are you using?” …………………………………..

5. Choose the correct form the verb.

1. He said that he … making more time to listen to the staff’s sug­gestions.

a) was c) were

b) is d) will be

2. The boss confirmed that that year’s budget … bigger than previous year’s.

a) is c) was

b) has been d) were

3. The speaker said in recent years many companies … expanded globally.

a) have c) were

b) had d) did

4. He complained that the German manager … made the staff stay inside the building at lunchtime.

a) – c) had

b) was d) would

5. She explained that many people … difficulty adapting to the new culture.

a) have c) were

b) had d) had had

6. He said he … set clear goals for his staff.

a) was c) has

b) will d) had

7. The manager warned that it … common these days for staff to work abroad to gain experience.

a) is c) was

b) had been d) would

8. He said that the managers … find it difficult to understand the behaviour of foreign employees.

a) can c) may

b) might d) will

9. He told her … for losing her temper.

a) to apologize c) apologize

b) apologized d) be apologized

10. I don’t like autocratic bosses who tell employees … harder.

a) worked c) to work

b) working d) work

11. She said we … to change our marketing strategy.

a) need c) to need

b) hadn’t d) needed

12. The director explained that they … discuss the following year’s budget at the following meeting.

a) would c) had

b) were d) may

13. He said that he … for General Electric.

a) works c) had worked

b) working d) worked

14. He wanted to know how much it …

a) cost c) did cost

b) had costs d) will cost

15. He wondered if he … a chance to speak to him.

a) had c) had had

b) was had d) has

16. She asked me whether I … going to the reception.

a) were c) can be

b) will d) would be

17. Indonesian police told the reporters they … questioning three former central bank directors.

a) did c) could

b) were d) had been

18. He acknowledged that Target … some teething trouble.

a) had c) was

b) were having d) had had

19. They asked him how he … with those problems in his previous job.

a) deal c) dealt

b) was dealing d) had dealt

20. He said that the previous month’s sales figures … very good.

a) were c) had been

b) are d) was

Level а2

Test 1

Supply the correct form:

a) was c) had been

b) have been d) would be

a) went c) had seen

b) has gone d) was going

a) see c) had seen

b) saw d) have seen

a) read c) was reading

b) reads d) had read

a) won't ride c) wouldn't ride

b) shan't ride d) doesn't ride

a) builds c) is being built

b) is built d) has been built

a) stops c) would stop

b) shall stop d) stop

a) provide c) is provided

b) provides d) provided

a) blames c) is blamed

b) blamed d) would blame

a) don't know c) won't know

b) didn't d) knows

a) do you get on c) will you get on

b) are you get on d) are you getting on

a) arrive c) have you arrived

b) arrived d) will you arrive

a) has to c) had to

b) have to d) could

a) must c) can

b) had d) may

a) good c) best

b) better d) the best

a) little c) least

b) less d) the least

a) a c) -

b)the d) an

a) - с) а

b) the d) many

a) a c) the

b) an d) -