Unit 9 - Lesson A . Passive voice (to be + 3r Verb)

UNIT 9           LESSON 3

PASSIVE

1) Уншиж ойлгох

MEANING

1. Compare:

Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery in 1800.

(ACTIVE)

In this sentence, the writer is most interested in Alessandro Volta. The sentence could be from an article about Volta’s life.

The electric battery was invented in 1800. (PASSIVE)

In this sentence, the writer is most interested in the electric battery. The sentence could be from an article about the history of the battery.

2. You can use by to say who does / did the action in a passive sentence.

The electric battery was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800.

But often you don’t use by because you don’t know who did the action, or it’s not important.

Two hundred bikes are stolen in this city every week.

Did you hear? Mike was offered a job yesterday.

FORM

You always make passives with		be+ past participle.
	Present simple passive	Past simple passive
	am/is/are + past	was/were + past
	Participle	Participle
	They’re made of glass.	It was invented in 1820.
	They aren't made of	It wasn't invented in the
	plastic. Are they made of glass?	18th century. Was it invented in the 19th century?
	Yes,they are.	Yes, it was.
	No, they aren't.	No, it wasn't.

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PRACTICE

1. Put the words in order to make passive sentences.

1.  ago this bill sent two weeks was .

2.  in the Great Wall of China the 6th century BC started was .

3.  are these offices every morning cleaned ?

4.  invented Alexander Bell the telephone by was .

5.  lost my sister’s books in the post were .

6.  radium Maria Sktodowska-Curie discovered was by .

7.  two-thirds with water covered of the Earth is.

8.  John F. Kennedy killed in Dallas was in         1963.

2. Complete the sentences with the active or passive, present or past. Use these verbs.

                    build            give             include        drink

1.    a This house __________________by  my grandparents.

b My grandparents__________________this house.

     2. a Where I live, the rent__________________ gas and electricity.

b Where I live, gas and electricity___  in       the rent.

     3.a This necklace _____________________ to me by my husband.

b My husband_____________________ me    this    necklace.

     4. a About a billion cans of Coca-Cola___________________ every day.

b People ___________________ about a billion cans of Coca-Cola every day.

3. Complete the sentences with the present or past simple passive of the verb in brackets

where possible.
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1. How many newspapers __________________________ (print) in Britain every day?
2. Who____________________________ (this play / write) by?
3. German ______________________ (speak) in Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland.
4. The royal wedding ___________________________ (watch) by millions of people in 2011.
5. Nowadays, a lot of computers_____________________________ (make) in Korea.
6. The Harry Potter films____________________________ (not direct) by Steven Spielberg.
7. How much ____________________________ (paper / recycle) in Poland each year?
8. In the UK, alcohol ________________ (not sell)to anyone under 18. It's against the law.

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WRITING

Write an article about historical and famous monument, statue, building etc. Use Passive Tense.Bottom of Form

Example ( where it located, who designed, when completed, what it made of, it built for …)