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8. Answer the questions in the Passive Voice.

Prompt: Was radium discovered by Mary Poppins?

No, it wasn't. It was discovered by Marie Curie.

1. Was "Mona Liza" painted by Picasso? 2. Was Mickey Mouse created by the Warners? 3. Was the song "Imagine" written by Elvis Presley? 4. Was the film "Titanic" directed by Alfred Hitchcock? 5. Was "Romeo and Juliet" written by Agatha Christie? 6. Was the Parthenon built by the ancient Romans? 7. Was the telephone invented by Siemens? 8. Was America discovered by Marco Polo? 9. Was "The Moonlight Sonata" composed by Tchaikovsky? 10. Were the Pyramids built in China? 11. Was "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" written by Shakespeare?

Leonardo Da Vinci, Marie Curie, Egypt, James Cameron, the ancient Greeks, Walt Disney, John Lennon, Shakespeare, Alexander Bell, Popov, Christopher Columbus, Lewis Carroll, Beethoven.

9. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. You (advise) to wear sensible shoes in winter. 2. The time before bed (spend) very pleasantly. 3. Sniffer dogs (use) by police to detect drugs and explosives. 4. Huge pine trees (uproot) by the storm. 5. Toyotas (manufacture) in Japan. 6. This road never (clean). 7. Gold (discover) in Eastern Canada. 8. When I saw him, he (chase) by a large dog. 9. Several towns (destroy) by the eruption of Vesuvius. 10. How the word "magazine" (pronounce).

10. Turn the following sentences into the Passive Voice as in the example:

The policeman gave me a ticket.

I was given a -ticket by the policeman.

A ticket was given to me by the policeman.

1. The waiter serves them dinner.

They .......

Dinner .......

2. The teacher won't show him his marks.

He ......

His marks ......

3. Ken offered Janet a ride.

Janet

A ride

4. Miss Price taught Anne a new dance step.

Anne

A new dance step

5. They ordered you a taxi.

You

A taxi

11. Make up sentences using the Passive Voice according to the models:

Model A. That church looks very old. (it/ build/ 1760) — It was built in 1760.

We have a wonderful country house (it/ build/ my father) — It was built by my father ten years ago.

1. It is a very popular television programme. (it/watch/millions of people).

2. They could not meet yesterday. (the date of meeting/ change).

3. There is a very thick fog in the city today. (all the flights/ put off/ at the airport). 4. Jim works as a driver. (he/ not to pay/very well).

5. She always celebrates her birthday in the restaurant. (a lot of guests/ invite/ every year).

6. What a beautiful monument it is! (when/ it/ construct?).

7. The facade of the Tretyakov. Gallery is very beautiful. (it/ design/ Vasnetsov). 8. The library is very rich. (a lot of books/ gather/ from all over the world).

12. Use the verbs in brackets in the Passive Voice. The English Language

English nowadays (to consider) the most popular language in the world. It is the official language of the UK, of the USA and of Australia and New Zealand. It (to use) as one of the official languages in Canada, the Union of South Africa, and the Irish Republic. It also (to speak) as a second language by many people in India, Pakistan, and numerous countries in Africa.