Intensive Reading Passive Voice, Dates

INTENSIVE READING
1. Read the following text.

THE LONDON EYE
The Lon don Eye is one of the most popular attractions in London, and it is visited by
people from all over the UK and the world. It was designed by David Marks and Julia
Barfield for a competition which was organised by a British newspaper in 1994. The
newspaper wanted a new London building to celebrate the year 2000.
The Eye is 135 metres tall and it is the largest observation wheel in the world. Up to 800
people are carried on it at any one time. Marks and Barfield designed and built the Eye in
less than 16 months. More than 1700 people worked on building the London Eye and much
of it was built in other countries. The wheel was developed in the Netherlands. Experts in
the Czech Republic and Italy made some of the metal parts. The capsules which the people
sit in were made in the French Alps and the glass was produced in Italy.
2. Answer the following questions.
1. What is one of the most popular attractions in True or False?

London?
1. The London Eyes was designed by two
2. Who designed the London Eye? men. _____
3. When was the competition organized? 2. The competition was organized by the
New York newspaper. ____
4. How many people are carried on it?
3. The London Eye is 135 meters tall.
5. Where was the wheel developed? _____
6. Where were the capsules made? 4. The Eye was only made by British
people. _____
7. Who produced the glass?
5. The London Eyes was built in about 16
months. _____
THE PASSIVE VOICE
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known,
however, who or what is performing the action.
THE PASSIVE-PRESENT SIMPLE THE PASSIVE –PAST SIMPLE
AM WAS
IS + Past participle of the verb + Past participle of the verb
ARE WERE
 Sue waters the flowers (active voice)  Sue watered the flowers (active voice)
 Flowers are watered by Susan  Flowers were watered by Susan
(passive voice) (passive voice)
Present
1. He opens the door. - The door is opened by him.
2. We set the table. - The table is set by us.
3. She pays a lot of money. - A lot of money is paid by her.
4. I draw a picture. - A picture is drawn by me.
5. They wear blue shoes. - Blue shoes are worn by them.
6. They don't help you. - You are not helped by them.
7. He doesn't open the book. - The book is not opened by him.
8. You do not write the letter. - The letter is not written by you.
9. Does your mum pick you up? - Are you picked up by your mum?
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - Is the thief caught by the police officer?
Past
Active : The teacher corrected the mistakes.
Passive: The mistakes were corrected by the teacher.
Active : Did the little boy sell all the candy bars?
Passive: Were all the candy bars sold by the little boy?
Active : Lauren didn't eat any apples.

Passive: No apples were eaten by Lauran.
Active : He didn't give the wallet.

Passive: The wallet wasn't given by him.
PASSIVE VOICE EXERCISES
Make passive sentences in the present simple
1. (the room / sweep / twice a day) _____________________________________________
2. (this shop / open / before 8:00) ______________________________________________
3. (nice cars / produce / in Germany) ___________________________________________
4. (more trees / cut down / day by day) __________________________________________
5. (some animals / kill / in jungles) _____________________________________________
6. (new projects / make / in the company) ________________________________________
7. (mobile phones /produce / in China) __________________________________________
Make passive sentences in the past simple
1. (this song / sing / everywhere in 1970) ________________________________________
2. (telephone / invent / in England) _____________________________________________
3. (this school / build / 10 years ago) ____________________________________________
4. (your computer / infect / by a virus) ___________________________________________
5. (my clothes / wash / last night) ______________________________________________
6. (my car / produce / in 2008) ________________________________________________
7. (the forest /burn down / in 1986) _____________________________________________
Correct these sentences
1. The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
______________________________________________________________________
2. The little boys are took by their parents to school.
______________________________________________________________________
3. Delicious soup are served in this restaurant every morning.
______________________________________________________________________
4. This project were made by Melinda last year.
______________________________________________________________________
5. Nice books was written by this author last year.
______________________________________________________________________

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INTENSIVE READING

1. Read the following text.

2. Answer the following questions.

1. What is one of the most popular attractions in True or False?

THE PASSIVE-PRESENT SIMPLE THE PASSIVE –PAST SIMPLE

Active : Lauren didn't eat any apples.

Active : He didn't give the wallet.

Make passive sentences in the present simple

1. (the room / sweep / twice a day) _____________________________________________

2. (this shop / open / before 8:00) ______________________________________________

3. (nice cars / produce / in Germany) ___________________________________________

4. (more trees / cut down / day by day) __________________________________________

5. (some animals / kill / in jungles) _____________________________________________

6. (new projects / make / in the company) ________________________________________

7. (mobile phones /produce / in China) __________________________________________

Make passive sentences in the past simple

1. (this song / sing / everywhere in 1970) ________________________________________

2. (telephone / invent / in England) _____________________________________________

3. (this school / build / 10 years ago) ____________________________________________

4. (your computer / infect / by a virus) ___________________________________________

5. (my clothes / wash / last night) ______________________________________________

6. (my car / produce / in 2008) ________________________________________________

7. (the forest /burn down / in 1986) _____________________________________________

Correct these sentences

1. The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

2. The little boys are took by their parents to school.

3. Delicious soup are served in this restaurant every morning.

5. Nice books was written by this author last year.

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