The Passive Voice Task 1: Make passive sentences using the verb in brackets. If there are two possible solutions, write them down both.

Sara, Carl and their grandparents 1. Sara visited her grandmother yesterday. ______2. She had made her a nice cake. ______3. Sara’s granddad showed her his new car. ______4. Sara and her brother visit their grandparents almost every week. ______5. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond have looked after Sara and Carl many times. ______6. Carl and Sara will buy them some nice Christmas presents. ______7. Grandma is cooking a delicious meal for them. ______8. Mr. Richmond always gets a nice Christmas tree. ______9. They sang many famous Christmas songs last year. ______10. The grandparents always tell them nice Christmas stories. ______11. Sara looked for some nice Christmas presents for her brother last weekend. ______

12. Carl has already found the perfect present for her. ______13. They were repairing the car the whole morning yesterday. ______14. Poor people sometimes ask me for money. ______15. He has just bought them new toys. ______16. Many people are watching funny movies in cinemas. ______

Task 2: Make questions in the passive voice.

1. Ask about paper. (how / make?) ______2. Ask about gold. (what / use for?) ______3. Ask about the moon. (when / land on?) ______4. Ask about oil. (when / discover?) ______5. Ask about coffee. (how / drink / daily?) ______6. Ask about plastic bags. (how / throw away / yearly?) ______7. Ask about the pupils. (shout at/ teacher/ yesterday?) ______

Task 3: Make questions in the passive voice. Use the by-agent.

1. Did the waiter bring Lisa and Sara their drinks? ______2. Had the waitress served the drinks before the first course? ______3. Have Lisa and Sara often visited this restaurant yet? ______4. Do the girls often eat steaks here? ______5. Will the friends visit this place again? ______6. Were they taking pictures for their parents? ______

Task 4: Active or Passive. Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Another famous sight is department store ‘Harrods”, which ______(locate) on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The store ______(occupy) a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and ______(have) over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe. Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first ______(establish) his business in 1834, aged 25. In 1883, the building ______(burn) to the ground but a new store ______(reopen) on the same site only after a relatively short time. On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, the first ‘moving staircase” – an escalator - ______(present) to the public. After the department store ______(purchase) by the Fayed brothers in 1985 it ______(sell) to Qatar Holdings in 2010. A wide range of products and services ______(offer) in the shop’s 330 departments, including clothing for women, men, children and infants, electronics, jewellery, sporting gear, and much more. Up to 300,000 customers ______(visit) the shop on peak days and more than five thousand staff from over fifty countries ______(work) there. 2. The One sight of which ______(must / visit) on every guided tour______(be) the Big Ben. Many people ______(not, know) that this is only the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the and not the whole tower. The tower ______(officially, know) as Elizabeth Tower. Before it ______(rename) in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II it ______(know) simply as Clock Tower. The tower ______(hold) the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. The tower ______(complete) in 1858. The tower ______(become) one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom.

3. London Eye A famous sight which every visitor of London probably ______(notice) already from a great distance is the London Eye. The giant on the of the ______(know) as the Millennium Wheel. Its official name ______(originally / publish) as the London Eye. Since mid- January 2015, it ______(know) in branding as the Coca-Cola London Eye, following an agreement which ______(sign) in September 2014. The entire structure ______(be) 135 metres tall. When it ______(erect) in 1999 it ______(be) the world’s largest Ferris wheel. Today the Ferris wheels of Nanchang, Singapore and Las Vegas are higher, but as Europe’s tallest Ferris wheel currently, it ______(offer) the highest public viewing point in London until the observation deck on the 72nd floor (245 metres) of ‘” ______(open) to the public on 1 February 2013. The Coca-Cola Ferris wheel ______(most popular / pay) tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.75 million visitors every year. Each of the 32 air- conditioned passenger capsules ______(can / carry) 25 people representing one of the London Boroughs. Seating ______(also / provide) in a capsule but the visitor ______(allow / walk) around freely, too. One ride ______(take) about 30 minutes and it ______(not / usually / stop) to take on passengers. The London Eye ______(formally / open) by then Prime Minister on 31 December 1999, although it ______(not / make) available to the public until 9 March 2000 because of technical problems. On 5 June 2008 it ______(announce) that 30 million people ______(ride) the London Eye since it opened. The Passive Voice Task 1: Make passive sentences using the verb in brackets. If there are two possible solutions, write them down both.

Sara, Carl and their grandparents 1. Sara visited her grandmother yesterday. ____(Her) grandmother was visited by Sara yesterday. ______2. She had made her a nice cake. ___A nice cake had been made.______3. Sara’s granddad showed her his new car. ___She was shown his new car by Sara’s granddad.______His new car was shown to her by Sara’s granddad.______4. Sara and her brother visit their grandparents almost every week. _____Their grandparents are visited by Sara and her brother almost every week.______5. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond have looked after Sara and Carl many times. __Sara and Carl have been looked after Mr. and Mrs. Richmond many times.______6. Carl and Sara will buy them some nice Christmas presents. ___They will be bought nice Christmas presents by Carl and Sara.______Nice Christmas presents will be bought by Carl and Sara (to them).______7. Grandma is cooking a delicious meal for them. ___A delicious is being cooked for them by grandma.______8. Mr. Richmond always gets a nice Christmas tree. ____A nice Christmas tree is always gotten by Mr. Richmond.______9. They sang many famous Christmas songs last year. ____Many famous Christmas songs were sung last year.______10. The grandparents always tell them nice Christmas stories. __They are always told nice Christmas stories by the grandparents.______Nice Christmas stories are always told (to them) by the grandparents.______11. Sara looked for some nice Christmas presents for her brother last weekend. ___Some nice Christmas presents for her brother were looked for last weekend by Sara.______

12. Carl has already found the perfect present for her. __The perfect present for her has been already found by Carl______13. They were repairing the car the whole morning yesterday. ___The car was being repaired the whole morning yesterday.______14. Poor people sometimes ask me for money. ___I am sometimes asked for money by poor people.______15. He has just bought them new toys. ___They have just been bought new toys.______New toys have just been bought to them.______16. Many people are watching funny movies in cinemas. ____Funny movies are being watched in cinemas (by many people).______

Task 2: Make questions in the passive voice.

1. Ask about paper. (how / make?) ______How is paper made?______2. Ask about gold. (what / use for?) _____What is gold used for?______3. Ask about the moon. (when / land on?) ____When was the moon landed on?______4. Ask about oil. (when / discover?) _____When was oil discovered?______5. Ask about coffee. (how / drink / daily?) ____How much coffee is drunk daily?______6. Ask about plastic bags. (how / throw away / yearly?) __How many plastic bags are thrown away yearly?______7. Ask about the pupils. (shout at/ teacher/ yesterday?) ___Were the pupils shouted at by the teacher yesterday?______

Task 3: Make questions in the passive voice. Use the by-agent.

1. Did the waiter bring Lisa and Sara their drinks? ___Were Lisa and Sara brought their drinks by the waiter?______2. Had the waitress served the drinks before the first course? ___Had the drinks been served by the waitress before the first course. ______3. Have Lisa and Sara often visited this restaurant yet? ____Has this restaurant often been visited by Lisa and Sara yet?______4. Do the girls often eat steaks here? ___Are steaks often eaten here by the girls?______5. Will the friends visit this place again? ____Will this place be visited again by the friends?______6. Were they taking pictures for their parents? ___Were pictures for their parents being taken by them?______

Task 4: Active or Passive. Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Harrods Another famous sight is department store ‘Harrods”, which ______is located______(locate) on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The store ___occupies______(occupy) a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and _____has______(have) over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe. Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first ______established______(establish) his business in 1834, aged 25. In 1883, the building _____burnt______(burn) to the ground but a new store ______was reopened______(reopen) on the same site only after a relatively short time. On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, the first ‘moving staircase” – an escalator - ____was presented___ (present) to the public. After the department store ______had been purchased______(purchase) by the Fayed brothers in 1985 it ______was sold______(sell) to Qatar Holdings in 2010. A wide range of products and services ______is offered______(offer) in the shop’s 330 departments, including clothing for women, men, children and infants, electronics, jewellery, sporting gear, and much more. Up to 300,000 customers ____visit______(visit) the shop on peak days and more than five thousand staff from over fifty countries ______work______(work) there.

2. The Big Ben One sight of London which ______must be visited______(must / visit) on every guided tour______is______(be) the Big Ben. Many people _____don’t know__ (not, know) that this is only the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster and not the whole tower. The tower ___is officially known______(officially, know) as Elizabeth Tower. Before it ______was renamed______(rename) in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II it _____is known______(know) simply as Clock Tower. The tower ______holds______(hold) the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. The tower ______was completed______(complete) in 1858. The tower _____has become______(become) one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom.

3. London Eye A famous sight which every visitor of London probably ______notices______(notice) already from a great distance is the London Eye. The giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames ____is known______(know) as the Millennium Wheel. Its official name ____was originally published_____ (originally / publish) as the British Airways London Eye. Since mid-January 2015, it ______has been known____ (know) in branding as the Coca-Cola London Eye, following an agreement which _____was signed______(sign) in September 2014. The entire structure ______is______(be) 135 metres tall. When it ______was erected______(erect) in 1999 it ___was______(be) the world’s largest Ferris wheel. Today the Ferris wheels of Nanchang, Singapore and Las Vegas are higher, but as Europe’s tallest Ferris wheel currently, it ______(had) offered______(offer) the highest public viewing point in London until the observation deck on the 72nd floor (245 metres) of ‘The Shard” ______(was) opened______(open) to the public on 1 February 2013. The Coca-Cola Ferris wheel _____is the most popularly paid______(most popular / pay) tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.75 million visitors every year. Each of the 32 air-conditioned passenger capsules ______can carry______(can / carry) 25 people representing one of the London Boroughs. Seating ____is also provided______(also / provide) in a capsule but the visitor ______is allowed to walk______(allow / walk) around freely, too. One ride ____takes______(take) about 30 minutes and it ______isn’t usually stopped______(not / usually / stop) to take on passengers. The London Eye ______was (had been) formally opened____ (formally / open) by then Prime Minister Tony Blair on 31 December 1999, although it ______wasn’t made______(not / make) available to the public until 9 March 2000 because of technical problems. On 5 June 2008 it ___was announced______(announce) that 30 million people _____had ridden______(ride) the London Eye since it opened.