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GUIA DE ESTUDIO TOP NOTCH 2 UNITS 8-9

NAME_________________________________________________________

GROUP________________________________________________________

DATE_________________________________________________________

I. Change each sentence from the active to the passive

voice

1. Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the sixteenth

century
2. Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado took that
photograph in 2007
3. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González directed Babel in
2006
4. Japanese Master printmaker Katsushika Hokusai made that
print over a century ago
5. Korean fashion designer Sang A Im Propp created beautiful
handbags
6. Middle Eastern weavers have produced beautiful Persian
rugs for centuries
7. Gutemberg invented the press
8. Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs in 1521
9. Miguel Hidalgo declared the independence in 1810
10. Auguste Rodin created THE THINKER sculpture

II. Change this into question

11. Yesterday is sung by Paul Mc Cartney

12. The bank was robbed last Friday
13. The store was closed by the police officer
14. The car was painted
15. The party is celebrated in the museum
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16. Pasta was cooked by the chef

17. The Bellas Artes Palace was given by France
government
18. The book was written by a journalist
19. The black cat, was written by Edgar Allan Poe
20. The speech was told by the President

III. Complete the sentences using the words in the box

FASHION DRAWING TRADITIONAL GOLD SILVER

SCULPTURE

21. The art of designing clothes is called______________

22. One type of _____________ is a figure cared from wood or
stone
23. Two types of metal used to make jewelry are
__________and ___________
24. Art in conservative style from the past is
called______________
25. A piece of art made with a pen or pencil is called
a___________________

IV. Match each question with the correct purpose.

26. He enrolled in an electronics because he a.

needed to buy a printer
27. She went to the electronics store because she b.
needed to be more organized
28. I bought speakers because I c.
wanted to learn how to repair pc
29. He turned on the t.v. because he d.
wanted to listen music in the pc
30. She bought a smart phone because she e.
wanted to watch the news

V. Write sentences using as…..as

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31. The Acer laptop/the Samsung laptop/good

32. The Samsung Galaxy/ Iphone 4/fast
33. Cancun/Jamaica/beautiful
34. Lg TV/Samsung TV/expensive
35. London /New York/ big

VI. Complete the sentences with for or to

36. I like to shop online __________delicious food from Italy

37. My son used the computer______ download music
38. Judith e-mailed me ______directions of the party
39. Daniel uses the internet ______ get the latest news
40. Sheila e-mailed her mother _______ say she bought a new
computer

VII. WRITE THE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM (PASSIVE

VOICE IN PAST)

41) We packed the cases last night.

The cases   last night.

42) We spotted a lot of black storks yesterday.

A lot of black storks   yesterday.

43) The football supporters drank a lot of beer after the match.

A lot of beer   after the match.

44) The local council planted hundreds of trees last year.

Hundreds of trees   last year.

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45) People wrote a lot about religious topics in the 19th century.

A lot   about religious topics in the 19th century.

46) Did they introduce you to Mary last night?

 to Mary last night?

47) Did the children put away all the toys before they went to bed?

 away before they went to bed?

48) They said she wasn't coming back.

It   she wasn't coming back.

49) In the end they did not close down the factory.

In the end the factory  .

50) Somebody abandoned this lovely dog on the main road.

This lovely dog   on the main road.

VIII. WRITE THE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM IN PASSIVE

VOICE IN PRESENT

51) The police catch a lot of criminals in London.

A lot of criminals   in London.

22) The gardener waters the flowers every day.

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The flowers   every day.

53) We always leave our boots by the door.

Our boots   by the door.

54) You switch on the machine at the wall.

The machine   at the wall.

55) They don't rent cars there.

Cars   there.

56) Somebody follows me home every evening.

Every evening   home.

57) Do you switch the PC on first?

PC  first?

58) Some person leaves the lights on all night.

The lights   all night.

59) We usually leave a saucer of milk for the cat.

A saucer of milk   for the cat.

60) People see foxes in their gardens at night.

Foxes   in people's gardens at night.

 
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