TEACHER’S FILE Top Teen 10

GRAMMAR WORKSHEETS

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET 25 Module 4 – Communicating globally

THE PASSIVE: DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS

A. Change the structure. Follow the example.
E.g.A present was sent to him. He was sent a present.

1. An Internet contract was brought to us to sign.

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2. Facebook comments about the Prime Minister were read to the viewers.
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3. A new Internet device has been lent to me for a week.

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4. A prize was given to the winner of the online contest.

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5. Last Christmas a new computer was given to him.

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6. Some letters will be sent to her next Tuesday.

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B. Complete the text with expressions from the box.

I can’t forget my experience at that
• was promised • was sent company. I (1)_______________ this
• wasn’t being paid • hadn’t been given
job by a friend of mine and I
• had never been shown • was offered
(2)_______________ that I had to
• was told • would be given
manage the shopping online
department. I needed some assistants,
C. Complete these sentences as you wish as long as so I (3)_______________ three men by
they make sense. the human resources. I
(4)_______________ that I
1. My father ____________________ for his birthday.
(5)_______________ all the help I

2. I have seldom been given ____________________ needed.

____________________. However, things went wrong and two
3. The winner of the match was given months later I (6)_______________ for
____________________. my work. The excuse the boss gave to
me was that he (7)_______________
4. The secretary ____________________ to send the
my credentials and he
applications by email.
(8)_______________ my certificate.

5. The police ____________________ some information by I couldn’t believe what I was hearing!
the neighbours. What a bunch of lies! It was really an
6. The children ____________________ some stories by awful experience!
their grandmother.
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