4t ESO

Unit 4 Passive Voice

Exercise 1 (Change the following sentences into the passive voice)

1. CNN showed the sports programme in the afternoon.

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2. The newspaper publishes the statistics of unemployment.

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3. People transmitted their traditions orally in ancient times.

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4. They made the funeral in the morning.

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5. The audience applauded the composer.

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6. They make a lot of paper from wood.

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7. People write Arabic from left to right.

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8. People speak Spanish in Perú.

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9. Yesterday the police caught a boy trying to burn a car.

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10. German teams won most of the matches.

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11. Jane’s boss often sends her to the American office.

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12. We saw the fire not very far away.

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13. A bus took the visitors to the hotel.

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14. A hunter found the lost child in the forest.

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15. People use a lot of oil in Greek cooking.

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16. Children cannot open these bottles easily.

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17. The government built a road right outside her front door.

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18. Mr. Ross broke the antique vase.

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19. The party will celebrate his retirement.

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20. Hundreds of tourists visit the statue every year .

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21. My son ate all the homemade cookies.

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22. Plantation workers raise coffee in many parts of Hawaii .

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23. A very strong firefighter carried the woman downstairs.

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24. Careless students leave their books in the classroom every day.

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25. Our government will export a great amount of our oil to other countries.

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 26. The police blocked off the streets around the fire.

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27. Computers can make fewer mistakes than people.

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28. The students will finish the course by July.

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29. Plantation workers raise coffee in many parts of Hawaii.

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30. Karen is going to prepare the refreshments.

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Exercise 2 (Rewrite the following text in the passive voice)

Last summer I painted our house. The job took about two weeks. First,

I washed the exterior using warm water and a mild detergent. Then, I
sealed all the chinks and pores in the walls with putty. After the putty
was dry, I could paint the exterior. I used a latex paint because it is

easy to apply and cleans up with water. I needed a whole week to finish

this part of the job. I was very careful to apply the paint because I
didn’t want to have to apply two coats. I used a colour that was very

close to the original. Eventually, my house was really well painted.

Exercise 3 (Translate the following questions in the Passive)

1. Com es pronuncia això?

2. On es veu aquest tipus d’animal?

3. Quin cotxe es va utilitzar pel robatori ?

4. Quina llengua es parla a Australia?

5. On es troben els diamants?

6. On es fan els Mercedes ?