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Unit 5 Grammar

The passive 10. sleeping bags were given

1 Read the email, then rewrite the phrases and The causative
sentences in bold, changing active sentences
into passive sentences and passive sentences 2 Rewrite these sentences using have or get. 1 The
into active sentences. restaurant has just been redesigned for the owner.

get
____________________________________
____________________________________ 2
The doctor tested my hearing.
Dear Elena,
Wow! I am staying in possibly the most spectacular My heating got tested by my doctor
place in the world! We’re at the Ice Hotel in Sweden 3 Someone stole our suitcases at the airport.
and yes, it is totally made out of ice! (1) Each year, Our suitcases have been
stolen__________________________________
the organisers take ice from the River Torne to
__ ____________________________________
build the hotel. (2) They say that the River Torne is
4 Your hair’s too long – go to the hairdressers!
one of the last completely unchanged rivers in
Europe. (3) They mix the ice with snow and call it I have got long hair
‘snice’. (4) They use the ‘snice’ to cover giant
moulds that form the walls of the hotel. (5) They Consolidate
remove the moulds when the ice is solid. (6) Then
each room is filled with loads of snow and ice. (7) 3 Translate the sentences into your own language. 1
They invite world famous artists to come and I wish I hadn’t had that fish for lunch.
design a room each. All the tables, chairs, beds,
glasses – they’re all made out of ice. (8) They have Ojalá no hubiese tenido ese pescado para comer.
to keep the temperature below freezing. It’s really ____________________________________
cold, but (9) the staff have given us snowsuits, ____________________________________ 2
boots and gloves so that we can keep warm. We Don’t go to India unless you like spicy food. No
have reindeer skins on the beds to stop the ice vayas a la india a no ser que te guste la comida
touching our skin. (10) We’ve also been given picante__________________________________
sleeping bags. You have to go to bed fully dressed __ ____________________________________ 3
too. It was really strange sleeping on ice! If you ate meat, you could have tried my pizza. si
comes carne , podrías haber probado mi
Can’t wait to see you. pizza___________________________________
Kate x _ ____________________________________

1 Each year, ice is taken from the River Torne 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first. Use the word in
2. It is said that the River Torn is brackets.
1 The doctor says I shouldn't eat dairy foods.
3.It is said that Ice with snow is called `snice`
(supposed) I am not supposed to eat diary
4. Gian moulds are covered by foods.
___________________________________
5. The moulds are removed ___________________________________ 2
Were you able to cook dinner before your
6. Loads of snow and five are filled parents got home? (manage) I have to manage
dinner before my parents got home
7. World famous artists are invited
3 I cooked for Elena last night, but I shouldn’t
8.The temperature is kept have bothered, as she wasn’t hungry. (need)
I needn’t have bothered her
9. snowsuits were given by
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