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English Level 4
Lesson 4
Final Activity 4.2

ACTIVITY 1

Change these sentences from active to passive:

1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese is spoken in Brazil by people.

2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road near my house is being planned by the Government.

3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.

4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.

5. The cleaner has cleaned the office.

The office has been cleaned by the cleaner.

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6. He had written three books before 1867.
Three books had been written by him before 1867.

7. John will tell you later.

You will be told later by John.

8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

By this time tomorrow, the deal will have been signed by us.

9. Somebody should do the work.

The work should be done by somebody.
10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.
Jimmy might have been delayed by the traffic.

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 REPORTED SPEECH MIXTURE
ACTIVITY 2

Read carfefully the following sentences , then use the

reported speech in the new sentences

1.- My father said “I’ve done the shopping and I’ll be home at 7.”
My father said that he had done the shopping and he would be home at 7.
2.- The sergeant said “Don’t move from here!”.
The sergeant ordered not to move from there.
3.- My mother asked me “Are you going to the same school as my daughter?”.
My mother asked me if I was going to the same school as her daughter.
4.- She said “My sister doesn’t know how to discuss with our parents.”
She said that her sister didn't know how to discuss with their parents.
5.- The policeman asked me “Why were you carrying that bag yesterday?”.
The policeman asked me why I had been carrying that bag the previous day.
6.- The soldier said “My friends didn’t know where I was.”
The soldier mentioned that his friends didn't know where he was.
7.- My sister said “Get out of my room, Beth”.
My sister told Beth to get out of her room.

ACTIVITY 3

Read the sentences, then choose the best Tag question sentence

1 John doesn’t love Mary, ?

a) doesn’t he b) didn’t he
c) loves her
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d) Loves he not e) Does he
2 ) She is a brilliant student, ?
a) is she
b) doesn’t she c) wasn’t she
d) was she
e) isn’t she

3. I never said I love him, ?

a) did we
b) didn’t we c) didn’t I
d) did he e) did I

4. Come here and hear what Mike has to say, ?

a) will you
 b) don’t you c) shall we d)
didn’t he e) isn’t he

5. The girls went to Richmond, ?

a) did they
b) didn’t they c) did the girls
d) didn’t the girls e) to they

6.
a)- There’s nothing we can do to help the boys, No.
Unfortunately not
. b) wasn’t there
c) isn’t there c) can we
d) was there e) is there

7. Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday, ?
a) gave he b) does he c)
didn’t he d) not he
e) didn’t she

8. The bus arrived on time, ?

a) doesn’t it b) didn’t ir
c) hasn’t it d) will it
e) don’t it