UNIT 5. Britain and Belarus round the Calendar

3. Do the test online and check yourselves

2. Do the task

Упражнение 1. Rewrite the sentences in the passive form if possible. Use the example.

Example:

The Celts settled in Wales in 500 BC.

Wales was settled by the Celts in 500 .

1. The Celts settled in Wales in 500 BC.
2. The ancient Greeks built the Acropolis.
3. A group of archaeologists found a dinosaur’s skeleton.
4. I visited Rome in 2002.
5. The aboriginals of Hawaii killed James Cook in 1779.
6. Ford made his first car in 1896.
7. Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice in Wonderland” in 1865.

Упражнение 2. Change the active sentences into passive sentences.

1. They played the match in the evening.
2. They calculated the answers very quickly.
3. They filmed the movie in black and white.
4. They sent the e-mail yesterday.
5. They built our house ten years ago.
6. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
7. The shopkeeper opened the shop at nine o'clock.

Упражнение 3. Change the sentences with Present Perfect Active into Present Perfect Passive.

Example:

 I have already finished my work. My work ...

— My work has already been finished.

1. I have already taken the books back to the library. The books ...
2. She has just posted those letters. Those letters ...
3. The teacher has already checked my test. My test ... —
4. He has lost the key. The key ...
5. We have opened all the windows. All the windows ... '
6. I have bought bread on the way home. Bread ...
7. I have done this exercise. This exercise ...

Упражнение 4. Use Simple Future Active or Passive of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences.

Another test in English 1 __________ (to write) tomorrow. It 2 __________ (to contain) five or more exercises. When all the pupils finish writing, the exercise-books 3__________ (to collect) by me. Our exercise-books 4 __________ (to hand in) to the teacher. She 5 __________ (to take) them home and 6 __________ (to check) them up. They 7__________ (to return) to us at the next English lesson. We 8 __________ (to get) our tests back and our mistakes 9__________ (to correct). All pupils 10 __________ (to give) marks for the tests. They 11__________ (to put) into our school record-books and into the class register-book. I hope I 12__________ (to give) a good mark. Anyway, I 13__________ (to see).

Упражнение 5. Look at the advertisement. Write an article for your local newspaper about this event.

Example: A competition for young inventors will be held on May 10, 2010 in the Inventors club.

INVENTORS CLUB

COMPETITION FOR YOUNG INVENTORS . AGE LIMIT — 14

May 10, 2010, 4 to 6 p.m. professional engineers examination.

May 15, 2010 — open to the public.

Prizes  — presented by the Head Teacher

The winners’ names — published in the Sunday News.

The winners models — photographed for the Inventor magazine.

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