Task 1.Fill in the gaps with the proper words.
ceremony; tribes; voyage; hunt; discovered; fight; hopes; remember; shore; state
1. The Indians lived in .
2. Christopher Columbus America in 1492.
3. We were on the ocean last month. We sailed to the USA.
4. When I was a child I found shells on the sea.
5. My grandmother always for better. She is optimistic.
6. Little children couldn’t during the war, so they worked hard on the plants.
7. In China you can see tea. It is so interesting!
8. Can you tell me her address and the phone number, I don’t them.
9. Texas is one of the largest in the USA.
10. His father goes to . Sometimes he shots ducks and hares.
1) His birthday __was celebrated last Sunday.
2) The girls' backpacks __were___ carried by the boys.
3) Mitya __is/was bullied by Vasya and Petya.
4) When __were mobile phones invented?
5) How many phone calls _were made yesterbay?
2. Put the verds in brackets in the Passive voice and complete the sentences.
1) Millions of books __were published in Russia last year. (publish)
2) The rind __was shown to the clan. ( show)
3) __Was the dog __walked at 6 a.m.? (walk)
4) The coffee __was made by my granny. ( make)
5) When __was the telephone _invented__?( invent)
3. Translate info English.
1) Письмо написали вчера.
The letter was written yesterday.
2) Ключи потеряли в библиотеке.
The keys were lost in the library.
3) Елку нарядили 20 декабря.
The Christmas tree was decorated on the 20th of December.
4) Окна не помыли на неделе.
The windows were washed last week.
5) Еду купили вчера
- Food was bought yesterday
6) Домашняя работа не была сделана вчера.
- The homework was not done yesterday.
4. Change the sentences from the Active voice to the Passive voice
1) People decorate their houses for Christmas in England.
The houses are decorated for Christmas in England.
2) They send millions of Christmas greetings by e-mail.
Millions of Christmas greetings were sent by e-mail.
3) They build a lot of houses in Moscow every year.
A lot of houses are built in Moscow every year.
4) He reads this newspaper every day.
This newspaper is read by him every day.
5) They don't wash the streets every day.
The streets are not washed by them every day.
6) They are using a new computer programme in this project.
A new computer programme is being used in this project.
7) English readers observe due dates.
Due dates are observed by English readers.
5. Put the verbs in brackets in the Passive voice.
1) Mobile phones __are used by millions of people. (use)
2) When __is Bonfire Night __celebrated__ in England? (celebrate)
3) A lot of animals _are killed__ every year. (kill)
4) What berries _are grown__ in your garden? (grow)
5) On Bonfire Night a figure of the guy _is put_ on top of a bonfire. (put)