Question

Выручайте ! 80 ! exercise 1. respond to the following. use the present continuous tense, passive voice. model: what’s going on in the room? (to pack things) the things are being packed. 1.what’s going on in the hall? (to hold a scientific conference) 2.what’s going on in the classroom? (to deliver a lecture) 3.what’s going on in the surgery? (to examine a child) 4.what’s going on in the sitting room? (to watch a film) 5.what’s going on in the kitchen? (to cook dinner) exercise 2. answer the questions. use the present perfect tense, passive voice. model: is the doctor still examining the child? no, the child has already been examined. 1.are you translating the article? 2.are you discussing the new play? 3.are they still building the ground floor? 4.is the secretary typing the letters? 5.is she still packing the parcel? exercise 3. transform the following active constructions into passive ones. leave out the doer of the action. model: everyone can see this film soon. this film can be seen soon. 1.he can easily translate this article. 2.you must do it at once. 3.the students were to learn the poem by heart. 4.they may change the day of the meeting. 5.you should learn the rules. 6.they had to postpone their visit.

Answer 1

Exercise 1
A scientific conference is being held in the hall.
A lecture is being delivered in the classroom.
A child is being examined in the surgery.
A film is being watched in the sitting room.
Dinner is being cooked in the kitchen.

Exercise 2.
1. The article has already been translated.
2. The new play has already been discussed.
3.The ground floor has already been built.
4. The letters have already been typed.
5.The parcel has already been packed.

Exercise 3
1.This article can be easily translated.
2.It must be done at once.
3.The poem was to be learnt by heart.
4.The day of the meeting may be changed.
5.The rules should be learnt.
6.Their visit had to be postponed.

Answer 2

Ex.1
1. A scientific conference is being hold in the hall.
2. A lecture is being delivered in the classroom.
3. A child is being examined in the surgery.
4. A film is being watched in the sitting room.
5. Dinner is being cooked in the kitchen.

Ex.2
1. No,the article has already been translated by me.
2. No, the new play has already been discussed by us.
3. No, the ground floor has already been built by them.
4. No, the letters have already been typed by the secretary.
5. No, the parcel has already been packed by her.

Ex.3
1. This article can be easily translated.
2. It must be done at once.
3. The poem was was to be learnt by heart.
4. The day of the meeting may be changed.
5. The rules should be learnt.
6. Their visit had to be postponed.