The first sentence is in the ACTIVE VOICE. Choose the most correct way of saying the same thing in the PASSIVE VOICE:

1. They were interviewing her for the job.
She ________________ for the job.
  was being interviewed
  was interviewed
  has been interviewed

2. Tom is writing the letter.
The letter ________________ by Tom.
  was written
  is being written
  has been written

3. Everyone understands English.
English ________________ by everyone.
  is understood
  has been understood
  was understood

4. The employees brought up this issue during the meeting.
This issue ________________ by the employees during the meeting.
  has been brought up
  is brought up
  was brought up

5. The professor told him not to talk in class.
He ________________ by the professor not to talk in class.
  has been told
  was told
  was being told

6. They say that women are smarter than men.
Women ________________ to be smarter than men.
  were being said
  were said
  are said

7. The fire has destroyed the house.
The house ________________ by the fire.
  has been destroyed
  was being destroyed
  is destroyed

8. She would have told you.
You ________________ by her.
  would have been told
  would be told
  were being told

9. She would reject the offer.
The offer ________________ by her.
  will have been rejected
  would be rejected
  will be rejected

10. This surprises me.
I ________________ by this.
  would have been surprised
  will be surprised
  am surprised

A New Year A New Start

Think about your New Year’s resolutions and your happiest memories of the past year.  Consider short-term and long-term goals and think about the paths you can take to make your dreams come true.

If you could have a New Year’s wish, what would it be?

I wish the coming New Year to be a peaceful, calm, and most importantly healthy year.

What are you the most excited for in the coming year?

I want the coming New Year to be healthy, successful and year without loss, this excites me the most.

If you could celebrate the new year from anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I would like to go and celebrate the New Year in the United States of America. I would love to see how the new year goes there, how people are preparing for the New Year there. What traditions are there or what interesting games are organized? I would like to go and see all this.

Why?

I think it will be very interesting to celebrate the New Year there. Because there will be something new for me, a new environment, new people, new places. All this for me will be a part of that year.

Let/be allowed to
Describing a person’s age
pages 42,43,44

Page 42, exercise 3 a.

1=D

2=F

3=C

4=B

5=E

6=A

Page 42, exercise 3 b.

1. 9 years old.

2. 1 to 6

3. 11

4. 12-18

5. 19

6. 60

Page 43, exercise 5 b.

Rule: Use let to say you do or don’t have permission to do something.

Use allowed to to say that someone gives or doesn’t give you permission to do something.

Page 43, exercise 5 c.

2. You can take photos in the museum, but you can’t allowed to use a flash.

3. It’s OK to take our bikes into the park, Steve-we don’t allowed to cycle there.

4. There’s a river in our town, but we don’t allowed to swim in it.

5. My dad smokes but he, isn’t allowed to smoke at home.

6. Don’t you allowed to use your mobile phone at school?

Page 43, exercise 5 d.

2. My parents let me watch the late-night film on Fridays.

3. I don’t let him use my computer.

4. The teachers don’t let us run in the corridors at my school.

5. The head teacher doesn’t let us wear trainers to school.

6. My dad lets me drive our car sometimes.https://www.youtube.com/embed/XQDJuMGZF8k?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. He opens the door. – The door is opened by him.
2. We set the table. – The table is set by us.
3. She pays a lot of money. – A lot of money is paid by her.
4. I draw a picture. – A picture is drawn by me.
5. They wear blue shoes. – Blue shoes are worn by them.
6. They don’t help you. – You aren’t helped by them.
7. He doesn’t open the book. – The book isn’t opened by him.
8. You do not write the letter. – The letter is not written by you.
9. Does your mum pick you up? – Are you picked up by your mom?
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? – Is the thief caught by the police officer?