English-April

English in Mind, pages 4,5,6

B: In – wood there were lots of strange things. First I saw a house.

A: The house was made of chocolate. When I walked closer, a woman opened the door.

B: The woman was very old and she was wearing – glasses. She said, You can eat some of the chocolate, but you have to give me a present.

A: I didn’t know what to give he. But then I remembered. I had a photo of my dog in my pocket.

B: I gave it to – woman and she looked it. Suddenly there were – spiders everywhere.

A: I hate – spiders so I was a bit scared, but then I had an Idea.

1. I really like – bicycles! I’ve got two: The green one and the grey one. I got the green bike as a birthday present when I was 12. I bought the bike with my own money.

2. I read – newspaper story about – new plane yesterday. The plane can carry 3,000 people, but the story didn’t say when they will finish making it.

3. My father drives an old car. He loves it! It was made in 1960, and it looks really beautiful. Every week he gets – phone calls from – who want to buy it. Last week he had a phone call from a woman in London. My father didn’t know – woman, but she offered him 10,000 for – car!

4. Last nigh I had a dream. My dream was about – dogs that tried to bite me and I ran away. Some people say that – dreams tell you – things about yourself. Perhaps this dream means that I’m afraid of – dogs.https://www.youtube.com/embed/jRXcfCUgUHw?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. She sang a song. – The song was sang by her.
2. Somebody hit me. – I hit by somebody.
3. We stopped the bus. – The bus stopped by us.
4. A thief stole my car. – My car was stolen by the thief.
5. They didn’t let him go. – He wasn’t let them go.
6. She didn’t win the prize. – The prize wasn’t won by her.
7. They didn’t make their beds. – Their beds weren’t made by them.
8. I did not tell them. – They weren’t told by me.
9. Did you tell them? – Did you told by them?
10. Did he send the letter? – Was the letter sent by him?

Fill in the verb in the Past Active or Passive Voice.

1. The Cape of Good Hope was (discovered / was discovered) by Bartolomeo Dias.
2. The clown entertained (entertained / was entertained) the public.
3. We arrived (arrived/ were arrived) at the camp in time.
4. Many experiments were done (did/ were done) under water.
5. Many people were invited (invited / were invited) to the festival.
6. They discussed (discussed / were discussed) many exciting things.
7. I learnt (learnt / was learnt) many interesting things in this unit.
8. What artist painted (painted / was painted) this picture?