Passives * Compound nouns » Pronunciation — silent letters Passives 1. Tenses and infinitives 1 Complete the newspaper articles using the passive verb forms in the boxes. were developed hasbeendeveloped —_willbeused —beproduced are used © scientists develop mobile pi hone battery that can be charged in just ten seconds 5 Arevolutionary mobile phone battery that ‘The new batteries __ by engineers yechargcs ten seconds instead of several hours | atthe Massachuses insite of Teshnoloay 1 by scientists. This is 100 times |The MIT tear say ther invention uses faster than existing batteries. ‘materials that are freely available, and it could The invention is based on the sort of lithiura inlrge quantities very easily. | | Inthe next few years, i inall kinds of portable gadgets. The same technology ‘could also be used tor producing batteries ror electric cars batteries that? in most laptops, digital cameras, iPods, and phones. These batteries store a large amount of energy in a small space. washit willbe closed _waskiled were njured were taken Twenty-five people ? ‘nan accident on the M40 motorway yesterday afternoon. Five ofthe injured ? to hospital by helicontr, Fortunately, no one * The accident happened between junctions 11 and 12 at fie o'clock as motorists were driving home. Acar braked sharply and * by the ear behind. This caused! a multiple pile-up involving fifteen cars, three lorries, anda van, ‘The motorway is still blocked, and ° ‘until this afternoon, 2 Complete the questions. the correct answer, a orb. 1 “What sort of batteries __ in laptops and cameras?” 3 ‘How many people __ in the motorway accident?” ause — b areused a injured — b were injured ‘Lithium batteries? 28 2 ‘Who __ the new battery?" 4 ‘What ___ the accident?” a developed —_b was developed a wascaused —b caused “Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of ‘A car braked sharply and was hit by the car behind? ‘Technology’ Unit 10 + Ourinteractive world 671. Forming the passive 3 Questions Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense, Put the words in the correct order to ee Seed S ‘make questions. Ihen choose the correct answer from the box. Present Simple 170% of the earth’ surface ie covered (cover) by water: inchina. — More than 100 milion’ 2. Mycar (insure) against accidents Inindia. Flowr-yeast-and water: mAh | Between 60 and 80 milion people Vv pa fateh) by CGT Veanienas 1 bread/made/is/from/Whati? everywhere we go. ‘ : | 4 Whattime the post (deliver)? Whats bread made trom? 5 You __ (cover) in paint! What have you Flour, yeast and water.” j been doing? 2. Hindi/spoken/Where/is/? 6 A lot of information about our lives (keep) ‘ e | on computer. ee a 7 Every year about 2,000 people (kill) in road accidents in the UK. 3. people/killed/How many/in the Second Soe aes World War/were/? Past Simple | 1 We weren't affected (not affect) by the flood, but our | neighbours were. 4 held/Where/the Olympic games/were/in 2008/? 2 ____your car_ (damage) in the accident? 3 The painting (sell) for ten milion dollars. 4 [_____[introduce) to a very interesting man. 5 iPhones/made/How many/been/have/?. at the party yesterday. - : 5 Thedoor___(lock) s0 1 couldnt open it. ape oe 6 Where were you when these photos (ake)? Za 4 Short answers Correct the information in these sentences, 1 Allthese problems have been dszussed (discuss) many 1 Paper is made from plastic. times before, Noite i's mage trom wood. 2 ____ you ever _ (question) by the police? | 2 Champagne is made in Scotland, 3 L___ (sack) from my job! What did T do wrong? 3. iPhones are made by Nokia. 4 Ourplane, (delay) because of bad weather. 5 Brians doing well at work. __just (promote) 4. The Mona Lisa was painted by Van Gogh, to area anager. 5 The Pyramids were built in Greece. will a 1 You llbe told (tell) what to do when you arrive. 2. Your exam results __ (send) in the post. 3 Where __ the next Olympic Games (hold)? 68 Unit10 + Our interactive world5. The passive inifinttive ‘Complete the sentences with the passive infi of the verbs in the box. dean serve do spend contact ban knock down cael take 1 The situation is serious. Something must be done immediately. 2. More money should on health care. 3. Please go and sit at the table. Dinner will in five minutes. 4 Can you take my suit tothe dry cleaner’? It needs to before the wedding, 5 Smoking should in public places. 6 These pills must __with food twice a day. The old factory is going to 8 The football match had to bad weather. 9. I'm not taking my phone, so I can't while P'm away. tomorrow. because of 6 Active or passive? ch the best way to follow the sentences. orb. 1 Ilive in an old house. a Someone built it 200 years ago. @)it was built 200 years ago. 2. She wears the most beautiful clothes. ... a They're all made in Italy, 1h People in Italy make them all 3 [bought some shoes, but I never wore them ... a so Tsold them on eBay. b so they were sold on eBay. 4 Do you like this painting? a Itwas done by me. b Idid it myself 5 The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. ... a. It can be seen in the Louvre in Paris. b People can see it in the Louvre in Paris. 6 Weall have bicahfast together every morning. a Then the children are taken to school by me. b ‘Then I take the children to school. 2. Read! about the inventur, Trevor Daylis, Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, active or passive. Trevor Baylis Inventor of the clockwork radio Trevor Baylis (grow up) in London, He*______(educate) ata local school and then? ___ (study) engineering at a technical college in the city. He is best-known for the invention of the world’s first clockwork radio, in 1991, He wanted to produce a radio that could * (use) by people in parts of Africa where there wasn’t any electricity to get information about health and AIDS. No manufacturer wanted to produce his early attempts, but then, in 1994, his radio __(show) on a TV programme. A South African businessman ® (invest) money in the project, and the first clockwork radios, called Freeplay,” __ (manufacture) in South Africa in 1995. Since then the radins have heen a great success, and millions* (sell) around the world. Over the years Trevor Baylis” (give) many awards for his invention. He continues to work hard, In 2003, he" (start) a company which aims to help new inventors get financial backing. The company " (base) in Richmond, London, where the famous inventor tives. Unit 10 + Ourinteractive world 69