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Pay attention to the numbered parts of the sentences written in Passive
Voice. Is the agent (the person who does the action) a) unknown
or
b) obvious from the context?
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4
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Look at the numbered parts of the sentences and find examples of
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5
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Rewrite the following news story in the passive.
Then listen and check your answers. |
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0. An important decision was made last month.
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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Passive Tense forms.
The Creativity Award ceremony 0) was
first organised
in 2001 and 1) ★★★ (hold)
ever
since. When it started, it 2) ★★★
(attend) by 80
people only.
For two days in May every year, a small town on the coast of the Caspian Sea 3) ★★★ (transfer) into a centre full of creative people. The ceremony 4) ★★★ (attend) by over 3000 people every year. During the ceremony, more than twenty creative people and teams 5) ★★★ (recognise) for their creativity and positive impact on the world. The most important award 6) ★★★ (call) King or Queen of Ideas, depending on who wins the award. It 7) ★★★ (present) at the closing ceremony. Since it started, a lot of unique ideas 8) ★★★ (spread) all over the country. There is no doubt that many more creative people 9) ★★★ (discover) in the future. |
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Work in groups. Imagine that your group has become the winner of the
Creativity Award. Prepare a news article about your achievements.
Use Passive Voice in different tense forms. |