Passive Put these sentences in the correct order. telephone / down / emails / sent / are / lines 2 Italy / made / are / shoes / in / these / ? 3 interviewed / Robbie Williams / television / was / yesterday/ on our / newspaper / the / delivered / to / is / house grown / coffee / in /isn't / Europe by / car / is / this / electricity / powered was / in /football / England / played /first / 2 weren't / last / the / announced /lottery winners / night until / zoo / elephants / these / were / in / kept / last / a / year shown / the / TV / was / on / marathon /? Unit 70 8 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive or the past simple passive. 1 The footbail championship in England (play) from August to May: 2 The European Union The President of the USA every four years. 4 Martin Luther King Peace Prize in 1964. 5 The Olympic Games different country each time. 6 George Washington (make) the first President of America in 1789. 7 The names of the Oscar winners (keep) in closed envelopes before the awards ceremony. 8 In 1964 Nelson Mandela 9 All round the world, the New Year (celebrate) with firework displays. (discover) in 1770 Active into passive 9 Put these sentences into the passive. Leave out any words you don't need. Example They delivered the new computer yesterday. The new computer was delivered yesterday. 1 We speak French and English here 2 Someone repaired the car last week. 3 They make the best cakes in Germany. 4 They sell computer games in bookshops now. 5 The reporter wrote the article in a hotel in Croatia 6 They build the aeroplane engines in Chicago 7 Someone robbed the bank in our town last night. 8 The authorities planted new trees in the parks after the storm.

Sure! Let's work through the sentences step-by-step. ### Part 1: Put these sentences in the correct order. 1. **Emails are sent down telephone lines.** 2. **Are these shoes made in Italy?** 3. **Robbie Williams was interviewed on television yesterday.** 4. **The newspaper is delivered to our house.** 5. **Coffee isn't grown in Europe.** 6. **This car is powered by electricity.** 7. **Football was first played in England.** 8. **The lottery winners weren't announced last night.** 9. **These elephants were kept in a zoo until last year.** 10. **Was the marathon shown on TV?** --- ### Part 2: Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple passive or the past simple passive. 1. The football championship in England **is played** from August to May. 2. The European Union **is made** up of member countries. 3. The President of the USA **is elected** every four years. 4. Martin Luther King **was awarded** the Peace Prize in 1964. 5. The Olympic Games **are held** in a different country each time. 6. George Washington **was made** the first President of America in 1789. 7. The names of the Oscar winners **are kept** in closed envelopes before the awards ceremony. 8. In 1964, Nelson Mandela **was discovered** in 1770. 9. All around the world, the New Year **is celebrated** with firework displays. --- ### Part 3: Put these sentences into the passive. 1. French and English **are spoken** here. 2. The car **was repaired** last week. 3. The best cakes **are made** in Germany. 4. Computer games **are sold** in bookshops now. 5. The article **was written** in a hotel in Croatia by the reporter. 6. Aeroplane engines **are built** in Chicago. 7. The bank **was robbed** in our town last night. 8. New trees **were planted** in the parks by the authorities after the storm. Feel free to ask if you have more questions or need further assistance!