Пассивный залог.

1. Underline the passive form of the verbs. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Millions of e-mails are sent and received every day. 2. The books about Harry Potter are translated into Russian. They are written by an English writer J. Rowling. 3. The shops in England are closed on Sundays. 4. What ingredients are used to make pizza? 5. England is visited by millions of tourists every year. 6. New computer programmes are used in this project. 7. What berries are grown in your garden?

2. Fill in the verb is or are.

1. Grammar rules ... always learnt by heart.

2. Rare animals ... protected in many countries.

3. This scarf ... made by my granny.

4. The same shirts ... worn by the members of our team.

5. New Russian books ... shown in our library.

6. Many Russian towns ... described in this book.

7. Dinner ... always cooked by my mother.

3. Put the verbs in the Present Simple Passive.

1. Bread (to eat) every day.

2.Such films (to show) to children and grown-ups.

. Many interesting games always (to play) at our PT lessons.

4. We often (to invite) to a concert.

5. Hockey (to play) in winter.

6. Mushrooms (to gather) in autumn.

7. Flowers (to sell) in shops and in the streets.

8. Mobile phones (to use) by millions of people.

9. When (to celebrate) Christmas in England?

10. A lot of animals (to kill) every year.

4. Change the sentences into the Passive voice.

Example: Mother waters the flowers in the evening. – The flowers are watered in the evening (by Mother)

1. Our mother tells us stories every evening.

2. In summer the boys often ride a bike.

3. They don’t grow such fruit trees in cold countries.

4. A lot of tourists visit this castle.

5. He reads this newspaper every day.

6. They don’t wash the streets every day.

7. They send millions of Christmas greetings by e -mail.

8. They (to clean) the room very carefully two or three times a week.

9. They build a lot of houses in Moscow every year.