ROUND-UP 4 - NEW AND UPDATED - UNIT 12

Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la  Unit 12: THE PASSIVE  din manualul la limba engleza pentru clasa a VI-a intitulat ROUND-UP 4 – NEW AND UPDATED,  Editura Longman, Autori Virginia Evans, Editia 1992

ROUND UP 4 – NEW AND UPDATED ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK

Unit 12

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ex 156

2. is owned

3. is kept

4. is fed

5. is always dressed

6. is said

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ex 157

2. Dinner is served in Main Restaurant between 8 and 10 p.m.

3. Newspapers are sold at the Reception Desk.

4. Telephone calls can be made at the Reception Desk.

5. Rooms are cleaned by maids daily.

6. Hot water is supplied 24 hours a day.

7. Films are shown in the hotel cinema every night at 10 p.m.

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ex 158

2. were called

3. was caught

4. was found

5. were taken

6. were questioned

7. were charged

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ex 159

2. Children are not admitted into the Sports Club.

3. Children are being brainwashed by TV.

4. Our planet is being destroyed by pollution.

5. A bomb has been discovered in an old lady’s garden.

6. No cameras are allowed in the museum.

7. Animals are being used to test beauty products.

8. Picasso paintings will be exhibited at the National Gallery next Monday.

9. Michael Jackson was asked yesterday to sponsor a charity event.

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ex 160

2. … were being put up.

3. … had been painted.

4. … were still being installed.

5. … was being delivered.

6. … had been bought.

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ex 161

2. The Pyramids were built by the Egyptians. (emphasis on the agent)

3. Milk is produced by cows. (emphasis on the agent)

4. The hat has been blown away by the wind. (emphasis on the agent)

5. Coffee is grown in Brazil. (obvious/ unimportant agent)

6. Chopsticks are used in China. (obvious/ unimportant agent)

7. His shirt has been ruined by paint. (action more important than the agent)

8. The plants are being watered. (unimportant/ unknown agent)

9. The thief is being chased. (obvious agent)

10. The robber has been arrested. (obvious agent)

11. The injured man is being taken to hospital. (action more important than the agent/ obvious agent)

12. The car is being repaired. (action more important than the agent/ obvious agent)

13. It’s been broken. (agent unknown)

14. The dishes haven’t been washed yet. (polite statement)

15. Long dresses were worn in 1890. (action more important than the agent)

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ex 162

2. You will be given some advice by Doctor Brown./ Some advice will be given to you by Doctor Brown.

3. The hotel will be redecorated by a famous designer.

4. “E.T.” was directed by Steven Spielberg.

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ex 163

2. He has been brought up to be polite. (omitted)

3. Penicillin was discovered by Fleming.

4. The product will be advertised on television. (omitted)

5. That film is being remade. (omitted)

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ex 164

2. Where is the money kept? (money is always singular)

3. What was she stung by?

4. What language is spoken in Italy?

5. Who has been taken to hospital?

6. Who was the television damaged by?

7. Who was the Mona Lisa painted by?

8. How many people were invited to his party?

9. Where are bananas grown?

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ex 165

2. This plant should be watered daily.

3. The garage ought to be painted by our neighbour.

4. These books have to be returned to the library.

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ex 166

2. We will be brought the bill. (more usual)/ The bill will be brought to us. (less usual)

3. He was presented with a medal by the Queen. (more usual)/ A medal was presented to him by the Queen. (less usual)

4. Mary was brought some sweets by her mother. (more usual)/ Some sweets were brought for Mary by her mother. (less usual)

5. A second-hand car has been sold to Ted by Bob. (more usual)/ Ted has been sold a second-hand car by Bob. (less usual)

6. Tom is going to be sent a letter by Larry. (more usual)/ A letter is going to be sent to Tom by Larry. (less usual)

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ex 167

2. I was robbed by a pickpocket.

3. (Your) Cigarettes must be extinguished.

4. Mrs. Green was sent a parcel by the mail-order company./ A parcel was sent to Mrs. Green by the mail-order company. 

5. This shirt must be dry-cleaned.

6. You will be paid within the next few days.

7. Your health can be improved with more exercise.

8. The child is being chased by a dog.

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ex 168

2. The kitchen floor is going to be mopped (by the cleaner).

3. A new barn is being built (by the farmer).

4. Mrs. Jones has been given some letters by the secretary. / Some letters have been given to Mrs. Jones by the secretary.

5. He had already been given a ticket for illegal parking.

6. The law must be obeyed.

7. Our door had been broken down.

8. He was chosen as the best actor of the year.

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ex 169

2. have been written

3. is being written

4. was made

5. was played

6. Will… be made

7. are designed

8. was built

9. are sent

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ex 170

A UFO was seen in the sky above London last night. It was reported to the police. A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closely. The helicopter was shot down by the UFO and both men in it were killed. The police have been given photographs of the UFO/ Photographs of the UFO have been given to the police. They are being looked at by experts now.

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ex 171

A bus has been stolen from outside the school. The thief was seen by some children. The bus is being searched for now. The children’s descriptions will be used to catch the thief.

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ex 172

A local jewellery shop was broken into yesterday. The shop had just been locked up (by the owner) when the owner was threatened by a robber with a gun. He was told to unlock the shop and give all the diamonds in the safe to the robber. Then he was tied up. A search for the robber has been organized by the police. They hope he will be found in a few days. The owner of the shop is being treated for shock.

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ex 173

This picture was painted by my uncle. He has been offered a lot of money for it/ A lot of money has been offered to him for it. The painting will be delivered tomorrow. When he is given the money/ the money is given to him the truth will be told to them. It was painted one night while he was sleepwalking!

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ex 174

A contest is being organized by our school. The best project about the environment will be chosen by the teachers. Pictures and drawings must be included in the students’ projects/ by the students in their projects. All the writing will also have to be done by the students themselves. A set of encyclopaedias will be given to the winner/ The winner will be given a set of encyclopaedias by the school.

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Writing Activity 15

A small Japanese village was hit by an earthquake last night. It is thought there are few survivors. The time of the disaster was given as 7 p.m. The village was destroyed by the force of the earthquake. Soldiers have been sent to the village by the Government to help in the search for survivors. Efforts are still being made to clean the village. Further help will be given the Government soon. Since the survivors are homeless, they are being taken to the next village. Any further news will be given to you as it arrives.