Put the words in the correct order.

1. details if the you I mind do check?

2. living you started were where when you school ?

3. confirmed the haven’t they yet booking?

4. pyramids Egypt ever to to been the have see you?

5. you you didn’t last single had a room year,?

6. mother look your you like do?

7. leaves the like to I when know next would train.

8. tell you me how wish much you to could spend?

9. shall we holiday Denmark go to on let’s?

10. will you forget won’t fax to me you the details,?

Make these more polite.

1. Where are you from?

2. When were you born?

3. How much can you spend?

4. Where is it?

5. Close it.

6. When does the ticket office open?

7. Have you just arrived?

8. How much did you pay for insurance?

9. Can I sit here?

10. Call the manager!

Put the words in brackets in the correct order. All the sentences are questions.

1. (when/was/built/this house) When was this house built?

2. (how/cheese/is/made)

3. (when/invented /the computer/was)

4. (why/Sue/working/ isn't/today)

5. (what time/coming/your friends/are)

6. (why/was/cancelled/the concert)

7. (where/your mother/was/born)

8. (why/you/to the party/didn't/come)

9. (how/the accident/did/happen)

10. (why/this machine/doesn't/work)

Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.

1. (Where has Tom gone?) Do you know where Tom has gone?

2. (Where is the post office?) Could you tell me where ---

3. (What's the time?) I wonder ---

4. (What does this word mean?) I want to know ---

5. (What time did they leave?) Do you know ---

6. (Is Sue going out tonight?) I don't know ---

7. (Where does Carol live?) Have you any idea ---

8. (Where did I park the car?) I can't remember ---

9. (Is there a bank near here?) Can you tell me ---

10. (What do you want?) Tell me ---

11. (Why didn't Kay come to the party?) I don't know ---

12. (Do you have to pay to park here?) Do you know ---

13. (Who is that woman?) I've no idea ---

14. (Did Ann receive my letter?) Do you know ---

15. (How far is it to the airport?) Can you tell me ---

5.5. You are making a phone call. You want to speak to Sue but she isn't there. Somebody else answers the phone. You want to know three things:

(1) Where has she gone? (2) When will she be back? and (3) Did she go out alone?

Complete the conversation:

A: Do you know where ---(1)?

B: Sorry, I've got no idea.

A: Never mind. I don't suppose you know ---(2).

B: No, I'm afraid not.

A: One more thing. Do you happen to know ---(3)?

B: I'm afraid I didn't see her go out.

A: OK. Well, thank you anyway. Goodbye.

UNIT VI

THE PASSIVE VOICE

The passive voice in English is composed of two elements: the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + the past participle of the verb in question:

Example:to clean

FUNCTION

The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action, e.g.

· The passive is used ...:
We are interested in the passive, not who uses it.

· The house was built in 1654:
We are interested in the house, not the builder.

· The road is being repaired:
We are interested in the road, not the people repairing it.

In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.

Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or cannot express who or what performed the action:

· I noticed that a window had been leftopen

· Every year people are killed on our roads.

If we want to say who or what performs the action, we use the preposition by:

· "A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles

· ET was directed by Spielberg

The passive voice is often used in formal or scientific texts:

· A great deal of meaning is conveyedby a few well-chosen words.

· Our planet is wrappedin a mass of gases.

· Waste materialsare disposed of in a variety of ways

GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE

This construction is passive in meaning. It may describe situations where we want someone else to do something for us.

Examples:

a. I must get / have my hair cut.
b. When are you going to get that window mended?
c. We're having the house painted.

If the verb refers to something negative or unwanted, it has the same meaning as a passive sentence:

d. Jim had his car stolen last night. (= Jim's car was stolen)
e. They had their roof blown off in the storm. (= Their roof was blown off in the storm)

The construction can refer to the completion of an activity, especially if a time expression is used:

f. We'll get the work done as soon as possible.
g. I'll get those letters typed before lunchtime.

In all these sentences, we are more interested in the result of the activity than in the person or object that performs the activity.

'X' NEEDS DOING

In the same way, this construction has a passive meaning. The important thing in our minds is the person or thing that will experience the action, e.g.

a. The ceilingneeds painting (= the ceiling needs to be painted)
b. My hair needs cutting (= my hair needs to be cut)

PASSIVE TENSES AND ACTIVE EQUIVALENTS

Notice that the tense of the verb to be in the passive voice is the same as the tense of the main verb in the active voice.

Example: to keep

EXERSICES

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