IT'S REALLY WORTH SEEING, Exercises of English Language

Download IT'S REALLY WORTH SEEING and more Exercises English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Pea really worth seeing ! The Tornado Last month, the Johnson's house was destroyed by a tornado. The roof was ripped off during the storm. The car was picked up by strong winds and dropped 2 miles from the house. Most of their possessions were lost in the storm. The Johnsons were housed and fed during the ordeal by family and friends. Luckily the Johnson's house was insured. Now the house is being renovated. The walls are being repaired, the roof is being rebuilt, and all of the rooms are being painted. The entire house is being refurnished, A lot of money is being spentto repair the house, but at least the family wasn tkilled by the storm. The Tornado - Questions 1. What happened to the Johnson's house? 2, What happened to the roof? 3, Where was the car dropped by the wind? 4, Who were the Johnson's helped out by during their ordeal? 5, Was the house insured? 6. What kinds of renovations are being done to the house? 7, What is the downside to this situation and what is the upside? ACTIVE PASSIVE The Disney brothers founded the company in 1923 It was founded by the Disney brothers in 1923 Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955 Disneyland was opened by Walt Disney in 1955 The ABC network broadcast the opening of the park The opening was broadcast by ABC The past simple passive is formed with: the past tense of the verb be (was or were) + past participle. The first real airplane was built in 1903. We use by + noun when we want to say who does the action. The first real airplane was flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 Liquid Paper was ___invented____ (invent) by Bessie Nesmith in 1951. 2 Penicillin was __discovered____ (discover) by Alexander Fleming. 3 The first telegraph system was ___built___ (build) by Samuel Morse in 1835. 4 The first radio transmission across the Atlantic was __made___ (make) on December 12, 1901. 5 The World Wide Web was ___launched___ (launch) in 1990 after Tim Berners-Lee created the first browser. 6 The first commercial mobile phones were __sold___ (sell) by NTT in Japan in 1979. REWRITE EACH SENTENCE USING THE PASSIVE. Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first aero plane. CONVERSATION: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? LISA Erik, you’re from Amsterdam. Aren’t you? ERIK Yeah! Why? LISA I’m going there for a conference , and I’d like some information ERIK Sure! What do you want to know? LISA Do you use the euro in the Netherlands? ERIK Yes, the euro is used in most of Europe, you know’ LISA And do I need to take euros with me? ERIK Not really, international credit cards are accepted everywhere and they’re much safer LISA Of course. And what should I buy there? ERIK Cheese, definitely. We raise dairy cows, and some really excellent cheese is made from their milk LISA Good! I love cheese. where is it sold? ERIK You can find it at cheese shops all around the city. And don’t forget to bring me a piece Listen to the rest of the conversation. What other suggestion does Erik give Lisa? to visit the Tulip Festival, which is the most beautiful spring garden in the world. PASSIVE WITHOUT BY (simple present) For the simple present, use the present of the be + past participle Active Passive They use the euro in most Europe The euro is used in most of Europe Most places accept credit cards Credit cards are accepted at most places We raise dairy cattle in the Netherlands Dairy cattle are raised in the Netherlands COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PASSIVE OF THE VERBS Grow manufacture raise speak sell use 1. French and Flemish _are spoken__in Belgium 2. Rice __is grows___in many Asian countries 3. Cars and electronics_are manufactured__in Japan 4. Sheep’s milk _is used___for making feta cheese 5. Handcrafts _are sold__in the streets in Tailand 6. A lot of cattle _are raised___in Australia Complete the passage usisng the simple present passive form Many crops_are grown___(grow) in Taiwan. Some crops _are consumed_(consume) locally, but others_are exported__(export) . tea_is grown_(grow) In cooler parts of the islan, and rice_is cultivated__(cultivate) in warmer parts. Fishing is also an important industry. A wide variety of seafood _is caught_(catch)and_shipped__(ship) all over the world. Many people _are employed__(employ) in the food- processing industry. LISTENING: Is all tourism good? Listen to a news report about tourism in Costa Rica. select the six effects of mass tourism that are mentioned (there are two extra effects) indicate if they are positive P or negative N English is spoken P The ocean is polluted N Tourism jobs are available all over the country P High-rise hotels are built P More foreigners are investing there P Fish and lobster are hunted N Acres of jungle are cut The government becomes down N corrupt N Listen again. write down three criteria the hotel fulfills in order to be an ecotourism business in Costa Rica 1. Be a certified ecotourism company here 2. Local Costa Ricans are employed 3. waste is recycled READING