Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

To Lesson 17

142.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:

a) 1. They often invite me to their parties. 2. People speak English in different

parts of the world. 3. One uses milk for making butter. 4. We form the Passive

Voice with the help of the auxiliary verb "to be". 5. They build a lot of new

houses in this district every year.

b) 1. They built this house in 1950. 2. Somebody locked the front door. 3.

Someone broke my pen last night. 4. They punished the boy for that. 5. They

finished their work in time.

c) 1. People will forget it very soon. 2. They will translate this book next year.

3. They will tell you when to come.

4. Where will they build a new library? 5. Someone will ask him

about it.

143.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice:

1. No one has seen him anywhere this week. 2. Somebody has invited her to

the party. 3. They have done all the exercises in written form. 4. They had done

everything before we came.

5. I thought they had already sent the letter. 6. Evidently some-

. body had informed him of the news before they announced it.

7. They are constructing some new metro lines now. 8. Wait

a little. They are examining the last student there. 9. They are discussing this

question now. 10. We could not use the cassette-recorder, they were repairing it.

11. When I switched on the radio they were broadcasting a very interesting

programme. 12. They have not yet told him about it. 13. The branches of the tree

hid her face. 14.1 know her family. Her brother Charles has taken me there more

than once. 15.1 am sure your presents will please them. 16. They informed me

that they had seen you in Oxford Street.

144.

Use the proper article. Pay attention to the article in adverbial phrases of manner:

1. She nodded to me with ... smile. 2. I shall do it with ... pleasure. 3. He

closed the dooi with ... bang. 4. Everybody looked at her with ... approval. 5.

They were talking in ... low voices. 6. Though he said it in ... whisper I heard

everything. 7. She was pulling her gloves on in ... very slow way. 8. She went up

the steps like ... bird. 9.1 was trembling like ... leaf. 10. She said it in ... matter-

of-fact voice. 11. The young man smiled in ...amazement. 12. She was weeping

like... child. 13. With... deep sigh she rang the bell. 14. They were walking

along ... side by. . side. 15. He worked from ... morning till... night but earned

very little. 16. She told me everything ... word for ... word. 17. The boys were all

dirty from... head to ... foot. 18.1 always meet them walking... arm in... arm.

145.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice making the indirect object the

subject of the passive construction.

Note. It is more usual in English to make the indirect object the subject of the passive

construction.

M o d e l : They showed me the way. I was

shown the way.

1. He offered me a chair. 2. We gave him all the money. 3. They have just

shown me a new magazine. 4. Mother promised the boy a new toy. 5. Nobody

has told me the news yet. 6. They sent you the invitation last week. 7.1 am sure

they will offer you a very interesting job. 8. They recommended me several

articles on that problem. 9. Someone taught him French and gave him a

dictionary. 10. They asked us to be there at eight o'clock. 11. They have promised

me some books on this problem. 12. A passer-by showed us the way to Trafalgar

Square.

146.

Translate the following sentences into English using the Passive Voice:

1 Когда обсуждался этот вопрос? 2. Такие вопросы часто обсуждаются

на нашйх собраниях. 3. Какой вопрос сейчас обсуждается? 4. Этот вопрос

уже обсудили. 5. Когда я пришла, этот вопрос обсуждался. 6. Эта книга

написана в XVIII веке. 7. Когда статья будет написана, ее поместят в газете.

8. Рассказ уже написан? 9. Эта работа была написана до того, как были

сделаны новые открытия в этой области. 10. В Москве сейчас строится

много новых домов. 11. Когда мы переехали сюда, неподалеку строилось

несколько домов. 12. На этой площади будет построен новый дом. 13. Этот

дом был построен до войны. 14. Эта школа только что построена Осенью в

ней начнутся занятия. 15. Мне уже задавали такой вопрос. 16. Такие

вопросы часто задают на экзамене. 17. Я уверена, что вам зададут много

вопросов, когда вы будете рассказывать о своей поездке. 18, Так как ему

уже раньше задавали такие вопросы, он знал, что ответить.

147.

Put the following sentences into the Passive Voice.

M o d e l : They laughed at him. He was

laughed at.

1. People speak much of him. 2. They will look after the children well. 3.

People will laugh at you if you say it. 4. They sent for the doctor immediately. 5.

Everybody listened to her attentively. 6. They always wait for me after the

lessons. 7. Nobody took notice of this little boy. 8. Everybody lost sight of the

boat in the fog, 9. Why are they laughing at her? 10.1 wonder whether they will

listen to him. 11. Students often refer to these books, 12. Nobody has ever

spoken to me in such a way. 13. If they send for you don't refuse to come. 14.

They have not referred to that incident since then.

148.

Make up sentences using the given verbs in the Passive Voice:

to look (at), to listen (to), to wait (for), to think (of), to speak (about), to refer

(to), to look (for), to look (after), to send (for), to laugh (at), to speak (to), to ask

(for),

149.

Translate into English using the Passive Voice:

1 Работа только что закончена. 2. Доклад слушали очень внимательно. 3.

Его вчера нигде не видели. 4. Телеграмма будет получена только завтра 5.