Passive Voice

Whatch the video and perform the tasks 1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the active or passive. Present Simple 1. They grow oranges in Spain Oranges are grown in Spain 2. Do they grow rice in Spain? Is rice grown in Spain? Present Continuous 3. NGOs are holding a conference. A conference is being held (by NGOs) Past Simple 4. Thieves stole three paintings. Three paintings were stolen. Past Continuous 5. Governments were taking measures. Measures were being taken. Present Perfect Simple6. The police have arrested the poachers. The poachers have beenarrested. Past Perfect Simple 7. Hunters had shot the tigers. The tigers had been shot by hunters. Future Simple 8. The authorities will ban whaling. Whaling will be banned. Modal active9. We can prevent the killing of animals. The killing of animals can be prevented. 2. Choose the correct option. Goldfish that keep / are kept in dark places graduallly lose their colour keep are kept More people own / are owned Labradors than any other breed of dog. own are owned You shouldn't wear blue in the jungle, because mosquitos will attract / will be attractedto it twice as much as to any other colour. will attract will be attracted Blue whales can make / can be made more noise than any other animal. can make can be made A group of tigers knows / is known as an 'ambush' or 'streak'. knows is known Impalas have seen / have been seen jumping ten metres in the air. have seen have been seen A lion can kill / can be killed by an ostrich's kick. can kill can be killed Top speeds of around 113 km per hour have reached / have been reachedby cheetahs. have reached have been reached In the past, Yorkshire terriers were putting / were put to work in factories, killing rats. were putting were put Male giraffes fight over / are fought over females, hitting each other with the neck. This calls / is called 'necking'. fight over are fought over calls is called 3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. 1 Lots of trees are cut down (cut down) by logging companies every day.2 The number of bees in the UK is decreasing (decrease) steadily.3 Fertilizers and pesticides are harming (harm) more and more species every day.4 Tuna fish must be protected (protect) from overfishing.5 Pandas had become (become) extremely rare before the government took measures to protect them.6 Although tigers were declared (declare) a protected species many years ago, their numbers haven't gone up yet (not go up yet). 4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word in brackets (impersonal passive structures). 1 People think her husband is very rich (believed)Her husband is believed to be very rich.2 They say that she was a model when she was young (thought)She is thought to have been a model when she was young.3 People believe that all Mediterranean people have dark hair. (assumed)It is assumed that all Mediterranean people have dark hair.4 They said the President was coming for a visit. (expected)The President was expected to come for a visit5 They say that eating a lot of vegetables is good for your health. (considered)It is considered that eating a lot of vegetables is good for your health.