Question

Decide whether the sentences in each pair have the same meaning.
a) I've just been to the hairdresser's. What do you think?
I've just cut my hair at the hairdresser's. What do you think?
b) Someone is painting our house at the moment.
We are painting our house at the moment.
c) The dentist is going to take out two of my teeth tomorrow.
I'm having two teeth taken out tomorrow.
d) The teacher made us all tidy up.
We were made to tidy up by the teacher.
e) The car is thought to have been stolen by joy-riders.
Joy-riders are thought to have stolen the car.
f) Just a minute. I'll ask someone to wrap this for you.
Just a minute. I'll have to wrap this up for you.
g) The car hasn't been serviced for a long time.
We haven't had the car serviced for a long time.
h) They're coming to put in a new water-heater next week.
We're putting in a new water-heater next week.
i) Would you consider having plastic surgery to alter your nose?
Would you consider having your nose altered by plastic surgery?
j) A qualified electrician checked the wiring.
We had checked the wiring with a qualified electrician.

Answer 1

в первом варианте действие кто то выполняет за нас, во втором в некоторых пассивный залог т.е.
(пример- g) машина не обслуживалась уже очень долго- нам не обслуживали машину уже очень долго) акцент именно на перестройку предложения, а так смысл такой же (надеюсь понятно:)