1
Match 1-6 with a-t. Then write sentences with
the words. Use the present or past passive form
of the verbs. Add by where necessary.
1 The Mona Lisa/not paint
2 The Tate Modern gallery/open
3 Omelettes/always make
4 A lot of books/publish
5 The Turner Prize/criticize
6 The Dada artists/not accept
a from eggs
b Picasso
c every year
d in 2000
e their critics at first
f for its controversial winner
• wasn't painted
2 eve opened
3
S
6
of criticize
published
aren't accepted
1
2 Write questions for the answers. Use the words in
the box and the present or past passive form of
the verbs.
different languages/speak/in your house
the painting/reject
the sculpture/sell/ for a lot of money
your windows/wash
2
3
4
CHANGE
FC
Because the gallery didn't like it.
Every three or four weeks. We live on a busy
road so they get quite dirty
Yes, it went for £200,000!
Yes, Spanish and French! We like practising
3 Read the dialogue. Then rewrite it in the passive
form.
Sally Thieves stole a sculpture from the city
museum last night.
John Where does the museum exhibit the
sculptures?
it exhibits them in the main gallery
When did they tell the police?
Someone told the police this morning.
The police interviewed a man about
the sculpture soon afterwards
Sally
John
Sally
John "Did they arrest him?
Sally
Sally 1
No, they allowed him to leave a few
hours later
from the city museum last night
John 3
Sally
John
Sally
A
John
Sally s
.
about the sculpture soon afterwards.
7
No
a few hours later
4 Use the words to make present or past passive
sentences.
1 sculptures/sometimes / make / marble
2 modern art/not always/accept/critics
3 Michelangelo's sculptures/not finish/a day
4 art/change/after the Dadaists' appearance
5 The Mona Lisa/show/under a protective glas
6 futurist artists in the early 1910s/inspire/
technology
Ответы
Ответ:
1. a - The Mona Lisa wasn't painted by Picasso.
b - The Tate Modern gallery was opened in 2000.
c - Omelettes are always made from eggs.
d - A lot of books are published every year.
e - The Turner Prize is criticized for its controversial winner.
f - The Dada artists aren't accepted by their critics at first.
2. What languages are spoken in your house?
3. Was the painting rejected because the gallery didn't like it?
4. Was the sculpture sold for a lot of money?
5. Are your windows washed every three or four weeks?
Rewritten dialogue in passive form:
Sally: A sculpture was stolen from the city museum last night.
John: Where are the sculptures exhibited by the museum?
Sally: They are exhibited in the main gallery.
John: When were the police told about the theft?
Sally: The police were told this morning.
John: A man was interviewed about the sculpture soon afterwards by the police.
Sally: Was he arrested?
John: No, he was allowed to leave a few hours later.
1. Marble sculptures are sometimes made.
2. Critics don't always accept modern art.
3. Michelangelo's sculptures weren't finished in a day.
4. Art changed after the appearance of the Dadaists.
5. The Mona Lisa is shown under a protective glass.
6. Technology inspired futurist artists in the early 1910s.