Question

1)Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in the box.
allow,choose,film,give,invite,send,show,teach

Thousand og young people apply to take part in this programme.They send video tapes to the producers and a group of them (1) ____ to take part.During the series,they live in a castle,where they (2) ____ to sing and dance.They (3) ___ not ___ to speak to their friends or family and every moment of their life in the castle (4) ___. Their lives (5) ___ on TV every evening and,on Saturday,there is a special show. A famous TV star (6) ___ on the show and one of the contestants sings a song with him or her. At the end of the programme, there is a vote and one person (7) ___ home.At the end of the series,the winner is (8) ___ a contract to make an album.


2)Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.
For Love or Money
1.This programme showed/was shown on American TV for the first time in 2003.
2.In this programme,fifteen women tried/were tired to win the heart of a rich young man.
3.In the first episode,the women learnt/were learnt that there was also a prize of $1 million.
4.The women told/were told to keep the prize a secret from the young man.
5.The man and the women took/were taken to different Californian cities to go out on dates.
6.At the end of each week,one woman left/was left in the show.
7.In the final show,the last woman told/was told she must choose between the man and the money.

Answer 1

Thousands of young people apply to take part in this programme. They send video tapes to the producers and a group of them (1) are choosen to take part. During the series, they live in a castle, where they (2) are taught to sing and dance. They (3) are not allowed to speak to their friends or family and every moment of their life in the castle (4) is filmed. Their lives (5) are shown on TV every evening and, on Saturday, there is a special show. A famous TV star (6) is invited on the show and one of the contestants sings a song with him or her. At the end of the programme, there is a vote and one person (7) is sent home. At the end of the series, the winner is (8) given a contract to make an album.
2) 1. This programme was shown on American TV for the first time in 2003.
2. In this programme, fifteen women tried to win the heart of a rich young man.
3. In the first episode, the women learnt that there was also a prize of $1 million.
4. The women were told to keep the prize a secret from the young man.
5. The man and the women were taken to different Californian cities to go out on dates.
6. At the end of each week, one woman was left in the show.
7. In the final show, the last woman was told she must choose between the man and the money.