Present/Passive

t passivePassive Voice: Present & Past
A How’s your general knowledge? In groups, write the missing information on the blanks. Then compare your sentences with the other group’s. 1. John Lennonwas killed in ................................ in 1980. 2. ................................ is grown in Brazil and Colombia. 3. Alcohol and cigarettes aren´t sold to ............................ . 4.The ................. and .................. football World Cups were won by Argentina . 5. America was discovered in .......................... . 6. ................................... are cut downto make paper. B Complete the blanks with is, are, was or were. Ask your questions and write the answers given by the other group. Answer their questions as well. 1. How often ................ TimeMagazine published? .................................................................................... . 2. The Berlin Wall .................. knocked down in 1989. 3. Where and when.................... the first films shown? .................................................................................... . 4. German, Italian and French ..................... spoken in Switzerland. 5.Who .................... the first aeroplane flown by? .................................................................................... . 6. Chocolate .................... made from cocoa beans.7. How many people .................... killed by influenza in 1918? .................................................................................... . 8. Elephants ................ killed fortheir tusks. 9. What ..................... the Taj Mahal made of? ..................................................................................... . 10. Coca-Cola .................... first soldin Atlanta.

Passive Voice: Present & Past
A How’s your general knowledge? In groups, write the missing information on the blanks. Then compare your sentences with the other group’s. 1....