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B Complete the presentation. Use the passive voice and the verbs in exercise A.

Hello, my name is Liz Harrison, and I’m a team leader on the dig. I’d like to tell

you a little bit about our working methods on this project. When an artifact
(1) is found by team members, a standard procedure (2) .
First, the artifact (3) in a special container, and information about

the artifact (4) on the container label. After the artifact
(5) in the project’s database, it (6) at the
laboratory.

C Complete the conversation between two team members about something that went wrong
on the project in exercise A. Use the simple past passive voice.

Erik: We had a problem with our new student assistants yesterday.

Kumiko: What happened? REAL ENGLISH
Erik: Well, unfortunately, the standard procedure Sometimes, the passive
(1) wasn’t followed (not follow). Some of the voice is used when the
speaker does not want to
containers (2) (not label) blame a person or people
directly.
properly.
The procedure wasn’t
Kumiko: Oh, that’s not good. (3) all the artifacts followed.
(place) in containers?
Erik: No, and some small pieces of pottery (4) (damage) as a result.

Kumiko: That’s terrible! (5) all the artifacts (record) in the
database?

Erik: Yes, that (6) (do) correctly. On the bright side, the team
discovered one very interesting object.
Kumiko: Oh, really? What (7) (find)?

D WRITE & SPEAK. Look again at the question Kumiko asks Erik at the end of exercise C. Write
a possible reply in your notebook. Use your own ideas and three to four verbs from the box
in the passive voice. Then work in a group and take turns reading your replies. Whose is the
most interesting?

analyze break clean find know make repair sell steal take use

Erik: A long, dirty necklace was found. After it was cleaned, they saw that
it was solid gold. We think it was made over 800 years ago in a small town in
Italy. It might be worth over $500,000. The necklace will be analyzed early
next week, so we should have more information then.

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