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Grammar

Present simple passive

1 Look at the text on page 54 and complete the examples.

1
3
Every year, a big festival .......................... .......................... here – sixty bands ..........................
2
4 .......................... from all over the world.
We use the passive to talk about actions when it is not clear or important who the action is
carried out by.

2 Complete the table.

Positive Negative
1
3
Spanish .......................... spoken in Mexico. Spanish .......................... spoken in the UK.
Guitars .......................... played in rock Electric guitars .......................... used in
4
2
music. opera music.
Questions Short answers
5 .......... Spanish spoken in Brazil? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
6 .......... pianos used in jazz music? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

3 Read the sentences. Are they active (A) or passive (P) sentences?

1 English is spoken in many countries. 3 They sell tickets for the concert online.
2 People speak English in many countries. 4 Tickets for the concert are sold online.

4 Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs on the left.

speak 1 Some new albums are only .......................... online.
download 2 Music .......................... illegally every day from the internet.
use 3 In Africa, more than 1,000 languages .......................... .
make 4 The dollar .......................... in the USA.
sell 5 Pianos .......................... from wood.

5 Complete the questions with the passive. Then write short answers.

1 A Is cricket .......................... (play) in India?
B ..........................
2 A Is the euro .......................... (use) in England?
B ..........................
3 A Are watches .......................... (produce) in Switzerland?
B ..........................
4 A Are elephants .......................... (find) in Australia?
B ..........................

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