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**ACTIVE PASSIVE The Disney brothers founded the company in 1923 It was founded by the Disney brothers in 1923 Walt Disney opened Disneyland in 1955 Disneyland was opened by Walt Disney in 1955 The ABC network broadcast the opening of the park The opening was broadcast by ABC The past simple passive is formed with: the past tense of the verb be (was or were) + past participle. The first real airplane was built in 1903. We use by + noun when we want to say who does the action. The first real airplane was flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 Liquid Paper was ___invented____ (invent) by Bessie Nesmith in

2 Penicillin was discovered____ (discover) by Alexander Fleming. 3 The first telegraph system was built (build) by Samuel Morse in 1835. 4 The first radio transmission across the Atlantic was made (make) on December 12, 1901. 5 The World Wide Web was launched (launch) in 1990 after Tim Berners-Lee created the first browser. 6 The first commercial mobile phones were sold (sell) by NTT in Japan in 1979. REWRITE EACH SENTENCE USING THE PASSIVE. Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first aero plane.**

Why was it built? This amazing building was designed for his wife when she died. She was his third wife, but also his favorite. What did King Louis XIV want the Hall of Mirrors to show? to display all the riches and power of France What do the changing colors of the building represent? The colors of the building change. with the time of day and they say that the different colors represent the different moods of women so that the ladies can change their mood What problem did the candles cause? could damage the paint

3. LA SAGRADA FAMILIA What did the architect think about man-made structures versus nature? The architect Antoni Gaudí firmly believed that architecture should reflect nature. Why are no straight lines used? He said that straight lines do not exist in nature, nor should they exist in architecture.

CONVERSATION: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

LISA Erik, you’re from Amsterdam. Aren’t you?

ERIK Yeah! Why?

LISA I’m going there for a conference , and I’d like some

information

ERIK Sure! What do you want to know?

LISA Do you use the euro in the Netherlands?

ERIK Yes, the euro is used in most of Europe, you know’

LISA And do I need to take euros with me?

ERIK Not really, international credit cards are accepted

everywhere and they’re much safer

LISA Of course. And what should I buy there?

ERIK Cheese, definitely. We raise dairy cows, and some

really excellent cheese is made from their milk

LISA Good! I love cheese. where is it sold?

ERIK You can find it at cheese shops all around the city.

And don’t forget to bring me a piece

Listen to the rest of the conversation.

What other suggestion does Erik give Lisa?

to visit the Tulip Festival, which is the most beautiful spring

garden in the world.

PASSIVE WITHOUT BY (simple present)

For the simple present, use the present of the be + past

participle

Active Passive

They use the euro in most

Europe

The euro is used in most of

Europe

Most places accept credit

cards

Credit cards are accepted at

most places

down

N

corrupt N

Listen again. write down three criteria the hotel fulfills in order

to be an ecotourism business in Costa Rica

1. Be a certified ecotourism company here

2. Local Costa Ricans are employed

3. waste is recycled

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