Literature

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Mike didn't read a lot in his childhood.

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Mike used to read books on philosophy because he hoped to take part in discussions with intellectuals.

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During his working life Mike was an active reader of books.

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While travelling by plane or train, Mike usually read newspapers.

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Mike became an active reader again after his TV broke.

Complete the text with the words from the box.

Artemis Fowl is a series of           [written, character, published, fantasy, novels, author]novels written by Irish           [written, character, published, fantasy, novels, author] Eoin Colfer who has described the teenage criminal organizer Artemis Fowl II. The series is           [written, character, published, fantasy, novels, author] in half-serious language, combining dark moments with humorous ones, a style favoured by a number of popular children's authors.

Artemis, the main           [written, character, published, fantasy, novels, author], is a cruel and extremely intelligent young criminal whose main goal is the acquisition of money through a variety of often illegal schemes (although his values change towards the 5th book).

There are six           [written, character, published, fantasy, novels, author] in the series; the first was           [written, character, published, fantasy, novels, author] in 2001 and the sixth released in the United States on 15 July, 2008.

Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.

A young writer writes his detective story.

Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.

My son draws nice pictures.

Transform the sentences into the Passive Voice.

They pay her good money for her detective stories.