Writing 8 Form

Underline the correct time expression.

1. I go to school               [every morning, at the moment].

2. My parents       [never, now]go to work on Sundays.

3. I go skiing       [today, every]winter.

4. I             [at present, always]do my homework. I'm a very good student.

5. I am having an English lesson       [now, every]day.

6. My parents are working on               [Saturdays, at the moment].

7. I watch TV                 [tonight, in the evenings].

8. I            [usually, at present]go out with my friends on Sundays.

Make the sentence in Passive Voice.

Someone made these shoes in Italy.

Make the sentence in Passive Voice.

Tim always opens the shop.

Are the sentences active or passive?

Complete the sentence.

The books were written ____ J.K. Rowling.

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence.

Gary …(already) a new chess club near our school.

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence.

… to read a new book about Harry Potter?

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence.

The Eiffel Tower … by Gustave Eiffel.

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence.

His last book of poems … in 1889.

Mark the right questions to the words in italic.

These books were printed in Scotland.

Mark the right questions to the words in italic.

Stonehenge was built in prehistoric times.

Choose the right variant.

______ Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.

Choose the right variant.

______ Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on the Earth.

Choose the right variant.

Is _______ Australia a continent or an island?

Choose the right variant.

How many rivers are there in ______ Europe?

Use the where necessary.

Paul was born in     [the, -] France but he grew up in     [the, -] USA.

Use the where necessary.

Mr Phelps visited     [the, -] Pyramids last year.

Use the where necessary.

    [the, -] Cyprus is     [the, -] third largest island in     [the, -] Mediterranean Sea.

Complete the text using the correct active or passive form.

Fiat             [was started, started] by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899.
In 1903, Fiat              [produced, was produced] 132 cars. Some of these cars               [exported, were exported] to the United States and Britain. In 1920, Fiat             [started, was started] making cars at a new factory at Lingotto, near Turin. There was a track on the factory roof where the cars             [tested, were tested] by technicians. In 1936, Fiat launched the Fiat 500. This car            [called, was called] the Topolino - the Italian name for Mickey Mouse. The company grew, and in 1963 Fiat              [exported, was exported] more than 300,000 vehicles. Today,Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars          [sold, are sold] all over the world.

I know that you                        [are interviewed, interviewed, were interviewed, have been interviewed] many times before.

I know that three books                   [are written, were written, has been written, have been written, wrote] / already / about you.

This fabulous house                [build, is built, was built, has been built] five years ago by an Italian architect.

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