A. Complete the news stories with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
News in brief
Footballer Carl Gooding has told interviewers that he deserved 1……to be sent off…… (send off) in last Saturday’s match. Due to personal reasons, Gooding has asked 2……………………… (leave out) of the team for the rest of the reason. The player 3……………………… (sell) to Postsmouth at the end of the reason.
Politician Helen Duff has agreed 4……………………… (interview) on television this weekend about her holiday to Thailand last summer. Members of the public believe that public money 5……………………… (use) to pay for the holiday. Ms Duff says that the holiday 6……………………… (buy) for her by friends. She is going on television as she believes that her side of the story needs 7……………………… (hear).
David Burke has received ten years in prison. The criminal said that he was guilty and asked 8……………………… (forgive). The victim’s family, however, told reporters that Burke deserved 9……………………… (put) in prison for the rest of his life.
Answers
2 to be left out 3 will be sold
4 to be interviewed 5 was used
6 was bought 7 to be heard
8 to be forgiven 9 to be put
B. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a, using the passive.
1 a She likes people to call her Trixie.
b She ……likes to be called Trixie. ……
2 a A dentist checks my teeth every six months.
b I ………………………………… .
3 a How would you like other people to remember you?
b How would you …………………………………?
4 a People think it is extremely poisonous.
b It ………………………………… .
5 a Did anyone leave a parcel for me?
b Was …………………………………?
6 a I asked them to tell me the results.
b I asked ………………………………… .
7 a Someone needs to fix my car.
b My car ………………………………… .
8 a Dogs enjoy it when someone takes them for a walk.
b Dogs enjoy ………………………………… .
9 a We expect the championship to be the best ever.
b The championship ………………………………… .
10 a I remember someone telling me I would fail.
b I remember ………………………………… .
Answers
2 have / get my teeth checked (by a dentist) every six months.
3 like to be remembered
4 is thought to be extremely poisonous
5 a parcel left for me
6 to be told the results
7 needs to be fixed
8 being taken for a walk
9 is expected to be the best ever
10 being told I would fail
C. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using another passive.
1 The patients were given the wrong medicine.
The wrong medicine was given to the patients.
2 You will be offered an appointment as soon as possible.
……………………………………………………………………
3 There wasn’t any food left for me.
……………………………………………………………………
4 The last place in the team was offered to Neal.
……………………………………………………………………
5 She was shown the room as soon as she arrived.
……………………………………………………………………
6 New computers were bought for the school.
……………………………………………………………………
7 The car was lent to me for a week.
……………………………………………………………………
8 I was found a seat in the back row.
……………………………………………………………………
Answers
2 An appointment will be offered to you as soon as possible.
3 I wasn’t left any food.
4 Neal was offered the last place in the team.
5 The room was shown to her as soon as she arrived.
6 The school was bought new computers.
7 I was lent the car for a week.
8 A seat in the back row was found for me.
D. Look at this actor. Make up eight sentences about him, using the verbs hate, like, love, prefer, hope, want and the phrases in the box.
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interviewed involved in film work left on his own photographed remembered for … surrounded by friends taken seriously told what to do |
1 He doesn’t like being interviewed.
2 ………………………………………………………
3 ………………………………………………………
4 ………………………………………………………
5 ………………………………………………………
6 ………………………………………………………
7 ………………………………………………………
8 ………………………………………………………
Answers
Possible answers
2 He prefers to be / get involved in film work.
3 He doesn’t like being left on his own.
4 He hates being photographed.
5 He hopes to be remembered for playing Hamlet.
6 He loves being surrounded by friends.
7 He wants to be taken seriously.
8 He hates being told what to do.
E. Complete the sentences using need + –ing or need to be + past participle.
1 There’s a problem with the car.
The oil ……needs changing / needs to be changed. ……
2 The hotel room is dirty.
The room …………………………………………… .
3 The baby is hungry.
She …………………………………………… .
4 My brother’s hair is very long.
His hair …………………………………………… .
5 He can’t see very well.
His eyes …………………………………………… .
6 The key doesn’t work very well.
The lock …………………………………………… .
7 Your homework is late.
It …………………………………………… now.
8 These clothes are really dirty.
They …………………………………………… .
Answers
Possible answers
2 needs cleaning / to be cleaned
3 needs feeding / needs to be fed
4 needs cutting / needs to be cut
5 need checking / need to be checked
6 needs changing / needs to be changed
7 needs doing / needs to be done
8 need washing / need to be washed
F. Write sentences about what the people are having or getting done.
1 She’s having her roof fixed.
2 ……………………………………….
3 ……………………………………….
4 ……………………………………….
5 ……………………………………….
6 ……………………………………….
Answers
Possible answers
2 He’s having / getting his temperature taken.
3 He’s having / getting his truck painted.
4 She’s having / getting her teeth checked.
5 He’s having / getting his coat cleaned.
6 She’s having / getting a jacket made.
G. Write three things that need doing.
Example: The hole in my jumper needs repairing.
1 ……………………………………….
2 ……………………………………….
3 ……………………………………….
Write three things you (or someone you know) have (or has) had done recently.
Example: My grandmother has had her car fixed.
4 ……………………………………….
5 ……………………………………….
6 ……………………………………….
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 The door of the building will need ……………
a to be made larger
b being made larger
c making larger
2 He …………… himself.
a built his flat
b had his flat built
c got his flat built
3 The architect Antoni Gaudi did not like …………… and there are few pictures of him.
a taking his photograph
b having his photograph taken
c photographing
4 New brick houses …………… the workers.
a were built
b were built to
c were built for
5 The stadium …………… in the summer.
a expects to finish
b expected to be finished
c is expected to be finished
Answers
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 c
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