This document is a student's homework assignment on the passive voice in English. It contains exercises where the student must identify true/false statements about how Heinz ketchup is made, put sentences into passive voice, rearrange words to form passive sentences, convert active sentences to passive, rewrite a passage in passive voice, describe images in passive sentences, and create a slideshow presentation explaining how to form the passive voice in English. The student provides their responses to the various exercises throughout the document.

1. Inglés 2º Bachillerato
HOW IT’S MADE
Nombre del alumno/a: Lorena Zafra Torrecillas
1. Watch this video about how Heinz ketchup is made and then say if the following
sentences are true (T) or false (F). If False, please give the correct answer.(10 puntos)
a) Every year we consume more than 160 million litres of tomato sauce.
False. Every year we consume more than 150 milllion litres of tomato sauce.
b) Only 8 people in the world know the recipe of Heinz Ketchup.
False. 95 people in the world know the recipe of Heinz ketchup.
c) Some ingredients of Heinz ketchup are salt, vinegar and lemon.
False. Some ingredients of Heinz ketchup are sugar and salt.
d) Heinz has imposed a speed limit on its ketchup called 10 centimetre rule.
True
e) Heinz uses a variety of 16 bottles for its ketchup.
False. Heinz uses a variety of 17 bottles for its ketchup
2. Put the following sentences into the passive voice. (10 puntos)
a) Only a few people in the world know the recipe
The recipe is knew by only a few people
b) They squeeze tomato paste into large vats.
Tomato paste into large vats is squeezed by they
c) Heinz has imposed a speed limit on its ketchup
A speed limit on its ketchup has been imposed by Heinz
d) Some men and women check the taste of the ketchup.
The taste of the ketchup is cheked by some men and women
e) Every year Heinz ships a million bottles to Europe and Asia.
A million bottles to Europe and Asia is shipped by every year Heinz
3. Put the following words in order to make passive sentences.(10 puntos)
a) he offered in new Heinz a been the has job factory.
The job factory has been offered by he
b) book published be the will next year.
The next year will be published by book
c) workers asked by the were boss the.
The boss
d) all by film the watched children was the.
The children by film
e) they given some by their friends were ketchup.
Their friends were ketchup was
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2. 4. Turn from Active into Passive as in the example (20 puntos)
He gave me a present.
I was given a present. (more usual); A present was given to me, (less usual)
a. The waiter will bring us the bill
I will be brought us the bill
The bill will be brought to me
b. The Queen presented him with a medal.
I was presented him with a medal
A medal was presented to me
c. Her mother bought Mary some sweets.
She was bought some sweets
Some sweets was bought her mother
d. Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car
He has been sold a second-hand car
A second-hand car has been sold to me
e. Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.
She is being going to send a letter to his
To send a letter to Tom is being going to her
5. Rewrite the following passage in the Passive. (14 puntos)
“Some people saw a UFO in the sky above London last night. They reported it to the
police. The army sent a helicopter to look at it closer. The UFO shot the helicopter down
and killed both men in it. People have given photographs of the UFO to the police. Experts
are looking at them now”.
Some people was seen a UFO in the sky above London last night. They was reported it to
the police. The army was sent a helicopter to look at it closer. The UFO is shotted the
helicopter down and was killed both men in it. People had given photographs of the UFO
to the police. Experts is being looked at them now.
6. Now, look at the following objects and make two sentences (in the passive voice) to
describe them. Look at the following example to guide you but do not repeated a
verb more than twice.(8 puntos)
1. Scissors are made of steel and plastic.
Of steel and plastic is being maden by
scissors
2. They are used for cutting things like fabric
or hair.
For cutting things like fabric or hair is used
by they
Imagen en Flickr de Hobvias
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3. Sudoneighm bajo CC
(painted, exposed)
1.The Mona Lisa was painted by
Leonardo da Vinci
2. Nowadays was exposed Louvre
museum
Imagen en Flickr de Storm Crypt bajo CC
1. The light bulb was found by wear
2. The light bulb was turned out by
switch
Imagen en Flickr de Carmen bajo CC
1.The television is being watched by we
2. The televisión was off by cable
Imagen en Flickr de Melissa Segal bajo CC
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4. 1.JFK was killed by man
2. JFK was dead by Texas
Imagen en Flickr de Robert Huffstutter bajo CC
7. Now it is your turn to describe how something is made. Since we are studying the
passive voice, you must make a slideshare presentation on how to make the
passive. Upload your presentation on the web and copy your link in the box below.
You need to include the following( 28 puntos)
1. Opening page with name on it.
2. Use of the passive voice.
3. Form of the passive verb. Here you need to explain the general rule and then put
examples of the following tenses: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect,
Past Perfect Simple, Future with will, Going to future, Modal verb ( must, can,
should). ( example for Present Simple: eat/s ---is/are eaten).
4. Active to passive transformation. Changes in the sentence.
5. Choose 5 sentences in the active voice and turn them into passive voice.
When you have finished your presentation and uploaded it, copy and paste the link
to your presentation on the web in this box.
Link to my slidehare presentation:
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