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Revision 2 1. Turn the following sentences into the passive voice and the reported speech.

Families are already paying taxes and fines.

P: Taxes and fines are already being paid by families. R: He said that families were already paying taxes and fines. The UN has been sending food to the refugees.

P: Food has been being sent to the refugees by the UN. R: He said that the UN had been sending food to the refugees. People think he is a good actor.

P: It is thought that he is a good actor/ He is thought to be a good actor. R: He said that people thought he was a good actor. A friendly taxi driver gave me a free ride to town.

P: I was given a free ride to town by a friendly taxi driver R: He said that a friendly taxi driver had given him a free ride to town. They cancelled our flight because of the storm.

P: Our flight was cancelled because of the storm. R: He said that they cancelled their flight because of the storm. People warned us about pickpockets.

P: We were warned about pickpockets. R: He said that people had warned them about pickpockets. Doctors will collect a lot of information about any disease.

P: A lot of information about any disease will be collected by doctors. R: He said that doctors would collect a lot of information about any disease. These maps describe distinct areas of the city.

P: Distinct areas of the city are described by these maps. R: He said that these maps described distinct areas of the city. They transmit data to a main computer.

P: Data are transmitted to a main computer. R: He said that they transmitted data to a main computer. They have performed this important research.

P: This important research has been performed. R: He said that they had performed that important research. 2. Give a question for the underlined words. The man gave the children an ice-cream.

What did the man give the children? They cancelled our flight because of the storm.

Why did they cancel our flight? I have been working there since 2000.

How long have you been working there? These maps describe distinct areas of the city.

What do these maps describe? They come to this island three times a year.

How often do they come to this island? 3. Give a noun with the same root as: Refuge: Sail: Supervise: Achieve: Pollute: Omit: Succeed: Oppose: Revise: Abolish: 4. refugee sailor supervisor achievement pollution omission success opposition revision abolition

Give an adjective with the same root as:

Pain: Wash: Sense: Expense: Profit: Doubt: Hope: Harm: 5.

painful/ painless washable sensitive expensive profitable doubtful hopeful/ hopeless harmful/harmless

Complete the gaps with the correct preposition: She is married ______ him. TO Im very happy ______ your behaviour. WITH They are always laughing _______ her. AT She is very interested _______ these activities. IN Im tired _______ your stupid things. OF

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Join the following sentences using a relative.

Samantha is coming to the party. Samanthas mother is mayoress of this town. Samantha, whose mother is mayoress of this town, is coming to the party. The government handled the diplomatic crisis badly. The government is facing corruption charges. The government, which is facing corruption charges, handled the diplomatic crisis badly. This school was built in 1907. The school has about 800 students. This school, which has about 800 students, was built in 1907.

A man answered the phone. He told me you were out. The man who aswered the phone told me you were out. A waitress served us. She was very impolite and impatient. The waitress who served us was very impolite and impatient. Some boys were arrested. They have now been released. Some boys who were arrested have now been released.

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Rewrite this sentences in reported speech. -Look after your sister, Michael, said Sam Sam told Michael to look after his sister. - Are they French or Canadian? asked Charlie. Charlie asked if they were French or Canadian. - Clare, help me clean up the kitchen , said Tony. Tony told Clare to help him clean up the kitchen. - Dont scratch the sofa, said Bob. Bob told me not to scratch the sofa. - Do you agree with my mother?, he asked. He asked if I agreed with his mother. 8. Join the following sentences using a appropriate linker. Do not use and, but or because. The Government has a good reputation. It has not solved the problem yet. Although the Government has a good reputation, it has not solved the problem yet. In spite of/Despite having a good reputation, the Goverment has not solved the problem yet. In spite of/ Despite its good reputation, the Government has not solved the problem yet. Spain exports olives and wine. It also exports cars. Spain exports olives and wine as well as cars. She is over 70 years old. However, she leads a very active life. Although she is over 70 years old, she leads a very active life. In spite of/despite being over 70 years old, she leads a very active life.

We read all the reports. This way we could decide what to do. We read all the reports to decide what to do. We read all the reports so as to decide what to do. We read all the reports in order to decide what to do.

9. Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning. Begin as indicated. - It is quite unlikely that she will pay for the drinks. It is not likely that she will pay for the drinks.

-The runner twisted his ankle because he fell. If the runner had not fallen, he would not have twisted his ankle.

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