1. We were shown the way to the station.

2. The way to the station was shown to us.

Нам показали дорогу на станцию.

1. They offered me a job at the hospital. 2. They showed the visitors the new business centre. 3. They promised the boy a bicycle. 4. The Queen presented him with a medal. 5. They paid him only part of the money. 6. He told the children fairy-tales. 7. They gave us no explanations. 8. A passer-by showed us the way to Trafalgar Square. 9. The management offered her part-time job. 10. They sent them a copy of the letter. 11. The engineer gave them all the necessary information. 12. The director offered him a flat with all modern conveniences. 13. Last year they gave us three lessons a day. 14. They gave him another chance. 15. Why didn’t they offer him the job? 16. Last month the management paid different sums of money to men and women.

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with by or with.

1. My brother was bitten ... a dog last week. 2. We were woken up ... a loud noise. 3. These photos were taken ... a very cheap camera. 4. These photos were taken ... my sister. 5. The rat was killed ... Tom ... a stick. 6. The safe was blown open ... the robber. 7. The safe was blown open ... dynamite. 8. The garage was painted ... a new kind of paint. 9. The garage was painted ... a friend of mine. 10. This building was designed ... a famous architect. 11. The dog was killed ... the car. 12. The child was covered ... a blanket ... his mother. 13. The door was opened ... a stranger. 14. The camera was supplied ... the shop ... films. 15. He was shot ... an arrow. 16. I was attacked ... a dog. 17. Our crops were destroyed .. a storm. 18. The letter was sent ... air mail. 19. The device was made ... simple tools. 20. The safety razor was invented ... King Camp Gillette.

Exercise 12. Read the following texts and translate them into Russian. Put questions to the sentences in the Passive Voice. Retell the texts.

Text 1

Many great cities of the world were built hundreds of years ago. During their long history some of them were destroyed several times for one reason or another, and then rebuilt.

London, for instance, was burnt down in the great Fire of 1666.

When Napoleon’s army entered Moscow in 1812, the city was nearly empty and in flames. Most of the houses were soon destroyed by the fire, and many were badly damaged. A lot of beautiful cities were left in ruins after the World Wars.

Serious damage was done to cities and villages by floods, hurricanes and earthquakes and still more by wars and industrial pollut -ion.

Text 2

At 5.05 on Saturday 19th July there was an accident at the junction of Euston and St. Pancras Road when a boy of 16 was knocked off his bicycle by a delivery van. Luckily he was not seriously injured. Patrick Kay, the 16 year-old boy, was taken to St. Pancras Hospital where he was treated for shock and a broken arm. The accident was witnessed by several people and it was reported minutes later by the driver of the van, Mr Ralph Ripley, 45, of Wimbledon. Both the youth and the driver of the van were questioned afterwards by the police, who took the names and addresses of three witnesses.

Text 3

During a sea trip on board a steamer a young girl was courted by five young men. The poor thing was at a loss whom she should choose. She was advised to jump overboard and then marry the one who would jump in after her. The girl did as she was told. Next morning when all the five admirers were on deck she jumped into the sea. She was immediately followed by four of the men. When the girl and her admirers were fished out of the water she found herself even more at a loss than before. “What should I do with these four men?” she asked the captain. “Take the dry one”, was his advice. This time again the girl did as she was told.

Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, active or passive.

1. My sister (invite) many friends to her birthday party yesterday. 2. My sister (invite) to the birthday party by her friend yesterday. 3. The delegation of English students (meet) at the station yesterday. 4. I (answer) my brother’s letter last week. 5. Young trees (plant) in the streets of out town last autumn. 6. The students (work) at the laboratory the whole evening yesterday. 7. When the radio (invent)? 8. The delegation (head) by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. 9. Tchaikovsky (use) folk songs in his compositions. 10. How much money you (spend) yesterday? - 300 pounds. 11. At the last conference his report (listen) very attentively. 12. Betty often (take) Kate to the park. 13. When “War and Peace” (write) by Tolstoy? 14. The letter (send) yesterday? 15. My grandfather was a builder. He (build) this house many years ago. 16. The child often (leave) home alone. 17. Yesterday my friend (give) me a very interesting book. 18. The children (bring up) in the country. 19. The lesson (interrupt) by some noise outside. 20. I (be born) in London but I (grow) up in the north of England.

Exercise 14. Put in the correct active or passive form in brackets.

FIAT

Fiat (start/was started) by a group of Italian businessmen in 1899. In 1903, Fiat (produce/was produced) 132 cars. Some of these cars (exported/were exported) by the company 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 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 3000,000 vehicles. Today, Fiat is based in Turin, and its cars (sold/are sold) all over the world.

Exercise 15. Translate into English using the Past Simple Passive.

1. Место у окна было занято. 2. Во время войны все документы были утеряны. 3. Работа была закончена к вечеру. 4. В детстве Билла не обучали музыке. 5. Что вам подарили на день рождения? 6. Им подали кофе и бутерброды. 7. Деньги ему дала его тетя. 8. Этот театр был открыт в 1879 году. 9. Ей обещали хорошую работу. 10. Туристам показали Собор Святого Павла — одно из красивейших зданий Лондона. 11. Когда был покрашен пол? 12. Контракт был подписан 10 марта. 13. Почему нам не сообщили об ее отъезде? 14. Нас не приглаcили на вечер. 15. Этот вопрос обсуждался на нашем последнем собрании. 16. Сколько писем было получено вчера?

Exercise 16. Translate into English using the Past Simple Passive.

1. Что вам подарили на день рождения? 2. Мне обещали два билета в театр. 3. Мне показали дорогу до ближайшей деревни. 4. В прошлом году его не посылали за границу. 5. Где проходила конференция? 6. Гостям показали институт. 7. Документы были напечатаны в пятницу. 8. Письмо было написано моим секретарем два дня назад. 9. Ему дали еще три дня, чтобы закончить работу. 10. Этот роман был переведен на русский язык в прошлом году. 11. Вчера ему предложили интересную работу в иностранной фирме. 12. Мне были даны все необходимые инструкции. 13. Нас привезли в аэропорт автобусом. 14. Когда был построен этот вокзал? 15. Почему мне не дали словаря в библиотеке? 16. Его оштрафовали, потому что он перешел улицу на красный свет.