Gateway C1 - U7 - Passives

Unit 7 - Passives

Level: Gateway C1

Which sentence is passives?

Instructions

Choose the passive sentence among those.

Multiple Select

Tick the sentences written in passive voice.

• I have been cleaning the house for 3 hours.

• Poland was invaded by Germany.

• Rules were made to be broken.

• You shouldn't have done that.

• Stop! You are being very disruptive.

Multiple Select

Tick the sentences written in passive voice.

• The doors are going to be locked at ten o'clock.

• The boy was disappointed not to be given the iPad.

• You ought to be punished.

• 100 plants were subjected to CO2 enrichment.

• She was about the leave when I came.

Make passive sentences

Instructions

1. Look at the word given.

2. Make a passive sentence about it.

   Example: "rice"

   It is grown in the fields. It is exported to several countries.

Open Ended

"Flowers"

Open Ended

"iPhone"

Open Ended

"The marketing plan" (Future simple)

Open Ended

"The restaurant" (Present perfect)

Open Ended

"My bicycle" (Past simple)

Passive structures

​General structure: be + V-ed/V3

Present simple: am/is/are + V-ed/V3

Present perfect: has/have + been + V-ed/V-3

Past simple: was/were + V-ed/V3

Past perfect: had + been + V-ed/V3

Future simple: will + be + V-ed/V3

Passive Gerund & Infinitive

Instructions

Complete the sentences with V-ing/to-inf

Multiple Choice

I enjoy ____ care of the garden.

• to take

• taking

Multiple Choice

It is important for students _____ before the test.

• reviewing

• to review

Multiple Choice

She refused ______ Clara, who she didn't get on well with.

• to interview

• interviewing

Multiple Choice

He admitted ________ the necklace.

• to steal

• stealing

Passive Gerund & Infinitive

Structures

admit, avoid, can't help, consider, dislike, enjoy, feel like, finish, give up, miss, practice, suggest + being + V-ed/V3

afford, agree, ask, choose, decide, expect, hope, plan, prepare, promise, refuse, want, would like + to be + V-ed/V3

Multiple Choice

She avoids _______ by wearing a mask.

• to recognize

• to be recognized

• recognizing

• being recognized

Multiple Choice

My brother missed ____ in the grass field when we were young.

• running

• being run

• to run

• to be run

Multiple Choice

Can you imagine ________ to star in a film?

• being chosen

• choosing

• to be chosen

• chosen

Multiple Choice

My mother hoped ______ as the leader of her team.

• choosing

• being chosen

• to choose

• to be chosen

Multiple Choice

My father was disappointed ____ the job.

• not being offered

• not to be offered

• not offered

• not offering

Multiple Choice

The kids suggested ____ at 5 pm.

• to be picked up

• to pick up

• being picked up

• picking up

Multiple Choice

I remember ________ to the hospital.

• taking

• being taken

• to be taken

• to take

Multiple Choice

She expected ____ Paris once in her life.

• visiting

• to visit

• to be visited

• being visited

Practice

Student book Exercise 3 P. 74

Time: 7 minutes

Practice

Instructions

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

Fill in the Blank

We had our flat (paint) ____ by a professional.

Fill in the Blank

I usually get my brother (drive) ____ me to school when it's raining.

Fill in the Blank

I got my cousin (fix) ___ my computer.

Fill in the Blank

Megan had her teacher (look) ___ at her work before she handed in.

Multiple Choice

You should ____ Vicki to help you with your homework.

• get

• have

Practice

Student book Exercise 5 P. 74

Time: 5 minutes