Passive voice ZM

Passive voice

By Karina Hetesiné Rátkay

Multiple Choice

The Eiffel Tower ......... ............................ in 1889.

• is completed

• was completed

• will be completed

• were completed

Multiple Choice

Carols are songs which ................... at Christmas.

• is sung

• is sang

• are sung

• are sang

Multiple Choice

Homework .......................... .................... ......................... at home.

• should do

• should did

• should never be done

• should be done

​From active to passive

• Somebody cleaned the classroom yesterday. (Active)

• The classroom was cleaned every day. (Passive)

Passive voice + by

We can use by to say who or what is responsible for the action.

• The painting was bought by a very rich American.

• Penicillin was invented by Alexander Fleming. 

​Famous female inventors

• Ruth Handler was an American inventor best known for creating the Barbie doll, which has become one of the most iconic toys in history.

• Marie Curie was a pioneering scientist and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her groundbreaking work on radioactivity revolutionised the fields of physics and chemistry.

• Hedy Lamarr, known as the "mother of Wi-Fi," was an Austrian-American actress and inventor.

• Mary Anderson was an American inventor best known for inventing the first functional windshield wiper.

• Josephine Cochrane was an American inventor who created the first practical dishwasher. Her invention was designed to save time and reduce the breakage of dishes.

• Mária Telkes was a Hungarian-American biophysicist, engineer, and inventor who worked on solar energy

  technologies.

Word Cloud

Why did Josephine Cochrane invent the dishwasher?

Multiple Choice

What nationality was Maria Telkes, the Sun Queen?

• Hungarian

• Austrian

• Australian

• Spanish

Poll

How useful was the information about the inventors?

• very useful

• so-so

• I don't need it

• motivating