Complete the sentence with the simple present passive form of the verb in parentheses:

Students           (give) their schedules at the beginning of each academic year.

(a)  

Complete the sentence with the simple present passive form of the verb in parentheses:

Ancient languages        (not study) by many people anymore.

(a)  

Complete the sentence with the simple present passive form of the verb in parentheses:

The British Museum in London (visit) by more than six million people every year.

(a)  

Complete the sentence with the simple present passive form of the verb in parentheses:

English (speak) as the official language in more than fifty countries.

(a)  

Complete the sentence with the simple past passive form of the verb in parentheses.

Your order                                                        (send) yesterday. You should receive it tomorrow.

(a)  

Write the question for the answer. Use the question word in parentheses:

The letters were sent by first-class mail. (How)

(a)  

Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No). When N, correct the mistake:

People use to wash their clothes in the river.

(a)  

Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No). When N, correct the mistake:

When I was a child, I used to crying.

(a)  

Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No). When N, correct the mistake:

Before television and radio, people used to entertain themselves by singing and telling stories.

(a)  

Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No). When N, correct the mistake:

In my grandmother’s village, they didn’t used to have electricity.

(a)  

Read. Are the following statements fact or opinion? Write F (Fact) or O (Opinion).

Popular online products

Online shopping has certainly made our lives easier. Window shopping in the comfort of our own homes with no pushy sales clerks to annoy you! Isn’t that great? Pew Research says that 79% of people shop online in the USA now.

I’ll now describe some of the bestselling products online:

Have you ever seen someone wearing wooden sunglasses? They haven’t been around for a long time, but they are considered trendy. They come in many different shapes and sizes to suit everyone’s taste. Are you fashionable enough to wear some?

Do you like listening to music on your phone? If you do, you may like the idea of a Bluetooth speaker. It’s a great little thing to have if you are on holiday because you can stream your music from your phone or any other Bluetooth-enabled device to the speaker. The speakers are very small but powerful, and you can take them anywhere with you.

Coconut oil is another popular product. It’s a natural oil which is used for moisturizing skin, shaving, and cooking. You can also use it on dry lips and insect bites, and for removing makeup. If you prepare your food using coconut oil, it is said to make your hair and teeth stronger, and according to the growing number of coconut oil users, it can help with all sorts of other things, too.

Are you into sport? Well, you might be interested in a fitness tracker. You wear it on your wrist like a watch and it tells you how many calories you are burning, as long as you aren’t lying on the sofa watching soccer on TV!

1.          Coconut oil is another popular product.                

2.          … you may like the idea of a Bluetooth speaker.                   

(a)  

What function do these phrases have? Choose P (giving positive opinions), N (giving negative opinions), or S (summing up the writer’s opinion).

1.          One thing I like is …            

2.          On the whole, …              

(a)