I. Раскройте скобки. Употребите Present Simple Passive или Past Simple Passive. Переведите предложения на русский язык

1. Agatha Christie (to educate) at home. She didn’t go to school.

2. The decimal system (to use) by the people for scientific purposes.

3. Dickens’s works (to read) by millions of people and his name (to know) to every schoolboy.

II. Выпишите предложения, в которых используется Present Continuous Passive и переведите их на русский язык.

1. The secretary said that they would be called into the room.

2. The engineer is being shown a new type of computer now.

3. This electronic equipment is being designed for speeding up production.

4. People must obtain accurate results from controlled experiments.

III. Выпишите предложения, в которых используется Passive Voice и переведите их на русский язык.

1. The material was very difficult for our students.

2. Several possible solutions will be chosen by the scientists of our department.

3. The delegates were asked if they themselves would select the schools they wanted to visit.

4. This scientific research was carried out many years ago.

IV. Закончите предложения, употребив подходящие по смыслу прилагательные в сравнительной степени (older /more important etc).

Пример.It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere quieter?

1. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be _____________.

2. Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do______________.

3. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be _______________.

4. You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me_____________?

V. Заполните пропуски словосочетаниями с прилагательными в превосходной степени (____- est; most ____).

Пример. It’s a very nice room. It’s the nicest room in the hotel.

1. Spring is a very busy time for me. It is _________________ in the year.

2. It is a very valuable painting. It is ________________in the gallery.

3. She’s a very good player. She’s _______________in the team.

4. He’s a very dangerous criminal. He’s ______________in the country.