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Think of Responsibility as if it were your clothes;

always go with it everywhere, because it could be


your presentation card.

Lets start doing the necessary possible things,


and soon we will find ourselves doing the
impossible ones.

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Unit 3

Exercises using Phrasal Verbs

Passive Voice + Exercises

Wonders of the World

Reading Comprehension Exercises

Grammar and Use of English: The Passive

Passive Voice Exercises

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Passive Voice Exercises

Pyramids

Vocabulary: Suffixes + Exercises

The Parthenon

Use of English: La Tomatina

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The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the middle
Ages. The list comprised the seven most impressive monuments of the
Ancient World.

Today, archaeological evidence reveals some of the mysteries that


surrounded the history of the Wonders for centuries. For their
builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology,
art, power, and science.

For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding
landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which
stood the test of time to this very day.
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Before doing these exercises, press the Control Key and Click on ..\PHRASAL
VERBS\PHRASAL VERBS.doc and take a look at the Phrasal Verb Dictionary. There,
you can check the meanings of the following Phrasal verbs.

Phrasal verbs with get


Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.
A B
1 get over something ( ) escape
2 get on with someone ( ) return to a place
3 get away ( ) have something returned to you
4 get back ( ) have enough money to buy the things you need
5 get something back ( ) have a friendly relationship with someone
6 get by ( ) recover from an illness

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal above.
1 The police tried to catch the robbers but they .
2 Were going to the cinema but well probably by ten oclock.
3 Shes still looking feverish. Are you sure shes the flu?
4 Did you your money ?
5 She only has her pension so she finds it difficult to .
6I John very well hes my best friend.
7 My mum has just had an operation and the doctor has told her not to go to work
for three weeks in order to it.
8 My parents only give me five pounds pocket money a week, but its enough for
me to .

Easy, isnt it?

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Phrasal verbs with go
Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B.

A B
1 go ahead stop liking something
2 go by begin to do something you planned to do
3 go through with when time passes
4 go through when something is happening
5 go off continue to do something you planned to do, even
when it is unpleasant
6 go on experience something

Complete these sentences using the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs
in the exercise above.

1 Whats next door? Theyre making lot of noise.


2 I told him not to accept the job but he still and took it.
3 Its already 5 oclock. Doesnt time quickly sometimes!
4 Ive Leo DiCaprio - I dont think hes particularly good-looking.

5 Shes a really hard time lately.


6 He with the parachute jump, although he was very frightened.

Use a
phrasal
verb with
go to
write what
Donal is
thinking.

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Phrasal Verbs with up and down
Match the phrasal verbs in list A with their meanings in list B. Write the
numbers in the brackets.

A B
1. put up ( ) find in a book
2. turn up ( ) hit by a car
3. look up ( ) built something
4. pull down ( ) appear
5. knock down ( ) collapse
6. fall down ( ) destroy something purposefully

Complete these sentences using the correct form of the phrasal verbs from
the exercise above.
1. Id been looking for my glasses everywhere, and they suddenly on the
kitchen table!
2. The old bridge is going to be .
3. Many buildings in the earthquake.
4. When did they those new office blocks?
5. If I dont know the meaning of a phrasal verb I it in a
dictionary.
6. My neighbour was yesterday as she was crossing the road.

I love

this way every time!

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In English, there are often two ways of talking about an action. You can use an
active form, for example:

People play football everywhere. ACTIVE VOICE


subject object

But when you want to move the focus from the subject to the object, then you use
the passive form, for example:

Football is played everywhere. PASSIVE VOICE


subject

That is because the action is more important than who does it.

As you can see in the example, football which was the object in the active,
becomes the SUBJECT in the PASSIVE.

We also use the Passive Voice when we describe a process or write a rule.
Examples:

First, the eggs are beaten, and then the milk is added.
Smoking is forbidden in any public establishment.

Look at the box, to see how to form the PASSIVE VOICE.

SUBJECT + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

Note 1:
The tense of the Verb to Be changes according to the tense used in the active
voice but remember that the main verb always goes in participle!

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Examples: Look at them carefully, analyzed them, and so you will understand them!

Present Simple

Active Voice Passive Voice

Verb TO BE in Present T.
Verb in Present T.
They make champagne in France. Champagne is made in France.

The Verb ALWAYS changes to the PAST PARTICIPLE!

Present Continuous

Active Voice Passive Voice

They are redecorating the hotel. The hotel is being redecorated.

Past Simple

Active Voice Passive Voice

Someone built this bridge in the 18th This bridge was built in the 18th
century. century.

Past Continuous

Active Voice Passive Voice

He was repairing the television when The television was being repaired
it exploded. when it exploded.

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Present Perfect

Active Voice Passive Voice

The company has knocked down the The building has been knocked
building. down.

Past Perfect

Active Voice Passive Voice

They had promoted him three times He had been promoted three times
before becoming director. before becoming director.

Future

Active Voice Passive Voice

They will repair it by next Monday. It will be repaired by next Monday.


I am going to paint this room in blue. This room is going to be painted in
Infinitive Form blue.

Auxiliaries move from the active to the passive without changing their tense,
but they keep their form according to the subject they have before.

Modal Verbs

Active Voice Passive Voice

Scientists should stop experiments Experiments on animals should be


on animals. stopped.
Astronauts might find life on another Life might be found on another
planet. planet.
They could do the things much better. The things could be done much
better.

The same rule as in the previous box.


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Change the active sentences to the Passive Voice.

1. They make these boots in Italy.

2. They bought these goods in France.

3. She couldnt see the car from the office.

4. They are changing the rules of the game.

5. They are repairing the damage.

6. He has lost the keys.

7. They had already built the Pyramids.

8. They might have beaten the champion.

9. They say he stole the money.

He is said to
It is said she
have stolen my
cant live
Heart.
without me.

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Look at the pictures and label them using the names from the list below.
The Pyramids
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Parthenon
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Pharos of Alexandria

Which of the above is not one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Put an X to it.

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Read the texts quickly and write in the missing headings for each text from
the list two pages before.

A) The crumbled into the sea about 600 years ago


but before that it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It is not known
who built the Pharos, but we do know that it was the last Wonder to be built, in 280 BC.
In ancient times it was a great help to ships trying to get through the rocky harbour
entrance. Yet it was not a lighthouse in the modern sense, but rather a giant
advertisement for Alexandria. The remains of the Pharos were found quite recently. The
word pharos is still used in some modern languages to mean lamp or lighthouse

B) An early historian described the at Ephesus as the


greatest of the Seven Wonders. The remains of the building -a few stones near modern
Efes -suggest that the writer was exaggerating. The temple was large, rich and
beautifully decorated, but there were many temples in the ancient world which were
much more beautiful. Its power was due to the fact that Artemis was a goddess
worshipped all over Asia. In Rome she was called Diana. The first temples on that site
go back to the eighth century BC and the many visitors to the temple were important for
trade.

C) According to tradition, the stood legs apart


over the harbour at Rhodes and the ships passed in and out between its legs. The
Colossus attracted ships to Rhodes because, like the Pharos at Alexandria, it was a giant
advertisement for the city. It could be seen from miles away. The statue was built
between 294 and 282 BC, to celebrate the defeat of the Macedonians, who had failed to
conquer the city. When the statue was pulled down in 654 AD, 900 camels were used to
take away the pieces.

D) The has left no remains. We know what it looked


like because it was shown on coins and travellers said that it was made of gold and
ivory. It was built to celebrate the Olympic Games, and stood for 1000 years before it
was destroyed in a fire in the fifth century AD. The sculptor was the famous Pheidias
who made some of the finest statues on the Parthenon.

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E) The was named after the man it was built for:
Mausolus, the ruler of Caria. Ancient writers say that Mausoluswife had the tomb built
after his death in 353 BC. During his lifetime, Mausolus filled his capital city,
Halicarnassus, with impressive buildings. His tomb made a great impression on anyone
who saw it. By Roman times, 400 years later, the word mausoleum was used to
described any large tomb. Today, only a few fragments of the mausoleum remain.

For questions 1 9 choose from the texts A E. Some of the texts may be
chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be
given in any order.

In which of the texts does it say the monument:


1. was built by a well-known artist?
2. was not built for a god or goddess / /
3. was built after all the others?
4. was built to make more money for the city? /
5. was connected with spot?
6. has remains which can still be seen today? / /
7. was the idea of a woman?
8. attracted people for religious purposes.
9. could be seen from far away? /

Imagine one of the Seven Wonders of the World could have been saved from
destruction. Which one would you choose to save and why?

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Find words in the text that have a similar meaning to the following. The first
letter of each word is given to help you.
1. a calm area of water next to the land, where ships are safe: h
2. a tall, narrow building with a powerful light that shows ships where there is
danger: l
3. a building where people go to worship: t
4. to take control of land belonging to another country or people by force: c
5. a hundred years: c
6. a memory or image which stays with you a long time: I
7. broken pieces of a larger whole: f

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GRAMMAR AND USE OF ENGLISH: The Passive

A) Look at these sentences which all contain the passive. Rewrite them using
the active form.
1. In Rome, Artemis was called Diana.

2. The Colossus could be seen from miles away.

3. The Pharos was the last Wonder of the World to be built.

Now match the passive sentences with the correct use of the passive. Write
the numbers at the end of each sentence.
a. because we dont know who did it.
b. because it isnt important who did it.
c. because it is obvious who did it.

B) The following chart shows the main forms of the passive.


Complete the chart.

ACTIVE PASSIVE
Present Simple use used
Past Simple built ____________
Modal Verbs could see could be seen
Present Continuous is moving is being moved
Past Continuous was making ____________
Present Perfect has found has been found
Past Perfect had built ____________
Modal Perfect could have conquered ____________

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Rewrite these active sentences in the passive.
1. They close more factories every year.

2. They are building a new office block in the square.

3. The Egyptians built the first pyramids.

4. You could see the pyramids from a long way away.

5. They were making plan for the new museum.

6. They have found the remains of a temple.

7. They had never built such a large tomb before.

8. An earthquake might have destroyed the monument.

Complete the sentences in the passive.


It was said

It is said

It has been said

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Rewrite the following text changing the underlined verbs into the passive. Make
any other changes necessary.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

People believe that King Nebuchadnezzar built the Gardens as a present for his wife,
Amytas, in 600 BC. Archeologists had not found any evidence until recently that the
Gardens existed at all. For a long time, experts believed that the Greek poets had made
the Gardens up. Babylonian historians do not mention them at all. Archeologists
discovered the remains of the Palace of Babylon a few years ago and they have now
found huge walls which may have been built as part of the Gardens. The ancient
Babylonians grew the Gardens 75 metres above the ground. Today, visitors to modern
Iraq can see the ruins of Babylon, though only a stone lion remains of the glory that was
Babylon.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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We add by + noun when we want to mention who or what does the action of
a passive verb.
That church was designed by Wren.

Put the following sentences in the passive using by.

1. Madonna sings Holiday.

2. Albert Einstein developed the Theory of Relativity.

3. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet

4. The Vikings and Romans have conquered the English.

5. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.

6. Australia is staging the next Olympic Games.

7. Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankamun.

8. Bill Gates owns Microsoft.

9. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

10. Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity.

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FCE practice: Part 4
Look at the picture below and answer Daisys questions.

Now answer Daisys question in the same tense she has asked you.

Donalds answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.

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Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are
correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct put a
tick . If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word.
Were Donalds answers right?

Pyramids

1 Pyramids are huge four-sided buildings. They have a square base.


2 The sides are triangles that are meet in a point at the top.
3 The ancient Egyptians have built pyramids as royal tombs but we
4 are not sure exactly how they were built them. The first was built in
5 about 2560 BC at Sakkara. It is 62 metres high. The three most famous
6 pyramids are near Giza: the Great Pyramid which was been built around
7 2600 BC by the Pharaoh Khufu is 137 metres high. About 100,000 slaves
8 were been used to build it. The second and the third pyramids
9 were being built by other pharaohs. There are about 80 pyramids
10 still standing in Egypt today. Central and South American Indians
11 also did built pyramids as temples during the first six centuries AD.
12 One pyramid is at Cholula, near Mexico City. It is about 54 metres high.

Which pyramid is the Egyptian and which one is the Mexican? Write your answers.

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NOUN SUFFIXES

We can make nouns from verbs by adding the following endings: -ion, -ation,
-ance, -ment, -ing. Sometimes the spelling changes, for example when a word ends in e:
educate/education.

Add a suffix to these verbs to make nouns. Check them in the dictionary!

1. enjoy 8. examine
2. collect 9. admire
3. employ 10. pollute
4. move 11. communicate
5. perform 12. profess
6. suggest 13. compete
7. train 14. educate

Complete these sentences using an appropriate noun from the exercise above.
1. He ate his meal quickly, and with obvious .
2. I didnt enjoy last nights . The actors kept forgetting their
lines.
3. She got an excellent at her school.
4. His club takes part in a basketball every year.
5. Greenpeace is taking direct action to try and stop in cities.
6. The post office makes a of post every morning at 7.30 am.
7. The burglar made a sudden and the police saw him hiding
behind the curtain.
8. The old woman watched the fireman in as he rescued her cat.

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Complete this chart. Make adjectives from the words on the left, using the
suffixes al, -able, -ed, -ful and -y. Make any spelling changes necessary.

verb noun adjective


educate education 1
scare scared 2
help help 3
enjoy enjoyment 4
qualify qualification (s) 5
fail failure 6

Use an appropriate word from the completed chart above to complete these
sentences.

1. I find using a dictionary very when I am writing compositions in English.


2. Do you find working as a waitress ? I dont think I would like it at all!
3. His in the exam made him determined to succeed next time.
4. Im not very keen on TV programmes - I like soap operas best of all.
5. My sister always finds horror films very , and gets nightmares after
watching them.
6. You need a lot of to get a job as a pilot.

Use a suffix, and complete the dialogue according to the picture.

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THE PARTHENON

How much do you know about this building? When was it built? Who built
it? Why? Read the text below and check your answers.
Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits
in space in the same line.

The Parthenon was in the 5th century BC in honour of BUILD


The Athena who protected the city of Athens. GOD
Work on the was begun in 447 BC and it was BUILD
completed 15 years later. Today, to the Parthenon VISIT
are still filled with for its beauty. The first ADMIRE
you get is one of balance and harmony. IMPRESS
Although the details of its have been lost, we know CONSTRUCT
it was planned by Pericles and the famous Pheidias. SCULPT
Lord Elgins of many of the sculptures in 1801 led REMOVE
to the of parts of the building. Until recently, DESTROY
the remains of the Parthenon were not well guarded and TOUR
took the stones away as souvenirs. Today, traffic POLLUTE
is the biggest threat to the Parthenon.

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Use of English FCE practice: Part 2
Read this text and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only
one word in each space.

La Tomatina

The Spanish know (1) to enjoy their festivals and they have some of the strangest
ways (2) celebrating in the world. In the Rioja town of Haro, (3) instance,
(4) is a festival every year when the people of the town celebrate mass in a church
on a hill just outside the town before beginning (5) is called the Battle of the
Wine. But even stranger (6) that is La Tomatina in the town of Bunol, which
(7) basically a tomato fight which goes (8) for over an hour and a half. The
tradition began about 50 years (9) when a group of young men began throwing
tomatoes (10) people in the religious procession. Now the fight (11) place
every year and people from all (12) the world come to Bunol to take (13) .
If you ever decide to go yourself, you can be sure youll (14) a lot of fun, but
remember to put old clothes (15) !

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