3 We use passive voice when we want to focus
on the result of an action rather than on the
person who does the action. Look at the words
in blue in the text. Then complete the rules.
1 We form the present simple passive with
am, - or
and the past
participle of the verb.
2 We form the past simple passive with was
or — and the past participle of the verb.​

Beauty and future tennis player maria y. sharapova was born in the distant siberian town of nyagan. this happened on april 19, 1987. parents masha yuri viktorovich and elena petrovna sharapov were born and grew up in belarus gomel. but they decided to leave the city a few months before the birth of their daughter. this decision was dictated by the close distance of gomel to chernobyl, which became a source of environmental pollution and radiation. masha was born in a safe and clean area, and soon the family moved to the south, choosing to live in sochi. masha started tennis very early. at the age of four, the girl already knew how to hold a racket. there is information that evgeny kafelnikov himself presented the first racket to the future champion. the father of the legendary russian tennis player was friends with masha's father yuri sharapov.

Hi, Emily! 

Hi, Jane! 

What's the news? 

I bought a new phone. It's amazing. It's got a very good media player and access to Internet. 

Wow, that's cool. But even though we use our phones every day, I prefer computers. 

Why? 

However good a phone's media player is, the computer's one is always better. And it's got a huge screen. 

But you can't always take it with you. For example, if you need to go on a vacation, you can't take a huge computer with you, but you always take a phone. And plus, it's got a camera, which also is always with you! Isn't it awesome? 

Well, yes. But in case you need to print something or use a program to do something, a computer is the way to. 

You're right, too. I guess both a computer and a phone have got their goods.