Grammar 2the passive: past simple1) complete the text with the past simplepassive form of the verbs in brackets.vid(3)the 2004 tsunamione of the worst disasters in recent history wasthe 2004 tsunami in south-east asia. more than200 000 people (1) were killed (kill) anda large number of people (2) (injure). the popular tourist town of phuket (destroy) in a few short hours.hundreds of holiday homes on the nearbyphi phi islands (4)(throw) intothe sea. victims (5) (take) tohospitals and survivors (6) (move) to higher areas. some children(7) (save) by a circus elephantthat was walking on the beach. its owner putthe children on the elephant's back and they (carry) to a safe place.(8)
My daily routine starts pretty early, at 6 a.m. I get up and go outside to do some exercise or ride a bike. When I finish I go home, have a shower and get dressed. My clothes and my bag are always ready from the night before.
Then I generally make a cup of coffee, check my e-mail inbox and have a look at the news in the Internet. I eat my breakfast. Sometimes I oversleep and if so – I skip my breakfast and rush to the university. I leave my home at half past 8, take a bus and normally get to the university at 8.50 as there are no traffic jams on my way.The lectures start at 9 in the morning, so I have some time to talk to my fellow-students. I like the atmosphere at my college: the teachers are cool and I meet my friends there. We go for lunch to our university canteen at 2 o’clock. I usually finish my studies at about 4 p.m. Though sometimes we need to stay late to do some laboratory research or work in the library. Then I go home, make myself some dinner, switch my laptop on and surf the net. I do my homework if I didn’t manage to do that during my free periods at the university. I also try to read for a bit every evening. I go to bed at about midnight. That’s my typical day.
The best part of my day is the evening when I eat my dinner, watch TV, play computer games or go out with my friends, watch football at a sports bar and just relax after a busy day. That’s my favourite time of the day.
1. James wrote the email. The email was written by James.
2. The Chinese invented paper. Paper was invented by Chinese.
3. My grandfather didn't take these photos. These photos__were not taken by my grandfather.
4. Every year, millions of people visit Moscow. Moscow is visited by millions of people every year.
5. Jan met me at the airport. I was met by Jan at the ___airport.
6. Andy Warhol didn't paint this picture. This picture was not painted by Andy Warhol.
7. The fire destroyed the old castle in 1997 The old castle was destroyed by fire in 1997.
8. H. Davy made the first electric light in around 1800 The first electric light was made in around 1800.
9. Pupils use calculators in maths lessons Calculators are used by pupils in maths.
10. People of all ages use mobile phones Mobile phones are used by people of all ages.
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