Washington, DC Washington, DC is the capital of the United States.

DC stands for District of Columbia and means that Washington is not part of any federal state, but a unique district. The citizens of Washington, DC have no voting representation in Congress and are not at all represented in the Senate. White House The White House is the working place and residence of the United States President. It was built between 1792 and 1800 and has 132 rooms. There is also a swimming pool, movie theater, tennis court and bowling lane. United States Capitol A long mall connects the White House and the Capitol (home of the Congress). The House of Representatives is in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing. On Inauguration Day (January 20), the President holds his inaugural address on the steps of the Capitol and then usually parades from the Capitol to the White House. Grammar Exercise on the Text Passive Voice We use the passive voice if we want to emphasise what has happened. Who/What caused the action is not so important (or not known). Exercise Rewrite the active sentences in passive voice and the passive sentences in active voice. Aktive: Many people visit Washington. Passive: Aktive: Passive: The White House was built by James Hoban. Aktive: Passive: The White House and the Capitol are connected by Pennsylvania Avenue. Aktive: In the Capitol, workers are building a visitors center. Passive: Aktive: They will probably finish it in 2006. Passive: Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Past. 1. They (visit) 2. We (visit) 3. My friend Paul (bear) 4. She (go) 5. Antony (grow up) their granny. by our teacher. in Dallas. to school in Boston. in the country. last year. in Hollywood. James very well. in the cellar. all day on the beach.

6. The new shopping centre (build) 7. The film (produce / not) 8. Barbara (know) 9. The jewels (hide / not) 10. We (spend / not)

Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present.

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cars. . than in winter.

3. In summer, more ice-cream (eat) 4. She (call) 5. The letters (type) 6. He (take) 7. Jane (take / not) 8. We (go) 9. She (work / not) 10. Milk (keep)

her grandparents every Friday. . his medicine every day. to school by her father. to school by bus. for a bank. in the refrigerator.

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. 1. She sang a song. 2. Somebody hit me. 3. We stopped the bus. 4. A thief stole my car. 5. They didn't let him go. 6. She didn't win the prize. 7. They didn't make their beds. .

Read the article and do comprehension exercises 1 and 2. Then put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive form. Cutty Sark The Cutty Sark ship, one of London's most popular tourist attractions, police think may More than 40 fire fighters morning. The ship out. recently (start) on purpose. (call) to the 138-year-old tea clipper ship in Greenwich early on Monday (close) to visitors so improvements costing 25 million could (carry) (devastate) by a fire, which

A spokesman for the London fire service said the whole ship

(affect) by the massive fire but

nobody (hurt). Police don't know what caused the fire yet, but said they were treating it as suspicious. That means the fire may (start) on purpose rather than by accident. Chris Livett, from the group which looks after the ship, said the fire was a significant setback but they were determined to put the ship back together again. He said the decks could not (save) but the damage didn't appear as bad as first feared.

Half the planking, as well as all the old artefacts on board, escaped damage as they (remove) while the refurbishment work was under way. He added: "She's been through storms and hurricanes. She's been battling all her life. She's not dead yet, far from it." The Cutty Sark (use) to carry tea around the world in the 19th century. It now sits at a dry dock at Greenwich as a living museum. Exercise1. Find words or phrases in the text which have a similar meaning to the following.

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a place where a ship can be taken out of the water for repairs a problem that delays or prevents progress a storm with very strong fast winds in a way that is not planned or intended intentionally making you feel that something is wrong or illegal objects that were made a long time ago and are historically important renovation struggling; fighting very big wood that has been cut into flat pieces

Exercise 2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The police believe the fire started by chance. People couldnt visit the ship because it had recently been sold for 25 million. The fire only caused damage to the decks. The police are not sure whether someone set fire to the ship deliberately. According to one of the people who look after the ship, the fire caused a major delay in their work. Chris Livett is afraid the damage to the ship is worse than they had thought at first. The old artefacts were not destroyed because they had been taken away before the fire started. The Cutty Sark has survived many difficult circumstances.

Question Tags Put in the correct question tags. 1. He sometimes reads the newspaper,..? 2. You are Indian, ..? 3. Peggy didn't use the pencil, ..? 4. Mary has answered the teacher's question, ? 5. The boy is from Turkey, ..? 6. Sue wasn't listening, ..? 7. Andrew isn't sleeping, ..? 8. Tom and Maria will arrive at Heathrow, ? 9. He's been to Texas,..? 10. Dogs like meat, ..? 11. There are some apples left, ..? 12. I'm late, ..? 13. Let's go, ..? 14. Don't smoke, ..? 15. He does sing in the bathroom, ..? 16. He'll never know, ..? 17. I think, he's from India, ..? 18. Lovely day today, ..? 19. She is collecting stickers, ..? 20. We often watch TV in the afternoon, ..? 21. You have cleaned your bike, ..? 22. John and Max don't like Maths, ..? 23. Peter played handball yesterday, ..?

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They are going home from school, ..? Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, ? He could have bought a new car, ..? Kevin will come tonight, ..? I'm clever, ..? You're coming to the party, ___? a. aren't you b. isn't you c. shouldn't you Tom is getting something for Sue, ___? a. wasn't he b. isn't he c. was he There's some milk in the refrigerator, ___? a. isn't there b. isn't it c. wasn't it Susan can bring some food, ___? a. won't she b. will she c. can't she The movie was very long, ___? a. isn't it b. wasn't it c. was it 2. It wasn't very difficult, ___? a. wasn't it b. isn't it c. was it It won't be anything expensive, ___? a. won't it b. isn't it c. will it We don't need to go to the store today, ___? a. don't we b. do I c. do we The party starts at eight o'clock, ___? a. isn't it b. doesn't it c. does it

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10. There's a dictionary on the shelf, ___? a. isn't it b. isn't there c. aren't there 12. Mrs. Smith is sick, ___? a. isn't she b. is she c. wasn't she 14. Steven won't be at the party, ___? a. won't he b. isn't he c. will he 16. We can go tomorrow, ___? a. won't we b. can we c. can't we 18. This shirt is too big for me, ___? a. isn't it b. doesn't it c. does it 20. Your neighbors went on vacation, ___? a. isn't they b. didn't they c. aren't they

11. There's a lot of noise outside, ___? a. aren't there b. isn't there c. is there 13. The dishes are dirty, ___? a. weren't they b. isn't they c. aren't they 15. The math test was very difficult, ___? a. wasn't it b. isn't it c. weren't they 17. I'm early, ___? a. isn't I b. aren't I c. are I 19. Emily plays the piano well, ___? a. isn't it b. does she c. doesn't she