Lesson 1: All the rooms are made of ice

A. Write the verbs in brackets in the past simple passive.

• Last year, I (invite) was invited by some friends to go on holiday with them in Thailand.
• It was the kind of holiday where everything (arrange) was arranged by the tour company.
• We (meet) were met at Bangkok Airport and we (take) were taken to a hotel with a beautiful roof garden.
• The next day, we (pick up) were picked up by bus from the hotel and we (drive) were driven to the Grand Palace.
• After that, we (give) were given a boat tour of the canals.
• It was fantastic. Every day we (serve) were served delicious food in the hotel.
• After a week in Bangkok, we (fly) were flown to the island of Samui to enjoy a few days at the beach.

Write sentences in the passive. Choose the correct tense each time. For future time, use will.

2. A lot of cars/ make/ in Japan nowadays.

A lot of cars are made in Japan nowadays.

3. Where/ party/ hold/ next time?

Where will the party be held next time?

4. I'm afraid/ room/ not clean/ yesterday.

I'm afraid the room was not cleaned yesterday.

5. I/ often/ tell/ that I look older than eighteen.

I'm often told that I look older than eighteen.

6. These days our rubbish/ always collect/ on Monday morning.

These days our rubbish is always collected on Monday morning.

7. The swimming pool/ repair/ next month.

The swimming pool will be repaired next month.

8. Their car/ steal/ two weeks ago.

Their car was stolen two weeks ago.

9. Oranges/ not grow/ in Britain. It's not hot enough.

Oranges are not grown in Britain. It's not hot enough.

10. What/ we/ give for homework yesterday? I didn't write it down.

What were we given for homework yesterday? I didn't write it down.