GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 In The food was cooked by my father, we show more interest in the action / person who did the action.
2 In The food was cooked by my father, the agent is the food / my father.
3 To make the passive we use to be + past participle (+ by + agent) / to be + gerund (+ by + agent).
4 Which of these sentences gives least importance to the agent? He was seen / He was seen by somebody.
5 Passive sentences always / sometimes include an agent.
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VOCABULARY
2 Match ten of the words in the list with the definitions.
unique character comment enthusiastic goal |
Kenya pick up stand up paperback come up with
|
give up report back look up globe note |
1 __________ is the name of a country.
2 A __________ is a kind of book.
3 __________ means to find in the dictionary.
4 __________ is what you can do with a BookCrossing book.
5 The __________ is the planet we live on.
6 __________ means the same as keen.
7 __________ is what you do when you lose hope.
8 A __________ is something you aim at.
9 __________ means that there is only one.
10 __________ means to think of or invent.
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FUNCTION
3 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with A, B or C.
Making ice cream in a bag
Have you ever seen ice cream made in a bag? It's a fun thing to do! How 1 ___ ? Well, first, one cup of milk, two tablespoons of sugar and a half a teaspoon of vanilla extract 2 ___ exactly, then put into a medium plastic bag. Then as much air as possible is squeezed out of the bag, the bag is shut tight and then 3 ___ put into a large plastic bag. After that, four cups of crushed ice and six tablespoons of rock salt 4 ___ to the large bag and then that bag is shut tight, too. And now comes the fun part! The bag is 5 ___ very hard for about eight minutes, and you actually see the mixture turning into ice cream. When it's thick and creamy, it 6 ___ . And don't worry, the salt isn't 7 ___ because at this point, the small bag 8 ___ out of the large bag, the salt is 9 ___ away, and then the ice cream 10 ___ served and ready to eat. Try it some time - it's delicious!
1 A it is done B is it done C to do it
2 A is measured B measured C are measured
3 A it is B it has C it
4 A is added B are added C add
5 A shook B shake C shaken
6 A is done B is doing C are done
7 A eat B ate C eaten
8 A are take B is taken C takes
9 A washing B wash C washed
10 A is B are C has
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Total : _____ / 25 points
LESSON TEST Inspiration 3 UNIT 2, LESSON 3
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