The following chart describes the manufacturing process of toothpaste

production. Imagine that you are a worker at a toothpaste factory and you
are asked to give a detailed description of your work. Use the given facts
and rewrite them using the Passive Voice.

Trucks Machines and Machines Sensors watch

transport raw people weigh mix the the temperature
material to the ingredients. ingredients. closely.
the factory.

A machine A machine A blower blows A special vacuum

opens the caps the dust out of the cleans the tubes.
opposite end of tubes. tubes.
the tubes.
Machines or
A sealing A printer people insert
A filling machine machine stamps a the tubes into
fills the tubes. seals the code on the open
ends. tubes. paperboard
boxes.
Customers Trucks take
buy Assistants put
the boxes to They case the
toothpaste. toothpaste on
shelves.
stores. boxes.

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Follow up Activity
Do some research to find out how other ordinary products such as potato
chips, pencils, ballpoint pens, bikes, etc are manufactured. Draw a chart
and give a presentation to your mates using the Passive Voice.

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