18 MARCH 2024

PREVERJANJE PRED TESTOM 2E, 2I

Change the sentences into the passive form.

They were painting the outside of the ship when the accident happened.

The outside of the ship was being painted when the accident happened.
You mustn’t touch this button while the experiment is in progress.

This button mustn't be touched while the experiment is in progress

We invited 200 people to the wedding.

200 people were invited to the wedding.

We expect students not to talk during the lessons.

Students are expected not to talk during the lessons.

I have told the children about the party.

The children have been told about the party

Put the verbs in brackets into the active or passive forms.

Acid rain ___IS CAUSED_____________/cause/ by burning coal or oil. When either
fuel __IS BURNED_____________/burn/, it releases poisonous gases which __ARE
CARRIED_____________/carry up/ into the atmosphere.
Five years ago this issue __WAS TREATED/WAS BEING
TREATED_____________/treat/ seriously, _SAYS, SAID_____________/say/ one
leading environmental group.

The impersonal passive – change the sentences into the impersonal passive. There
are two transformations for each senetence.

People believe that he is an honest man.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE IS AN HONEST MAN.

HE IS BELIEVED TO BE AN HONEST MAN

They think he made a big mistake.
IT IS THOUGHT HE MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

HE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

 People say that he is living and working in New York.

IT IS SAID THAT HE IS LIVING AND WORKING IN NY.

HE IS SAID TO BE LIVING AND WORKING IN NY.

People thought that he was very rich.

IT WAS THOUGHT THAT HE WAS VERY RICH.

HE WAS THOUGHT TO BE VERY RICH.

Vocabulary – insert the missing words or explain their meaning.

Name four forms of visual arts: _CRAFTS______________, ____DRAWING___________,
_PAINTING______________ and _FILMMAKING_______________.
_____INSTALLATION ART________________/two words/ is an artistic genre of three-
dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the
_PERCEPTION______________ of a space.
The firm is doing very badly and facing bankruptcy. I don’t think it can survive. We don’t just
need a new director. We want a _SUPERMAN______________.
We are believed to live in a _PERMISSIVE_____________ age, in which people are allowed
to do almost anything they like. This is definitely not good for children as they are going
through _ADOLESCENCE_______________, which is a very
__FORMATIVE_____________ stage in their development since their final adult character is
beginning to take shape.
The use of _INTENSIVE______________ farming can damage the environment.

An itinerary A PLAN FOR A JOURNEY/HOLIDAY

To go off the beaten TO GO TO PLACES MANY PEOPLE DON'T/ TO GO TO
track PLACES FAR AWAY AND NOT VISITED BY MANY
PEOPLE
An arduous journey A TIRING JOURNEY
Adverse weather BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS
conditions

Choose one of the titles and write about 150 – 180 words to it.
THIS WORLD IS BUT A CANVAS TO OUR IMAGINATION.
LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE OF NOTHING AT ALL.
TRAVEL IS THE ONLY THING YOU BUY THAT MAKES YOU RICHER.
CREATIVITY TAKES COURAGE.
ART WASHES AWAY FROM THE SOUL THE DUST OF EVERY DAY LIFE.