Unit 10. The Passive Voice

Revision 3

Text 9.3. The London to Brighton Vintage Car Rally

Read the text paying attention to the expression have / has / had to.

“Vintage” cars have to be more than fifty years old and in very good condition. Lots of people keep or collect vintage cars. And on the first Sunday in November there’s a race or “rally” for them. It starts in London and it finishes in Brighton, a town on the south coast of England. That’s a distance of seventy kilometers.

Before 1896 a man with a red flag had to walk in front of cars. In 1896 that changed. A group of happy drivers broke their flags and drove to Brighton. There they had a party. Now the rally is a sporting tradition.

A lot of the people in the rally wear “vintage” clothes, too. In a 1910 car, for example, the driver and passengers wear 1910 hats and coats.

Exercise 9.3.1. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

1. “Vintage” cars have to be more than fifty years old.

2. A man with a red flag had to walk in front of cars.

3. There they had a party.

4. A driver has to show his driver’s license to the policeman.

5. People have to keep their vintage cars in good condition.

6. Passengers had to wear old-fashioned hats and coats.

7. We have seen the parade of old cars.

3.1. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.

1. By the time I ______ (come), all the other students _______ (already, write) the test.

2. I ______ (go) to London on business two years ago. I ______ (visit) it twice before that time so I ______ (have) some good friends to stay with.

3. He told me a lot about his childhood. He ______ (live) with his grandparents in the countryside. They ______ (have) a small house there.

4. When the rescue workers ______ (arrive), most of the passengers ______ (lose) their lives.

5. In Thailand, I ______ (try) many dishes I ______ (never, eat) before.

6. When he ______ (arrive) at work, he realized that he ______ (not turn off) the burner at home.

7. I ______ (take) my bag, ______ (switch off) the lights and ______ (leave) the flat.

8. When I ______ (introduce) my friend, she ______ (smile) and ______ (say) they ______ (already, meet) somewhere.

9. When I ______ (come back) to my office, I ______ (find) a strange note. Someone ______ (leave) it on the table. However, my secretary told me that no one ______ (enter) the office while I ______ (be) out.

3.2. Translate from Russian into English. Use the Future Simple Tense where necessary.

1. Оптимисты считают, что мы будем ездить на машинах, которые будут работать на воде, а не на бензине.

2. Пессимисты боятся, что машины станут меньше и у них не будет кондиционеров.

3. Некоторые считают, что через 100 лет дома будут выше и в них будет много квартир, потому что на Земле будет очень много людей.

4. Я уверен, что футбол будет одной из самых популярных игр даже через двести лет. Но, возможно, некоторые правила изменятся.

5. Он не будет участвовать в соревнованиях, так как у него травма (trauma).

6. Где будет проходить конференция?

7. Я буду свободен в субботу вечером. Пойдёшь со мной в кино?

8. Думаю, он поможет тебе. Завтра у него будет выходной (day off), так что у него будет много времени.

3.3. Give some advice to students who are going to take an exam. What should they do to pass? What shouldn’t they do? Write at least 5-6 sentences.

Example:

You should revise for an exam regularly.

You should answer your best question first. It will give you more confidence.

You shouldn’t look at the people around you.

3.4. Think of the rules which are accepted at your university. What do you have to do as a student? What mustn’t you do? Write at least 5-6 sentences.

Example:

I have to do my homework regularly.

I mustn’t be late for class.

I have to wear formal clothes.

3.5. Try to remember your childhood. What could you do at the age of 10? What couldn’t you do? Which of these things can you do now?

Example:

I could ride a bike when I was 10.

I couldn’t swim when I was 10, but now I can.

I couldn’t drive a car, and I still can’t.

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