Open the brackets I … (just| buy) a bright blue mobile phone. ….. (you\ever\see) a cat without a tail? My brother …. (never\see) a spaceship. We… (not\hear) your new tape yet. How many words …. (you\write) for your history project? Barbara … (not\have) her breakfast yet. What … (they\do) to the computer? Where … (I\leave) my keys? Simon … (not\meet) Jenny’s parents yet. We … (just\send) her an e-mail about our trip to London.
Correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 These days, people buy a lot of clothes on the internet.
2 Chains and padlocks were worn by punks in the 1970s.
3 In the eighteenth century, new machinery was invented which revolutionized the textile industry.
4 A lot of cheap clothing is being made in Thailand these days.
5 Very thin models are banned in some fashion shows.
6 Torn jeans became a popular fashion in the 1970s.
3 Make the active sentences passive.
1 These days, a lot of clothes are bought on the internet.
1.He was born in 1865, in Bombay, India.
2.Seven years later, Kipling returned to England in the hope of becoming a famous writer. In London, he met Wolcott Balestier, an American publisher who became one of Kipling’s great friends and supporters. Later, Kipling happily married Wolcott’s sister, Carrie.
As a writer, Kipling flourished. His portfolio contained gems like The Jungle Book, The Naulahka: A Story of the West and East and The Second Jungle Book.In 1882, Kipling was told by his parents that they didn’t have enough money to send him to college, and he returned to India. It was a powerful moment in the young writer’s life.
3.In 1907 he was the first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. It was international recognition of his talent.
In 1914, the First World War began and Kipling was a passionate supporter of the fight against Germany. He even encouraged his son John to join the army though John had a serious problem with his eyesight. Kipling and his son were very close. Unfortunately, in October of 1915, John was killed in France. Kipling, feeling guilty about persuading his son to become a soldier, was terribly depressed.
Due to these sad circumstances, for the last twenty years of his life Kipling did not write any more of his wonderful children’s tales.