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NOW YOU WORK.
In the comments ask three questions using the passive for your partners to answer. ANSWERS must be full sentences. See example in comments 1 and 2.
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1. When was America dicovered?
ReplyDelete2. The fifth symphony of Beethoven was composed by...?
3. Where will the 2012 Olympics be celebrated?
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America was discovered in 1492.
ReplyDeleteThe ninth symphony of Beethoven was composed by Mozart
The 2012 Oympic Games will be celebrated in London
Now My questions:
1. When was the bulb discovered?
2. The DaVinci code was written by...?
3. Where was the film Gone with the Wind set?
1.The bulb was discovered in 1879.
ReplyDelete2.The DaVinci code was written by Dan Brown.
3.Gone with the win was set in Los Angeles and California.
Now My questions:
1.In the film The Horse Whisperer, Grace MacLean, main actress, was played by …?
2.The Interpreter was directed by …?
3.Out of Africa was shot on location in…?
Answers:
ReplyDelete1.- The bulb was discovered by THOMAS ALVA EDISON on 21st October 1879.
2.- The DaVinci Code was written by Dan Brown
3.- Virtually all the movie was filmed at Culver Studios, Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles what was then the Selznick International Studios. Although people still arrive in Atlanta expecting to visit Scarlett O'Hara’s Deep South estate, not a single scene of the classic film was shot in Georgia.
Questions:
1.- Who was found out the radioactivity by?
2.- Who was designed the Oscar statuette in 1928 by?
3.- What China's ancient city was found the terracotta warriors standing guard at the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi?
Answers:
ReplyDelete1.- The radioactivity was discovered by Henri Becquerel.
2.- Oscar statuette was designed by Austin Cedric Gibbons in 1928.
3.- The Terracotta Army was discovered in the spring of 1974 to the east of Xi'an in Shaanxi province by a group of farmers.
Now my questions:
1.- Who was invented the first computer by?
2.- Who was designed the Eiffel Tower by?
3.- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was directed by...?
Answers:
ReplyDelete1. The first computer was invented by Charles Babbage.
2. The Eiffel Tower was invented by Gustave Eiffel.
3. Harry potter and the Philosopher's Stone was directed by Chris Columbus
My questions:
1. Who was "The Scream" painted by?
2. Another "Gioconda" was painted by?
3. Who was the "Discobolo" sculpted by?
Answers:
ReplyDelete1. "The Scream" was painted by Munch.
2. "The Gioconda" was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.
3. "The Discobolo" was sculpted by Miron.
My questions are:
1. Who wrote "Oliver Twist"?
2. Who directed "Star wars"?
and the last one,
3.When was "The Big-Ben" built?
Answers:
ReplyDelete1. "Oliver Twist" was written by Charles Dickens between 1837-1839.
2. "Star Wars" was directed by George Lucas in 1977.
3. "The Big-Ben" was builded in 1859.
My questions are:
1. Who was the main actor named in the film "Love me Tender" ?
2. When was "The London Eye" builded ?
3. When will the classes be finished ?
Answers:
ReplyDeleteLove me tender was named by Elvis Presley
The London Eye was built in 2000.
Classes will be finished in May.
My questions are:
Who footballer canarian player has been signed up by Manchester United.?
When was the Italian lira abolished.?
Who British famous singer was killed by AIDS?
These are my answers:
ReplyDelete1)David Silva has been signed up by Manchester United
2)The Italian lira was abolish in 2002
3)Freddie Mercury was killed by AIDS
My questions are based on my character, Sir Lancelot
Sir Lancelot (also know as Lancelot of the Lake) was named for the first time in the book “The Knight of the Cart”, written by Chretien de Troyes. In this book, he rescued a well-know woman who was married with a King; and he failed the quest of a holly thing.
1) When that book was written?
2) Who was rescued from the evil Meleagant?
3) What holly thing had never been found?
THANKS my dear students,
ReplyDeletethis is getting more and more interesting.
Now please allow me to correct your grammar here.
LOOK OUT for the ORDER of words in the PASSIVE QUESTIONS!
Ms Agatha:
Who was the radioactivity found out by?
2.- Who was the Oscar statuette designed by in 1928?
3.- Which China's ancient city was found by the terracotta warriors standing guard at the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi?
Donald Duck:
1.- Who was the first computer invented by?
2.- Who was the Eiffel Tower designed by?
Ella Fitzgerald:
1. Who wrote "Oliver Twist"?
2. Who directed "Star wars"?
>>>>>THESE two are NOT passive voice questions ;-)
Elvis Presley:
3. "The Big-Ben" was builT in 1859.
1. Who was the main actor named in the film "Love me Tender" ?
2. When was "The London Eye" builT ?
Forrest Gump:
WHICH Canarian football player has been signed up by THE Manchester United?
[The Italian Lira was not ‘abolished’, but ‘changed’]
WHICH British famous singer was killed by AIDS?
Sir Lancelot:
1)David Silva has been signed up by THE Manchester United
2)The Italian lira was abolishED in 2002
3)Freddie Mercury was killed by AIDS
1) When WAS that book written?
2) Who was rescued from the evil Meleagant?
3) What holly thing HAS never been found?
Again thank you
Good work!!
Now, where are the others???
Answers:
ReplyDelete1) That book was written in 1100.
2) Queen Guinevere was rescued from the evil Méléagant.
3) Green Knight has never been found.
My questions are:
a) Who was "Alfredo Kraus auditorium" designed by?
b) Where was the film "Life Is Beautiful" shot on location?
c) How old had Harrison Ford been in last film named Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
1.- "Alfredo Kraus auditorium" was designed by Oscar Tusquets.
ReplyDelete2.- The film "Life is Beautiful" was shot in Italy
3.- Harrison Ford was sixty years old when he played the film.
1.- why is a red moon worn by some Hindu women in her forehead?
2.- what country are the most movies produced in?
3.- How is the beginning of Holy Week set in the calendar?
Hello everybody, my answers are:
ReplyDelete1.- Traditionally, it was the symbol of an auspicious privilege enjoyed by married Hindu women.
2.- The leading movie-making nation on earth is now India.
3.- Holy Week is the last week of Lent. Holy Week begins on 1 April 2012 and ends on 7 April 2012.
And now I am going to state my three questions:
1.- When was the first time the man was arrived to the moon?
2.- Where was Fernando Alonso born?
3.-Who was the Arucas´s cathedral built by?
1.The first time the moon was arrived was in 1969 by the mas.
ReplyDelete2. Fernando Alonso was born in Oviedo.
3.Arucas`s cathedral was built by labrantes
1.when was Spain won the World Cup?
2.Where was Dulce teached?
3.Who was "chiki chiki" sung by?
1.Spain was won in all World Cup except SudAfrica 2010
ReplyDelete2.I don't know where Dulce was teached
3."Chiki chiki" was sung by Rodolfo Chiquilicuatre at Eurovision 2008
And now my questions:
1.- The book 'The Lord of the rings' was written by ...
2.- Who was 'Für Elise' composed by?
3.- When were Canary Islands discovered by Spanish soldiers?
1. The book "The Lord Of the Rings" was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who is philosopher and writer.
ReplyDelete2. The "Für Elise" was composed by a German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
3. The Canary Islands were discovered by the soldiers from the 14th century.
My questions:
1. Who was the electricity invented by?
2. Who was " Harry Potter" books writen by?
3. When and where will the next World Cup be celebrated?
1. The electricity was invented by Thomas Alva Edison.
ReplyDelete2. Harry Potter´s books were written by Joanne Rowling.
3. The next World Cup will be celebrated in Brazil in 2014.
My questions:
1. Who was the penicillin invented by?
2. Where was Vicent Van Gogh born?
3. When and where will the St. Patrick´s day be celebrated?
1. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.
ReplyDelete2. Vincent van Gogh was born in Netherlands.
3. St. Patrick´s day will be celebrated on 17th of March in Ireland.
My questions:
1.where and when was done the first heart transplant?
2.which futsal team won the last world championship?
3. "Parque Güell" was designed by...?
ANSWERS:
ReplyDelete1.- The world's first human heart transplant was performed by Christian Barnard in South Africa, in 1967.[1]
2.- It was Brazil futsal team![2]
3.- It was designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. [3]
REFERENCES:
[1]"Memories of the Heart". Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Daily Intelligencer. November 29, 1987. p. A–18.
[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup#Winner
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell
QUESTIONS:
1.- How many cetaceans are currently recognized?
2.- Do you know any whale species that have been wiped out recently?
3.- So far, whales and dolphins have been treatened most by...
The answers may vary depending on the sources consulted but, providing that they are serious enough, they will mention real facts!
Kind regards!!!!
1. The first heart transplant was done in 1967 at South Africa by the surgeon Christiaan Barnad
ReplyDelete2. The last world championship was worn by Brazilian futsal team.
3. Parque Well was designed by Antonio Gaudy.
My questions.
Who wrote Metamorfosis?
The Falkland Islands when were discovered by…..
Palmas cathedral was built by….
Bye