Solutions Pre-Intermediate 3rd

Rewrite the sentences in the passive. Do not include the agent.

1 Companies make boxes out of cardboard because it’s a cheap material.

Boxes _____________________________________________________.

2 Builders won’t use concrete as much in the future.

Concrete____________________________________________________ .

3 A company called Dupont developed nylon in the 1930s.

Nylon ______________________________________________________ .

4 The builders have broken the glass window.

The glass window .

5 People will recycle plastic more in the future.

Plastic ______________________________________________________ .

6 Someone discovered rubber many years ago in South America.

Rubber______________________________________________________  .

7 People burn wood to heat buildings.

Wood______________________________________________________ .

Write questions using the prompts. Use the present simple, past simple, present perfect or future passive.

1 A (when / the telephone / invent) ?_______________________________

B In 1876.

2 A (which / languages / speak / in Switzerland) ?____________________________

B German, French, Italian and Romansh.

3 A (how many / astronauts / walk / on the moon) ?__________________________

B Twelve so far. Neil Armstrong was the first.

4 A (factories / replace / 3D printers / in the near future) ?_____________________

B Probably not. They aren’t as effective yet.

5 A (who / the novel / Great Expectations / write / by) ?_______________________

B By the British writer Charles Dickens. He also wrote Oliver Twist.

Choose the correct answers.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letter of each word has been given. 

Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.

Read the dialogue and find ten mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect word). Circle the mistakes and write the corrections.

Read the forum posts. Match texts A–D with questions 1–5. One text matches with two questions.

Which gadget does the writer say....?

1.

2.

3.

4.

Read the task below and write a formal letter.

Your local council has decided to cancel a bus service from a village to the town centre that is used by lots of elderly people. Write a letter of complaint about this decision, explaining why it is bad for people who live in the village and also people in the town centre.