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2 When do we use the passive? 2 Look at this text about Skylab.
a Look at these two sentences. Do they n-iean the a Complete the text with these verbs in the past
sante ? sirnple passive
Rttssia launched the first satellite in 1957.
(ACTVE) destroy
sell
The .first satellite tvas lattnched by Russia in 1957.
hurt
(PASSTVF.)
scatter
A ttstvrr lhc\e qUe\lion\.
send
I II lve renlove Ra.rsia frorn the active sentence, we
abandon
gel Launrhed tlte frsr sdtellite in 1957. Does it still
hit
rlakc scnse?
find
2 If lve rerrove by Russia lronr the passive sentencc, launch
we get Tht.first satellite was lamtched in 1957.
Does it still r-nakc sense?
Conrplete the rule with rrorc or /ess. It 197) a 75-tonne space station called Slqlab
We use the passivc when the aclion is by the USA. Three crews of three
ir-nportant than who or what does tl-rc action aslronalrts to Skylab, br-rt at the end
(the agenl.).
oI 1974, rt Skyla& stayed in space
Oftcn wc don't even know the agent. Look again at until 1979. Then it lell otrt of its orbit and
the sentences in Rules 1 , and find exarnples with headed towards t1-re Earth. A lot of the space
no agent.
station burnt r-rp when it entered the
Sometirnes we do know the agent. Find examples in
atmosphere. But not all of it . Large
the sentences in Rules 1 . How is the agent shown?
pieces _ across the Indian Ocean.
Cl-reck tl-rc rules for the passive in Grammar
Ausl.ralia by somc fragments.
Reference 12.1.
Fortunately nobody . A lot of the
pieces _ by Australian farmers. The
Practice
picccs _ for very high prices.
1 put the verbs in brackets into the present
simple passive.
b EI lz.l Lisren and check.
Putting a satellite into orbit.
3 Change these sentences from the active into
I The satellite (build). the passive, keeping the same tense.
2 It _ (test). I The American astronaut, Michael Collins,
3 The satellite (take) to the rocket dropped a camera.
Iaunch site. 2 Eventuaily a piece oI debris will hit an astronaut
4 The rocket (prepare). 3 A normal space suit would not protect the
5 TIre rocket and satellite llarrnchl. astronaut.
6 The lower parts of the rocket 4 Rubbish is damaging communications satellites.
(dump). 5 Today's satellilcs will create nrore rrrhhish.
7 The satellite _ (pr-rt) into orbit. 6 A piece of debris cracked one of the space
8 The satellite's own rockets (flre). shuttle's windows.
9 The satellite (move) into the 7 The space shuttle has brought some satellites
c()rrecl ()rhil. back to Earth.
lo The resl of the rocket (leave) 8 Scientists found 186 marks on one satellite.
rn space. - 9 Space debris caused I66 of the marks.
4 Rubbish is a problem on Earth, too. Discuss
these questions.
I Why is so much ruhbish produced?
2 What is done with todav's rubbish?
] Whar effects is this having?
4 Htrw will the situation change in the future?

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