Life Vision Poland Pre-intermediate B Grammar: The passive

Unit Test 7 B 1 Rice is grown in China.

Answer key 2 CDs are not bought very much now.
3 Where is Portuguese spoken?
A Grammar: Second conditional 4 The first mobile phone was produced by
1 'd rent, would rent, could rent Motorola.
2 had 5 When was email first used?
3 didn't live 6 Radium was not discovered by Wilhelm
4 wouldn't feel Röntgen.
5 could 1 Rice is grown in China.
6 wouldn't start Is grown is correct because we use the passive when we
are more interested in the action than the person who
1 'd rent, would rent, could rent does it. We form the present simple passive with the
'd/could rent is correct because we use the second present simple form of be + past participle.
conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or
2 CDs are not bought very much now.
event in the present or future, and its result. In the
Are not bought is correct because we use the passive
result clause of a second conditional sentence, we use
when we are more interested in the action than the
subject + would / wouldn't/could/couldn't + verb.
person who does it. We form the present simple
2 had passive with the present simple form of be + past
Had is correct because we use the second conditional participle.
to talk about an imaginary situation or event in the 3 Where is Portuguese spoken?
present or future, and its result. In the if clause of a
Is Portuguese spoken is correct because we use the
second conditional sentence, we use if + subject + past
passive when we are more interested in the action than
simple.
the person who does it. We form the present simple
3 didn't live passive with the present simple form of be + past
Didn't live is correct because we use the second participle.
conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or
4 The first mobile phone was produced by
event in the present or future, and its result. In the if
clause of a second conditional sentence, we use if + Motorola.
subject + past simple. Was produced by is correct because we use the passive
when we are more interested in the action than the
4 wouldn't feel
person who does it. We form the past simple passive
Wouldn't feel is correct because we use the second
with the past simple form of be + past participle. If we
conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or
want to say who did the action, we use by + their name.
event in the present or future, and its result. In the
result clause of a second conditional sentence, we use 5 When was email first used?
subject + would / wouldn't + verb. Was email first used is correct because we use the
passive when we are more interested in the action than
5 could
the person who does it. We form the past simple
Could is correct because we use the second conditional
passive with the past simple form of be + past
to talk about an imaginary situation or event in the
participle.
present or future, and its result. In the if clause of a
second conditional sentence, we use if + subject + past 6 Radium was not discovered by Wilhelm
simple. We can use unless to mean except if. Röntgen.
6 wouldn't start Was not discovered by is correct because we use the
Wouldn't start is correct because we use the second passive when we are more interested in the action than
conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or the person who does it. We form the past simple
event in the present or future, and its result. In the passive with the past simple form of be + past
result clause of a second conditional sentence, we use participle. If we want to say who did the action, we use
subject + would / wouldn't + verb. by + their name.

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 Produces is not correct because it means makes. A box
C Vocabulary: Understanding topic
cannot make things.
vocabulary 4 B
Convenient is correct because it means easy and quick.
1 G
10.30 p.m. is not a very easy time to have dinner
2 H because it is very late.
3 F Effective is not correct because it means producing a
4 E successful result. The time that you have dinner cannot
5 C be effective.
Innovative is not correct because it means using new
6 B
ideas. The time that you have dinner cannot be
1 G innovative.
Something that goes round a planet or star is correct. 5 C
Some satellites are man-made, and some (like the Mix is correct because it means put different things
moon) are natural. together so they create something new. You often mix
2 H butter and sugar when you are cooking.
Everything that exists in space is correct. Nobody knows Stick is not correct because it means join things
how big the universe is. together. You cannot stick butter and sugar together.
Run is not correct because you cannot run butter and
3 F
sugar together.
The outside part of something is correct. Most of the
earth’s surface is covered by sea. 6 C
Weigh is correct because weigh means find out how
4 E
heavy something is. People always weigh their luggage
A person who works or travels in space is correct. The
if they check it in at an airport.
first astronaut to walk on the moon was Neil
Contain is not correct because it means have something
Armstrong.
inside. You cannot contain luggage without mentioning
5 C what it is contained in.
The energy that pulls everything down is correct. The Develop is not correct because it means make
law of gravity is one of the most important laws of something change and grow. You cannot develop
science. luggage.
6 B
All the people who work on a ship, plane or spaceship is E Vocabulary: Understanding topic
correct. Spaceships usually only have a small crew.
vocabulary
D Vocabulary: Understanding topic 1 luckily
vocabulary 2 attention
3 successfully
1 C 4 responsible
2 B 5 valuable
3 B 6 argument
4 B
5 C 1 luckily
6 C Luckily is correct because it means in a good way or
fortunately. We need an adverb here before a comma
1 C at the start of a clause.
Reliable is correct because it describes someone who 2 attention
always does what they promise to do. A reliable person Attention is correct because you need the phrase pay
is not usually late for a meeting. attention here. Pay attention means listen and watch
Portable is not correct because it describes something carefully. When you’re talking, you usually want people
that you can carry. A person cannot be portable. to pay attention to you.
Convenient is not correct because it means useful, easy 3 successfully
or quick to do. A person cannot be convenient.
Successfully is correct because it means in a way that
2 B achieves the results you want. Alison wanted to cook a
Research is correct because it means the careful study big dinner for her whole family and she achieved it. We
of something, and you do research into a subject. need an adverb here between a noun (Alison) and a
Tests is not correct because you cannot do tests into verb (cooked).
something. 4 responsible
Systems is not correct because it means groups of
Responsible is correct because you need the phrase
things or parts that work together. You cannot do
responsible for here. If you are responsible for
systems into something.
something, it is your job to do it.
3 B 5 valuable
Contains is correct because contain means have
Valuable is correct because it means very useful or
something inside. A box can have documents inside it.
important when it describes a person. We need an
Discovers is not correct because it means finds. A box
adjective here between very and a noun (employee).
cannot find things.

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6 argument 5 Speaker D
Argument is correct because if you have an argument Speaker D is correct because the speaker mentions
with someone, you disagree with them and talk angrily people in a few generations and their views on
to them. We need a noun here after the indefinite smartphones and their use.
article an. 6 Speaker A
Speaker A is correct because the speaker mentions the
F Reading: Recognizing paraphrasing positive role of electric cars on the environment, and
notes that her family is doing something about climate
1 similar
change.
2 sing
3 salary H Speaking: Giving instructions
4 husband
5 numbers 1 B
6 believed 2 E
3 A
1 similar 4 H
Similar is correct because the text says Little changed 5 D
when she first moved to Bath in the UK to live with her
6 G
older brother, William.
2 sing 1 B
Sing is correct because the text says After having How do I do that? is correct because Ben asks for
lessons with her brother, Caroline sang with him. instructions.
3 salary 2 E
Salary is correct because the text says Caroline Herschel Where's that? is correct because Ben asks for more
became the first woman in England to get paid for her instructions and explains that he can’t see it.
scientific work. 3 A
4 husband Got it is correct because Ben confirms that he’s
Husband is correct because the text says First, she followed the instructions and then asks for more, by
worked as a teacher, and then got married. saying What am I looking for?
5 numbers 4 H
Numbers is correct because the text says Katherine got What do I do next? is correct because Ben confirms that
a job with NASA working as a human computer, using he’s followed the instructions, by saying Found it, then
only her brain to add up. he asks for more.
6 believed 5 D
Believed is correct because the text says John Glenn Why isn’t anything happening? is correct. Ben asks for
refused to start his space flight around the Earth until more instructions because there is a problem.
Katherine had checked the computer data in person. 6 G
Done it is correct answer because Ben confirms that
G Listening: Identifying who said what he’s followed instructions.
1 Speaker C
I Writing: Organizing ideas
2 Speaker B
3 Speaker D 1 G
4 Speaker A 2 C
5 Speaker D 3 E
6 Speaker A 4 H
5 B
1 Speaker C 6 D
Speaker C is correct because the speaker mentions that
the sound quality of the smart speaker isn’t as good as 1 G
his old record player. Introduction is correct because the opening paragraph
2 Speaker B is called the Introduction in a formal report.
Speaker B is correct because the speaker talks about 2 C
both his last pair of headphones and some new ones. The importance of technology is correct because the
He compares the sound quality and the way they hold paragraph gives an overview of why the resource is
charge. good, and its content is important.
3 Speaker D 3 E
Speaker D is correct because the speaker mentions that Technology through the years is correct because the
she doesn’t need a smartphone as her friends all live paragraph talks about the historical development of
close. technology.
4 Speaker A 4 H
Speaker A is correct because the speaker mentions the Seeing technology clearly is correct because the
drawbacks of an electric car by referring to a time when paragraph talks about different visual effects used to
she worried that the battery was nearly empty and they explain technology.
would be stuck.

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5 B
Finding solutions for the future is correct because the
paragraph mentions the way technology today is
solving problems that will affect our future.
6 D
Conclusion is correct because the closing paragraph is
called the Conclusion in a formal report.

J Writing: Mediation
Student's own answer

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