THE PASSIVE
- A man killed 37 people in Miami a few days ago.
- The police know the name of the terrorist.
- The police have not arrested the terrorist yet.
- The police are looking into the attack.
- A man has attacked a Chinese nursery with a knife.
- Sweden abandons six-hour workday scheme because it is too expensive.
- FIFA voted Cristiano Ronaldo world’s best player for the third time last year.
- Comedian Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2017 Academy Awards.
- They have already released the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in Spain.
THE PASSIVE – TWO OBJECTS
- They have awarded the Cecil B. de Mille Award to Meryl Streep.
- The Nobel Committee awarded Bob Dylan the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature.
- The police have sent the photo of the terrorist to all police stations.
- Protesters threw stones at the police the other day.
- The Spanish King sent a letter of condolences to the President of Turkey on January,1.
- Finland will give unemployed people a basic income of 560€ per month.
REPORTING IN THE PASSIVE
- There are rumours that Mark Zuckerberg will enter the world of politics.
2. They say the man from Miami was suffering from a mental illness.
- They say that 7,000,000 copies of the magazine Charlie Hebdo have been printed.
- Scientists believe that the ice cap is shrinking much faster than previously thought.
- They think that India is the cheapest country to live in nowadays.
- They say that Switzerland is the most expensive.
- People think Casey Affleck will be nominated for his role in the film Manchester by the Sea.
KEY
THE PASSIVE
- 37 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN MIAMI A FEW DAYS AGO.
- THE NAME OF THE TERRORIST IS KNOWN (BY THE POLICE)
- THE TERRORIST HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED YET.
- THE ATTACK IS BEING LOOKED INTO (BY THE POLICE)
- A CHINESE NURSERY HAS BEEN ATTACKED BY A MAN WITH A KNIFE.
- SIX-HOUR WORKDAY SCHEME IS ABANDONED BY SWEDEN BECAUSE IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE.
- CRISTINO RONALDO WAS VOTED WORLD’S BEST PLAYER BY FIFA FOR THE THIRD TIME LAST YEAR.
- THE 2017 ACADEMY AWARDS WILL BE HOSTED BY COMEDIAN JIMMY KIMMEL.
- THE FILM FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM HAS ALREADY BEEN RELEASED IN SPAIN.
THE PASSIVE – TWO OBJECTS
- tHE CECIL B. DE MILLE aWARD HAS BEEN AWARDED TO MERYLL STREEP. / MERYL STREEP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CECIL B. DE MILLE AWARD.
- BOB DYLAN HAS BEEN AWARDED THE 2016 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE / THE 2016 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE HAS BEEN AWARDED TO BOB DYLAN.
- THE PHOTO OF THE TERRORIST HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL POLICE STATION. / ALL POLICE STATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT THE PHOTO OF THE TERRORIST.
- THE POLICE WERE THROWN STONES AT THE OTHER DAY. / STONES WERE THROWN AT THE POLICE THE OTHER DAY.
- A LETTER OF CONDOLENCES WAS SENT BY THE SPANISH KING TO THE PRESIDENT OF TURKEY ON JANUARY 1. / THE PRESIDENT OF TURKEY WAS SENT A LETTER OF CONDOLENCES BY THE SPANISH KING ON JANUARY 1.
- UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WILL BE GIVEN A BASIC INCOME OF 560€ PER MONTH BY FINLAND. / A BASIC INCOME OF 560€ PER MONTH WILL BE GIVEN BY FINLAND TO UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE.
REPORTING IN THE PASSIVE
- IT IS RUMOURED THAT MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL ENTER POLITICS. / MARK ZUCKERBERG IS RUMOURED TO ENTER POLITICS.
- IT IS SAID THAT THE MAN FROM MIAMI SUFFERED FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS. / THE MAN FROM MIAMI IS SAID TO SUFFER FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS.
- IT IS SAID THAT7,000,000 COPIES OF THE MAGAZINE CHARLIE HEBDO HAVE BEEN PRINTED. / 7,000,000 COPIES OF THE MAGAZINE CHARLIE HEBDO ARE SAID TO HAVE BEEN PRINTED.
- IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ICE CAP IS SHRINKING MUCH… / THE ICE CAP IS BELIEVED TO BE SHRINKING MUCH…
- IT IS THOUGHT THAT INDIA IS THE CHEAPEST COUNTRY TO LIVE IN NOWADAYS. / INDIA IS THOUGHT TO BE THE CHEAPEST COUNTRY TO LIVE IN NOWADAYS.
- IT IS SAID THAT SWITZERLAND IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE. / SWITZERLAND IS SAID TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE.
- IT IS THOUGHT THAT CASEY AFFLECK WILL BE NOMINATED FOR… / CASEY AFFLECK IS THOUGHT TO BE NOMINATED FOR…
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