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Passive voice

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    Read the facts in the passive and guess the country
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  • This country ______ (name) after Christopher Columbus.
    was named / (Colombia)
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  • They invented paper in China.
    Paper was invented in China.
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  • Corona beer _______ (not made) in Hungary.
    isn't made / (it's made in Mexico!)
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  • Espresso, café latte and cappuccino _______  often _______ (drink) in this country.
    is often drunk / (Italy)
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  • The first Olympic games _______ (hold) there.
    were held / (Greece)
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  • People eat lots of sausages in Germany.
    Lots of sausages are eaten in Germany.
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  • The 1998 football world cup ___ _____ (win) by this country.
    was won / (France)
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  • Lionel Messi _______ (born) here.
    was born / (Argentina)
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  • They didn't invent Taekwondo in Russia.
    Taekwondo wasn't invented in Russia.
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  • Picasso _______ (born) there.
    was born
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  • Chocolate and cheese from there _______ (eat) by people all over the world.
    are eaten / (Switzerland)
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  • They built and launched the Titanic from the United Kingdom.
    The Titanic was built and launched from the United Kingdom.
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  • People speak German in Germany, Austria and part of Switzerland.
    German is spoken in Germany, Austria and part of Switzerland.
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  • How many newspapers _______ (print) in Britain every day?
    are printed
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  • Great Britain gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886.
    The Statue of Liberty was given to the United Stated by Great Britain in 1886
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