Exercise 1 change the following sentences into the passive voice. use the indefinite tenses (give two forms where possible example: tom gave her a book. — she was given a book. the book was given to her. 1. he broke my watch. 2. the teacher explained the rule to the students. 3. he often asks me to help them. 4. they usually do written exercises in class. 5. she will make a new discovery soon. 6. steve will make a report at the conference. 7. they play tennis all year round. 8. his friends never forgave his betrayal. 9. the manager offers me several jobs. 10. they will promise you much, but don't imagine they will give you everything. 11. his parents regularly sent him parcels with fruit from their garden. 12. they will give me a leave in july if there is no urgent work. 13. the spanish government offered columbus three ships. 14. they usually send their children to camp for summer. 15. the officer charged him with a very important mission. 16. i'm sure we'll settle the matter easily. 17. the policeman fined the driver for exceeding the speed limit. 18. somebody calls her every day. 19. we request the passengers leaving for london to register. 20. the manager will sign contracts tomorrow.

Возможны где-то ошибки, но вроде все верно. 1. my watch was broken by him. 2. the rule was explained by teacher to the students. 3. i am  often asked by him to help them. 4. written exercises are usually done by them in class. 5. a new discovery will be made by her soon. 6. a report will be made by steve at the conference. 7. tennis is played by them all year round. 8. his betrayal was never forgiven by his friends. 9. several jobs are offered to me by the manager. 10. much  will be  promised to  you by them, but don't imagine that everything will be given to you by them.11. parcels with fruit were regularly  sent by his parents to him from their garden. 12. a leave will be given to me in july if urgent work is  not be there. 13. three ships were offered to columbus by the spanish government. 14. their children are usually sent by them to camp for summer. 15. he was charged by the officer with a  very important mission. 16. i am sure the matter will be settled easily by us. 17. the driver was fined by the policeman for exceeding the speed limit. 18. she was called by somebody every day. 19. t he passengers leaving for london are requested by us  to register.  20. contracts  will be  signed by the manager tomorrow.

the russian capital is celebrating its 864th birthday. the solemn celebration ceremony began at noon with the chimes of the kremlin tower clock. for the first time in the last two decades, a dramatized show took place in red square in the presence of russian president dmitry medvedev, city mayor sergei sobyanin and patriarch kirill of moscow and all russia. before the show, city authorities laid flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldier and the statue of marshal georgy zhukov.

over 6,000 war veterans, leaders of the country and its capital, representatives of public and youth organizations  and religious confessions were among spectators on the stands specially established in the main square of the country on the occasion of the moscow city day. the show was divided into five parts in which famous symphony orchestras, dance groups, bolshoi theatre soloists and todes ballet dancers showed their skills. the show was meant to combine the history, the present day and the future of the russian capital. congratulating muscovites, dmitry medvedev stressed the city’s historical role and assured its residents that their opinions on the development of the city will be taken into consideration:

“today’s moscow is one of the most beautiful and influential cities of the world. we have started to implement such initiatives as building an international financial centre and also an administrative centre on the city’s new territory. undoubtedly, this is a historic task. both these centres are meant to make moscow a comfortable, well-planned and competitive city.”

Next summer holidays will come! i won't have  to get up early in the morning and run to school. i will be able to stay in the bed till midday. if the weather will be fine my friends and i will go for a walk every day. it will be fun! then i will spend a month in the country where my grandfather and grandmother live. it will be great. i will drink milk and eat a lot of tasty food which my granny will prepare for me. i have many friends in this village because i go there every holidays. we will play football and tennis every day! there is a small river near the forest and we will swim when the weather will be fine.