Passive constructions
1 We know that algebra was quite advanced at that time.
It ______________________________ algebra was quite
advanced at that time.
is known that
1 Drug _____________ is very difficult to overcome, but it can be done.
Addictive
addiction
I don’t use social media that much. I hardly ever update my
(1) p _ _ f _ _ e.
profile
Most people have the Internet __________ their
fingertips all the time.
at
escape
run away
2 We could argue that the universe is nothing more than a
mathematical model.
It ______________________________ the universe is
nothing more than a mathematical model.
could be argued that
2 People who use the Internet a lot can suffer from
____________ symptoms when they don’t have access to it.
withdraw
withdrawal
I (2) b _ _ w _ e the Internet a lot, though,
usually looking for specific information.
browse
I lost __________ of time and was nearly late for school.
track
investigate
look into
3 They estimate there are around three billion users of the
Internet.
There ______________________________ around three
billion users of the Internet.
are estimated to be
3 What’s the ____________ span of an average three year-old?
ATTENTIVE
attention
I must admit I
(3) b _ _ _ m _ _ k too many pages – I think I’ll get back to
them later, but I never do.
bookmark
He’s only three years old, so he doesn’t have a very long
attention __________ .
span
learn a skill
pick up
4 We know that Pythagoras discovered this theorem.
Pythagoras ______________________________ this
theorem.
is known to have discovered
4 It’s important to change your diet if you have high blood
____________.
PRESS
pressure
This could be because my
(4) h _ _ _ p _ _ e is a search engine, so every time I open
my laptop, it encourages me to look for new stuff!
homepage
My dad suffers from high __________ pressure
blood
splash a lot of money
splash out on
5 People considered such behaviour to be bad manners in
the past.
Such ______________________________ bad manners
in the past.
behaviour was considered to be
1 It’s a very ____________ task, so you may get bored.
Repeat
repetitive
I’ve (1) u _ _ _ _ d _ d
a few photos and just one video (2) c _ _ p so far.
uploaded
clip
Exercise plays a ________ role in good health.
crucial/vital
get up-to-date
catch up on