Verbs for operating technology
Passive Voice
Prepositional Phrases + Adjs
Have something done
Gerunds and infinitives
100
When you phone "dies" you need to:
charge/recharge its battery
100
Their father was given his first pony by his grandmother.
Their father's grandmother ............................................................... his first pony.
GAVE HIM
100
Does classical music interest you?
Are you ................... classical music?
INTERESTED IN
100
When do we use this structure:
have/get + object + past participle
To talk about actions we do or to talk about actions other people do?
Is have or get more informal?
To talk about actions other people do.
Get is more informal.
100
Making your own muesli doesn't take you long.
It doesn't take you long ............................. your own muesli.
TO MAKE
200
To start using a computer, first you need to _____________. Later you need to __________.
If you don't have any battery, you should ___________ your computer.
turn it on/switch it on
turn it off/switch it off
plug in
200
Complete the passive sentences with present simple and present continuous.
The computers [ ] by many students every year.
The computer [ ] by Marco right now.
The computers are used by many students every year.
The computer is being used by Marco right now.
200
Sarah plays the violin very well.
Sarah is really __________ playing violin.
GOOD AT
200
Complete the sentence.
An eye doctor checks my eyes once a year.
I _______ my eyes ________ once a year (by an eye doctor).
I have/get my eyes checked once a year (by an eye doctor).
200
Emma is excited about going to Greece on holiday.
Emma is looking _________________ to Greece on holiday.
forward to going
300
Name these buttons which you can press:
fast forward button, play button, power button, stop button, and rewind button
In order from left to right:
power button, play button, stop button, fast forward button, and rewind button
300
Complete these sentences:
Present Perfect Passive:
He [ ] by his teacher for one year. [teach]
Past Simple:
He [ ] by his old Spanish teacher for three years. She has retired. [teach]
Will:
He [ ] by a new French teacher next year. [teach]
has been taught
was taught
will be taught
300
Sammy's much better at sport than I am.
I'm not.........................at sport as Sammy.
as good
300
The queen wants a new house. People started building it. It is not finished.
The queen __________a new house ________ (by people).
The queen wants a new house. People started building it. It is not finished.
The queen is having a new house built.
300
It's getting easier for me to get up early.
I am getting _________________ up early.
used to getting
400
You have to _________a CD into a CD player before it will play.
You need to ________ your camera _____ your computer to download your photos.
insert
connect [x] to [y]
400
Change these sentence to passive:
The police arrested the criminal.
The inventor invented the invention.
People broke into his house.
The criminal was arrested by the police.
The invention was invented by the inventor.
His house was broken into.
400
Nick loves playing golf.
Nick is very keen ................................................ playing golf.
ON
400
We paid someone to paint our house last year.
We ________ our house ____________.
We have had our house painted.
400
I'm not sorry I chose nursing as a career.
I don't _________________ nursing as a career.
regret choosing
500
What verb is missing?
First, _______ the movie you want to watch. Then we'll watch it.
_________ a track from the Beatles' album and we will listen to it.
_________ a function: do you want the washing machine to wash your clothes or just spin them?
select
500
Computers __________ [use] to send e-mails and do many different things. When mistakes ________ [write/type] it's easy to fix them. The delete key _______ [press] and you can type it correctly. Computers ________ [invent] many years ago. Now almost everyone has one. Right now, a computer __________ [use] to play this Jeopardy game. I hope that in the future, the planet ________ [taken over] by computers.
are used
are written/are typed
is pressed
were invented
is being used
will be taken over
500
The school's success in the FCE exam made everyone very proud.
Everyone .............................. the school success in the FCE exam.
IS PROUD OF
500
Rewrite this with the "have/get something done" structure:
A repairman will fix my washing machine this Friday.
I will have my washing machine fixed this Friday (by a repairman).
500
"Why don't we go to the cinema?" said Jane.
Jane ________________to the cinema.
suggested going