Сiv. put the verbs in the brackets in the right form: 1. limericks are very popular in great britain. they (first write) by the english poet edward lear. the competition for the best limerick (hold) in 1960. 2. daniel defoe is a well-known for his book “robinson crusoe”. the novel (write) when he was nearly 60. the story of robinson crusoe (base) on the real adventure of a sailor, alexander selkirk, who had lived alone for four years on a desert island. 3. walter scott completed his novels with unusual speed. one of his novels (write) in 6 weeks. 4. the first newspaper (be) handwritten sheets which (post) in public places. the earliest recorded daily newspaper (start) in rome in 59 bc. in the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper (develop) in china. 5. the first regularly published newspaper in the english language (print) in amsterdam in 1620. in 1621 an english newspaper (start) in london and (publish) weekly. the first daily english newspaper (be) the daily courant, which (appear) until march 1702. v. rewrite the following sentences in passive voice: 1. my sister took “the pickwick papers” from the library yesterday. 2. mike recited two poems in english at our school concert. 3. a poet writes poems. 4. she learnt some poems of robert burns when she was a member of our drama club. 5. many tourists visit the pushkin museum in moscow.
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V 1. yesterday "the Pickwick Papers" was taken from the library by my sister
2. two poems in English were recieted by Mike at our school concert
3. poems were written by a poet
4. some poems of Robert Burns were learnt by her when she was a member of our drama club
5. the Pushkin Museum in Moscow was visited by many tourists