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- In the following sentences underline the verbs and decide if they are active or passÍve.
1 A repeater boosts the electrical signal so that longer cables can be used.
2 Men's ties are usually made of silk or polyester. Ci)
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3 Nearly all paper can be recycled if it is sorted and contaminants are removed. C)
4 Geothermal energy is produced below the earth's surface. 3
5 The main sources of ,greenhouse gas emissions include fossilfuel generating plant s and 3
C)
transportation vehicles. ..
6 Manufacturers choose plastic container s for many different reasons.
e
(/)
7 Oil was formed in underground rocks millions of years ago. (I)
(/)

- Here is a list of changes which have taken place in a town between 1960 and today. Use these
notes and the verbs given to write sentences to describe these changes.
Example: Four hotels havebeenbuílt.
1960 today verb
no hotels four hotels build
wet land no wet land drain

small library new library extension open


three factories no factories close
river pOlluted river clean clean
few offices new office block build

no parks two parks establish

no airport plans for airport plan

In the following description of how plastics are shaped, put the verb in brackets in the correct formo

Iniection moulding Laminating Blow moulding Tube making - extrusion

There aremany ways o~ shaping plastics. The most co¡n¡non way is by moulding. Blow-
m01.1lding (a) (use) to make bottles. In this process, air (b) (blow)
into a bl()b ofmdltenplastic inside a hoHow :fJl01.11d and the plastic (c)
(force) againstthe sides of themould.
Toys and boMs (make) by injection moulding. 'Iher:fJloplastic chips
(e) first (heat) until they melt and then forced into a water-
cooled¡nojjld ul1der preSS1.1re.
'Ihis :fJleth:od(f) (suit) to :fJlassproduction.
Laminati:t)g (g) (produce) the heat-prooflaminate which (h)
(use), for exawplei for work sUt~aces in kitchens. In this process, a kind of sandwich
(i) oí layers of paper or cloth which U) (soak) in resin
solution. 'Ihey (k) then (squeeze) together in a heated press.
Thermoplastics can (I) (shape) byextrusion. Moltenplastic (m)-
(force) thro1.1gh a shaped hole or die. Fibres for textiles and sheet plastic may
(make) by extrusion.

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