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The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. The Passive is formed: Passive Subject + To Be + Past Participle The house was built in 1989.It is often used in business when the object of the action is more important than those who perform the action. For Example:We produced over 20 different models. Changes to: Over 20 different models were produced.

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Personal Life• Claudia Poll Ahrens was born in

Nicaragua in 1972 but acquired her Costa Rican citizenship in 1993.

• In 1998, Poll graduated with a degree in Business Administration.

• Claudia's older sister Silvia was also a competitive swimmer who won a silver medal in 1988.

Career and Achievements• Claudia Poll began swimming in 1979

under coach Francisco Rivas • At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won

the Gold medal in the 200 m Freestyle event.

• At the Sydney 2000, Poll continued with her medal run and won 2 bronze medals.

• Claudia was declared "Honor Citizen" by the Costa Rican Congress in 1996.

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1.Read the following sentence:“Costa Rican Congress declared Claudia "Honor Citizen" in 1996.”

What is the correct passive form of this sentence?

Claudia were declared "Honor Citizen" by the Costa Rican Congress in 1996.

Claudia was declared "Honor Citizen" by the Costa Rican Congress

in 1996.

Claudia had been declared "Honor Citizen" by the Costa Rican Congress in 1996.

Claudia had been declared "Honor Citizen" by the Costa Rican Congress in 1996.

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2.Read the following sentence:“At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Claudia Poll won two bronze medals.”

What is the correct past passive form of this sentence?

Two bronze medals had been won by Claudia Poll at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Two bronze medals was won by Claudia Poll at the 2000 Sydney

Olympics.

Two bronze medals were being won by Claudia Poll at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Two bronze medals were won by Claudia Poll at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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3.Read the following sentence:“During all her career, Claudia Poll was coached by Francisco

Rivas.”What is the correct simple past active form of this passive

sentence?

Francisco Rivas had coached Claudia Poll during all her career. Claudia Poll were coached by Francisco Rivas during all her career. Francisco Rivas coached Claudia Poll during all her career.

Claudia Poll had been coached by Francisco Rivas during all her career.

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Mary Lou Retton

Mary Lou Retton

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Personal Life• Mary Lou Retton was born in West Virginia in

1968. • She is the youngest of five children• She graduated from Fairmont Senior High

School.• Retton married in 1990 and has four daughters.• Mary Lou retired from gymnastics in 1986.

Since then, she has traveled the world as a motivational speaker.

• Career and Achievements• She was coached by Gary Rafaloski (Aerial Port

Gymnastics). • Mary won the All Around Gold Medal in

women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics.

• She also won silver medals for Team and Vault, and bronze medals for Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise. Her five medals were the most won by any athlete at the '84 Olympics.

1. What is the correct simple past passive form of this sentence?Mary Lou Retton won five Olympic medals in the 1984 Olympics.A. Five Olympic medals was won in the 1984 Olympics by Mary Lou Retton. Five Olympic medals were won in the 1984 Olympics by Mary Lou Retton. Five Olympic medals had been won in the 1984 Olympics by Mary Lou Retton. Five Olympic medals were being won in the 1984 Olympics by Mary Lou Retton.

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2. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the simple past passive voice. Her five medals ______ the most _______ by any athlete in the ‘84 Olympics.

were/won was/win is/won was/won

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3. Fill in the blank with the correct answer:Most of her professional accomplishments __________ in 1984. was make are make were made is made

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4. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.The All Around Olympic Title ______ to Mary Lou Retton, the only American to have won it so far. are gave is gaven was gave was given

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5. Fill in the blank with the correct answer. Silver medals _________ to Mary Lou for her team and vault routines. are awarded were awarded had been awarded are being awarded

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At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, he won three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m events and set a new world record. He is the first sportsperson to win all three events at the same Olympics and break the world record set by Carl Lewis in 1984. Due to his great achievements, he is nicknamed as 'Lightning Bolt'. He is honored as the 'fastest man in the world'. Usain Bolt‘s biography reveals the facts about his early life, his career and achievements.

• Early life: Usain Bolt was born on August 21, 1986 to Jennifer and Wellesley Bolt.

• Early competitions: Usain Bolt displayed his personal best of 48.28 seconds in the 400 meters and won a silver medal in the 2001 CARIFTA Games, a Caribbean regional event.

• Professional athletics career On May 31, 2008, Bolt established a new world record at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York. He ran the 100m event in 9.72 seconds and broke an earlier record of 9.74 seconds set by Powell. At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he set the Olympic and world records for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m by finishing in 9.69 seconds, 19.30 seconds and 37.10 seconds respectively. On August 16, 2008, Bolt won the 100m Olympic final in 9.69 seconds. Thus, Bolt set 2 records at the same event.

On Beijing 2008, the whole world’s attention ________ by

Bolt’s outstanding performance in the men's athletics.

a) is attractedb) had been attracted

c) was attracted

• http://www.marylouretton.com/new_site_biography.htm

• http://www.lonympics.co.uk/ClaudiaPoll.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Poll

• www.buzzle.com/articles/usain-bolt-biography.html

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