Exercise 3. Krakatoa. Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple Passive

Did you know that the greatest explosion in the world was caused (cause) by a volcano? Krakatoa, an island in Indonesia, erupted in 1883. More than half the island 1) ________________ (destroy). The explosion 2) __________ (hear) in India and Australia. Rocks 3) _________________ (throw) more than 55 kilometres high into the air. Surprisingly, only a few people 4) _____________ (kill), but a huge wave, 35 metres high, 5) _________________ (create) by the explosion. Several small islands 6) _______________ (cover) by the wave. 163 villages 7) ___________________ (destroy) and 36,000 people 8) _________________ (drown).Dust 9) _______________ (carry) all round the world, and the weather everywhere 10) ____________________(affect) for many years afterwards.

Exercise 4. Famous people quiz. Choose the correct answer. Use Past Simple Passive and the preposition by.

Leonardo da Vinci________the Ancient Greeks_________Alexander Graham Bell

Lewis Carroll___________Walt Disney_________________Marconi

The Ancient Egyptians__________John Lennon ____________Christopher______Columbus Shakespeare

Example: Was “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” written by Shakespeare? No, it wasn’t. It was written by Lewis Carroll.

1. Was the “Mona Lisa” painted by Picasso?

2. Was the radio invented by Alfred Nobel?

3. Were the Pyramids built by the Chinese?

4. Was America discovered by Marco Polo?

5 Was the telephone invented by Siemens?

6. Was the song “Imagine” written by Elvis Presley?

7. Was Mickey Mouse created by Goscinny and Uderzo?

8. Was “Romeo and Juliet” written by Agatha Christie?

9. Was the Parthenon built by the Ancient Romans?