Red Line 4, Coursebook

eighty-one 81 4 On the ISS (the passive voice ➝ G16) Put these sentences about astronauts’ lives on the ISS into the passive voice. Example: They do lots of experiments on the ISS. Lots of experiments are done on the ISS. 1. Sometimes they repair satellites. 2. They check the equipment every day. 3. They take photos of the Earth and the stars. 4. They write a report at the end of every day. 5. They speak English on the ISS. 6. They build new parts of the space station. 7. They don’t play card games. (The cards would fly away!) 8. They drink tea from special cups. 5 Robots (mixed exercise) Read the text. Put in the right verbs. A lot of work in intelligent homes isn’t done by people. It 1 by machines. People 2 their hands wet when they 3 clothes. And their food 4 for them, in a microwave. They 5 the plates after the meal – another machine 6 to wash them. In a real smart home the jobs 7 by a robot. Imagine! Your room 8 while you are at school. Your shoes 9 and the robot even 10 your bike for you. It 11 all the other jobs like shopping or washing up, too. Some of you probably 12 that these things 13 for you already. You 14 a robot. Your mom or dad 15 your robot. Lucky you! Talk about technology at home. Talk about life on a space station. Use the passive voice. Say how fast something travels. Help a conversation to go the right way. Name two devices and say what you do with them. Name three facts about the ISS. Say what is usually done for people who are ill. Say how fast most people ride their bikes. You want to ask someone for something. How can you start the conversation? NOW YOU CAN repairs is don’t wash don’t get is cooked think are done isn’t done does is cleaned are put away is used don’t need are done wash is done It’s hot in here! ➝ WB57, 1 – 3 Check-out 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv