General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 02 Topic 03.doc  WRITING 05 The present passive Some sentences can be active or passive. 1. Read the example. The first sentence is active. The second sentence is passive. 2. Change these sentences from active to passive. 3. Write the passive sentence in the space. Example Then they plant the seeds. Then the seeds are planted. They water the plants, and then they cut the leaves. _______________________________________________ The truck takes the goods to the factory. _______________________________________________ Someone cleans the room each day. _______________________________________________ They make the chairs from wood. _______________________________________________ The company employs over one thousand people. _______________________________________________ Someone cuts the plastic and then bends it into shape. ________________________________________________ When they pick the cotton they put it into bags. ________________________________________________  WRITING 06 A process 1. Look at the pictures. 2. Write the process to describe the pictures. Use the present passive. 3. Use the verbs below the pictures to help you. 4. If you don't know about this process, write about a process you know about. Start your writing like this: First, the seeds are planted. Then … 66 QUESTLANGUAGE