Homework

• 1. Change from active to passive
• 2. Complete with the correct passive form
• 3. Answer using complete sentences
• 4. Reading comprehension
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • Questions

1. Change from active to passive

Example: They built the bridge in 1990. => The bridge was built in 1990.

1. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.
2. Millions of people speak English.
3. They will publish the book next month.
4. Someone stole my bicycle.
5. They have repaired the road.
6. A famous chef cooks the food at this restaurant.

2. Complete with the correct passive form

1. English __________ (speak) in Australia.
2. The Mona Lisa __________ (paint) by Leonardo da Vinci.
3. The new hospital __________ (build) next year.
4. The email __________ already __________ (send).
5. The movie __________ (film) in Spain in 2019.
6. These phones __________ (make) in China.

3. Answer using complete sentences

1. Where was the last movie you watched filmed?
2. What products or foods are made in the region where you live?
3. When was your city founded ['faʊndɪd]?
4. Was this book written by one person or by many people?
5. Do you think most jobs will be done by machines in the future? Why or why not?
6. Have you ever been given a gift that you really loved? What was it?

4. Reading comprehension

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

In the town of Hamelin,[1] in Germany, the houses were grey and the people were honest. It was a very rich town, but they had a very big problem: there were thousands of rats[2] in Hamelin. The cats could not fight against so many. The rats multiplied constantly. The citizens were terrified, and the mayor[3] decided that they needed a plan.

One day, a very tall and very thin man arrived in the town. He wore clothes of many colors, a brown feather[4] in his hat, and he carried a flute.[5]

"For a thousand florins,[6] I can take the rats away from Hamelin," said the man.

"A thousand florins!" said the mayor. "We will give you ten thousand florins if you take the rats away."

"Done.[7] Tomorrow night you will have no more rats in Hamelin."

The next day the stranger's[8] flute was heard all over the town. When the rats heard the music, they mysteriously came out of the houses and the sewers.[9] The piper[10] walked towards the river, and the rats followed him. When they reached[11] the river, the current[12] carried them away and they drowned.[13]

By night there were no more rats in Hamelin. The piper went to the town hall[14] to ask for his money. He asked for the ten thousand florins that the mayor had promised.

"Ten thousand florins?" said the mayor and his advisors.[15] "Never!"

"A thousand florins, at least!" said the piper, very angry.

"The rats are dead and they will not come back. We will give you twenty florins, at most, and you should be happy. You are just a simple piper."

The man's eyes turned red. He said nothing more and left the town hall. The mayor and his advisors laughed with arrogance.

That night the stranger's flute was heard again, but this time only the children could hear it. All the children of Hamelin came out of their houses and followed the piper. They left the town and walked towards the mountains. The children never returned to Hamelin, and nobody ever knew where they went.

Traditional

[1] Hamelin ['hæmɪlɪn] - a town in Germany

[2] rats [ræts]

[3] mayor [meɪr] - the leader of a town's government

[4] feather ['fɛðər] - one of the light coverings of a bird's body

[5] flute [flu:t] - a wind instrument

[6] florins ['flɔrɪnz] - old European coins

[7] done [dʌn] - agreed; it's a deal

[8] stranger ['streɪndʒər] - a person you don't know; an outsider

[9] sewers ['su:ərz] - underground pipes that carry dirty water

[10] piper ['paɪpər] - a person who plays a pipe or flute

[11] reach [ri:tʃ] - arrive at; get to

[12] current ['kɜrənt] - the movement of water in a river

[13] drown [draʊn] - die under water

[14] town hall [taʊn hɔl] - the building of the local government

[15] advisors [əd'vaɪzərz] - people who give advice

Questions

1. Where was Hamelin?
2. What was the main problem in Hamelin?
3. Was the mayor's reaction correct?
4. Was the piper's reaction correct?
5. What did the piper look like?
6. Does the story end well or badly?
7. What do you think the moral of the story is?