Read the text and answer the questions: (1)Washing machines are used everywhere nowadays. (2)A washing machine was invented in France in the early 1800s. (3)It was called the ventilator. (4) The patent for a clothes dryer was received by George T. Sampson. (5) The clothes were dried with the heat from a stove. (6) More than 200,000 washing machines have already been produced. (7) The technology is being developed now, so that less energy will be consumed. 1) Do we know who made the device? 2) If we talk about a tool or instrument we use... (with) 3) If we talk about person we use... (by) 4) Which of the examples is about the present situation? 5) Which of the examples is about the past situation? 6) Find the examples of Present Perfect and Future Simple Passive. Упражнение 1. Read the sentences about and circle the correct option. 1. The first email WAS/WERE sent in 1973. 2. Phones IS/ARE made of plastic. 3. The first computer IS/WAS invented by an American. 4. A new kitchen device HAS/HAVE been developed recently. 5. A pen IS/WAS used by everyone nowadays. 6. Tomorrow our new device WILL/WILL BE sold everywhere. Упражнение 2. Look at the sentences in the Active Voice and rewrite them.

### Чтение текста и ответы на вопросы: 1) Do we know who made the device? No, we don't know who made the washing machine. 2) If we talk about a tool or instrument we use... (with) If we talk about a tool or instrument we use... with. 3) If we talk about person we use... (by) If we talk about person we use... by. 4) Which of the examples is about the present situation? Sentences 1 and 7 are about the present situation: "Washing machines are used everywhere nowadays." and "The technology is being developed now, so that less energy will be consumed." 5) Which of the examples is about the past situation? Sentences 2, 3, 4 and 5 are about the past situation: "A washing machine was invented in France in the early 1800s.", "It was called the ventilator.", "The patent for a clothes dryer was received by George T. Sampson." and "The clothes were dried with the heat from a stove." 6) Find the examples of Present Perfect and Future Simple Passive. * Present Perfect: Sentence 6 "More than 200,000 washing machines have already been produced." * Future Simple Passive: None. ### Упражнение 1. Выберите правильный вариант. 1. The first email WAS sent in 1973. 2. Phones ARE made of plastic. 3. The first computer WAS invented by an American. 4. A new kitchen device HAS been developed recently. 5. A pen IS used by everyone nowadays. 6. Tomorrow our new device WILL BE sold everywhere. ### Упражнение 2. Перепишите предложения в Active Voice. 1. The first email was sent in 1973. Active Voice: Someone sent the first email in 1973. 2. Phones are made of plastic. Active Voice: People make phones of plastic. 3. The first computer was invented by an American. Active Voice: An American invented the first computer. 4. A new kitchen device has been developed recently. Active Voice: They have developed a new kitchen device recently. 5. A pen is used by everyone nowadays. Active Voice: Everyone uses a pen nowadays. 6. Tomorrow our new device will be sold everywhere. Active Voice: Tomorrow they will sell our new device everywhere.