Write the same in a different way. Use the passive voice. Example: We spend a lot of time on watching television. 1) The managers are discussing their plans for the coming year in Room 30. 2) They have just given me some new information about the exams. 3) We shouldn’t discuss these problems now. 4) How many sets have the tennis players played? 5) These children have already seen hundreds of cartoons. 6) What are they broadcasting on Channel 4 at the moment? 7) We have made the plan and we won’t change it. 8) When I entered the sitting room, they were watching some kind of quiz or talk show. 9) We have already finished the lessons. 10) The pupils have just completed the difficult task.

Перевод задания: Перефразируйте предложения, используя страдательный залог. Образец: Мы тратим много времени на просмотр телевизора. — Много времени тратится на просмотр телевизора.

1. Their plans for the coming year are being discussed by the managers in Room 30. (Планы менеджеров на следующий год сейчас обсуждаются в кабинете 30.)
2. I have just been given some new information about the exams. (Мне только что сообщили новую информацию об экзаменах.)
3. These problems shouldn’t be discussed now. (Эти проблемы не следует обсуждать сейчас.)
4. How many sets have been played by the tennis players? (Сколько сетов сыграли теннисисты?)
5. Hundreds of cartoons have already been seen by these children. (Эти дети уже посмотрели сотни мультфильмов.)
6. What is being broadcast on Channel 4 at the moment? (Что сейчас транслируется на канале 4?)
7. The plan has been made and it won’t be changed. (План составлен, и он не будет изменён.)
8. When I entered the sitting room, some kind of quiz or talk show was being watched. (Когда я вошёл в гостиную, там смотрели какую-то викторину или ток-шоу.)
9. The lessons have already been finished. (Уроки уже закончены.)
10. The difficult task has just been completed by the pupils. (Ученики только что выполнили трудное задание.)