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D. Rewrite these film and TV facts in the passive voice.

1. Steven Spielberg has directed more than forty films.
2. Rami Malek voices Chee-Chee in Dolittle.
3. George Lucas based the original idea of Chewbacca on his dog.
4. Writers are basing the TV series The Witcher on the books.
5. One of the creators of the series Titans also wrote Batman and Robin.
6. Chef Jordi Roca created a series of ice creams to celebrate Season 3 of Stranger Things.
7. Disney released Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in 2019, sixty years after the original Sleeping Beauty film.
8. Hollywood has produced more films based on Shakespeare’s work than any other author’s.

E. Complete the text using the words in the boxes and the correct form of the passive voice.

ask award base on know for make into nominate

George R.R. Martin is well-known as the author of the books which the series Game of Thrones
1 . However, he wrote other stories which 2 films and TV series, such
as Nightflyers.
He 3 writing his books slowly, and when he 4 by fans about the
release date of the next book in the series of A Song of Ice and Fire, he threatened to kill off one of
their favourite characters.

The fifth book in the series, A Dance with Dragons 5 for Best Novel in the 2012 World
Fantasy Awards, while the television series 6 two Emmys in 2019.

F. Work with a partner.
1. Name three books which have been made into films.

2. Name three films which were shot in your country.
3. Name three films which are directed by Steven Spielberg.

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