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Robotics 11

Grammar 2 Passive voice: modals

A. Do you agree? Discuss the statements with B. Match the two halves of the rules.
a partner.
1. To make the passive voice with a modal,
1. More medical operations should be done 2. Remember, with most modals,
by robots, as they are more accurate than 3. The same rules for
humans.
a. we don’t use to.
2. Telemedicine ought to be used more by
patients as this would reduce waiting time b. we use be + past participle after the modal
in hospitals. verb.
c. using by is true when making sentences with
3. All surgeons must be trained to use new
hi-tech equipment in the operating theatre. modals.

C. Complete the sentences with the correct participle.

create deliver develop encourage invest make support use

A British company called Open Bionics has become famous for making 3D
prosthetics for children. They believe children should be 1 to
feel proud of their artificial limbs and so have created superhero prosthetics.
A limb can be 2 by the team in about three days as each
one must be 3 to fit the child individually.
Limbix is an American company which is using virtual reality to help patients
with mental health issues. They have found that virtual reality can be 4
to help depression in adolescents and believe that a larger
content library must be 5 to offer support to a wider range
of patients.

Telehealth involves using communication and VR technology to
provide support in a non-traditional way. It cuts costs as training can
be 6 from anywhere in the world. This also means that
healthcare employees could be 7 by experts who may be
on the other side of the globe. More money should be 8 in
telehealth schemes to improve healthcare globally.

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