Page 90 - Grasp English B1+ (Workbook)

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Grammar Passive voice (simple)

A. Complete the text with the correct form
of the verbs in the boxes.

bring out buy create

develop divide earn

play release

League of Legends is an online multiplayer game which 1 on 27 October 2009. At a
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time when many popular video games 2 on consoles, such as the PlayStation or Xbox,
League of Legends 3 to be played on a desktop or laptop computer.
During a match, players 4 into two teams, with three or five members each. The
objective of the game is to destroy the opposing team’s Nexus, and there are also other objectives to
complete during the match. The experience points which 5 by completing objectives
help to increase a player’s level, and more powerful weapons or magic can 6 to
improve a character’s strength. When the game 7 , there were 40 characters, or
champions, available to play with. More 8 in the past ten or so years, and there are
now at least 148 champions, though not all are available to new players.

B. Write sentences about Candy Crush Saga using the passive voice.

1. release / King, a digital entertainment company / 12 April 2012
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2. originally / create / for Facebook
3. later / adapt / Android and other systems
4. after matching three candies / remove / from the board
5. players who beat a level / give / one, two or three stars
6. if / level / not pass / lose a life

C. Tell your partner.

1. What games do you play on your phone or at home?
2. Using the passive voice, make three sentences about how one of the games is played.

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