Past Simple Passive or Future Simple Passive. Until recently, almost everything in our homes
1.
…………………… (buy) in a shop. Then, after the
Internet
2.
…………………… (invent), online shopping
3.
…………………… (introduce). Today, millions
of products
4.
…………………… (advertise) on the Internet and they
5.
…………………… (sell) to
people all over the world. Many people believe that 3D printing will cause the next big change
in our shopping habits. A 3D object
6.
…………………… (create) by printing many different layers
and putting them together. Experts believe that our whole way of thinking
7.
……………………
(change) by 3D printing. In the future, inventors won’t need factories to produce their
inventions. The invention
8.
…………………… (send) to a 3D printing company and it
9.
…………………… (produce) there. The inventor can then advertise his or her product on the
Internet. All the orders
10.
…………………… (deliver) directly to the customer’s home by the
printing company. In the more distant future, it is even possible that 3D printing
11.
…………………… (use) in medicine to reproduce skin tissue and body organs. Get ready – the 3D
revolution is on its way!
5 Complete the questions using the passive. Pay attention to the answers in bold. to the train station 1.Where . . .............. ?
The goods will be taken
.
last week 2.When . . .............. ?
The shop display was takeeen down
.
by giving out free samples 3.How . . . .......................................................................................................................................... ?
Product awareness will be increased
.
4.Is . . . ................................................................................................................................................ ?
No , Amy’s j wellery isn’t sold online.
5.Why . . . ........................................................................................................................................... ?
Thomas was arrested