Fill the gaps by using these key words from the text

Look in the text and find and highlight (or underline) the following: 
An example of the past perfect passive. 
Two examples of the present simple passive. 
Three examples of the past simple passive. 
An example of the present perfect passive. 
Three examples of passives where the personal pronoun and the appropriate form 
of the verb 
to be
have been omitted for the sake of style. 
Should whale-hunting be completely banned by international law? 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the
Magazine
section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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KEY 
1 
Key vocabulary 
1. scarce 
5. sushi 
2. chewy 
6. euphemism 
3. bewildered 
7. ban 
4. whale 
8. inundated 
2 
What do you know? 
1.F;2.T;3.F;4.T;5.T;6.F 
3
Comprehension check 
1. c; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a 
4 
Vocabulary 1 - Find the word 
1. a stone’s throw from 
5. widely available/easily available 
2. all the rage 
6. in luck 
3. an acquired taste 
7. sweltering 
4. to offset 
8. discounts 
5 
Vocabulary 2 - Collocations 
1. d; 2. f; 3. b; 4. e; 5. a; 6. c 
6
Grammar Focus - Passives 
I had been warned 
it is remembered, is designated 
was enjoyed, was given, were inundated 
it has been deep fried 
(and) placed, (when) asked, (when) confronted 
Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005
Taken from the
Magazine
section in
www.onestopenglish.com 

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