Exercise 2. Complete the second sentence in each pair with a passive form so that it means the same as the first.
1 Someone tests all our new products in our laboratory.
All our new products . . are tested . . in our laboratory.
2 Every member of staff reads our weekly newsletter.
Our weekly newsletter are read by every member of staff.
3 A company driver will meet the conference delegates at the airport.
The conference delegates will be met. . . at the airport by a company
driver.
4 We must review our health and safety regulations as soon as possible.
Our health and safety regulations must be reviewed as soon as possible.
5 They have closed three of their subsidiaries over the last year.
Three of their subsidiaries have been closed. over the last year.
6 We are currently developing a new sugar-free soft drink.
A new sugar-free soft drink .is . currently being developed
Task 4. Writing
Find an article in your specialty and write a
report assessing good and bad points.
When I was twelve years old, a drunk driver hit the car my mother was driving while I was in the backseat. I have very few memories of the accident, but I do faintly recall a serious but calming face as I was gently lifted out of the car. The paramedic held my hand as we traveled to the hospital. I was in the hospital for several weeks and that same paramedic came to visit me almost every day. During my stay, I also got to know the various doctors and nurses in the hospital on a personal level. I remember feeling anxiety about my condition, but not sadness or even fear. It seemed to me that those around me, particularly my family, were more fearful of what might happen to me than I was. I don’t believe it was innocence or ignorance, but rather a trust in the abilities of my doctors. It was as if my doctors and I had a silent bond. Now that I’m older I fear death and sickness in a more intense way than I remember experiencing it as a child. My experience as a child sparked a keen interest in how we approach pediatric care, especially as it relates to our psychological and emotional support of children facing serious medical conditions. It was here that I experienced first-hand the power and compassion of medicine, not only in healing but also in bringing unlikely individuals together, such as adults and children, in uncommon yet profound ways. And it was here that I began to take seriously the possibility of becoming a pediatric surgeon.My interest was sparked even more when, as an undergraduate, I was asked to assist in a study one of my professors was conducting on how children experience and process fear and the prospect of death. This professor was not in the medical field; rather, her background is in cultural anthropology. I was very honored to be part of this project at such an early stage of my career. During the study, we discovered that children face death in extremely different ways than adults do. We found that children facing fatal illnesses are very aware of their condition, even when it hasn’t been fully explained to them, and on the whole were willing to fight their illnesses, but were also more accepting of their potential fate than many adults facing similar diagnoses. We concluded our study by asking whether and to what extent this discovery should impact the type of care given to children in contrast to adults. I am eager to continue this sort of research as I pursue my medical career.
Task 5. Presentation
Make a presentation (8-12 slides) on the topic: Views about Innovative education.
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