Task 2. read a sentence and write another sentence with the same meaning. use the passive voice. 1.john r. r. tolkien wrote his famous novel ".the lord of the rings" in 1965. 2.in bangladesh people celebrate new year in april. 3."our team will win the prize," said the boy. 4.most people in the country speak english. 5.the students use computers at the lesson. 6.joseph turner painted this unforgettable landscape. 7.the writer will publish his new book next year. 8.the girl cleaned the room yesterday. 9. "i'll collect the books from you," said jim. 10.a group of artists organized this original exhibition. 11.their team lost the game yesterday. 12.thousands of tourists visit london every month.

1. the famous novel "the lord of the rings" was written by john r. r. tolkien in 1965.

2. in bangladesh new year is celebrated by people in april.

3."the prize will be won by our team," said the boy.

4. english is spoken by most people in the country.

5. computers are used by the students at the lesson.

6. this unforgettable landscape was painted by joseph turner.

7.the writer's new book will be published next year.

8. the room was cleaned by the girl yesterday.

9. "the books will be collected by me from you," said jim.

10. this original exhibition was organized by a group of artists.

11. the game was lost by their team yesterday.

12. london is visited by thousands of tourists every month.

1. “species” is another word for kinds of plants and animals. “endangered” means they are in danger of becoming extinct. “extinct” means that a species no longer exists. for example, we can say that dinosaurs are extinct.

2. millions of years, since people began to live on the earth, they have used animal furs to keep warm. today women pay a lot of money for expensive fur coats, as they want to be fashionable. another example is the elephant. many centuries ago, people discovered that they could use the   ivory of elephant tusks. tusks are used for making teeth, statuettes, bracelets and otherornaments and even for decorating the walls of palaces.

3. years ago the bald eagle was a disappearing species. it was an endangered species. then people stopped killing and began protecting it.

4. and animals are important on our planet. if any plant or animal disappears, this will disturb everything else - other species will also disappear.

5. predators, which kill and eat other animals are necessary for nature. they hunt and kill those animals which are weak. so, only healthy and strong animals keep living. in this way nature selects healthy individuals to continue the life of the species. this is called “natural selection”.