b) Work in pairs. Use the table and the clocks to ask each other the time. Asking • What time is it, please? • Have you got the time, please? • Excuse me, what's the time, please? Telling • It's five o'clock. • It's half past five. • It's quarter past six. 1 1 1 11 4 7 11 12 3 12 5 11 12 10 1 2 9 10 2 10 2 3. 8 9 3 9- 3 4 8 4 8 11 12 7 5 6 7 12 2 10 11 1 2 9 4 10 2 3 8 9 3 8 4 8 5 7 6 65 5 6 11 12 6 10 9 4 7 6 5 7 6 5 A: What time is it, please? st B: It's 12 o'clock

1) The postman has already delivered the mail.

The mail has already been delivered by postman.

2) Have the workmen repaired the street lights yet?

Have the street lights been repaired yet by workmen?

3) The government has just passed some new antismoking laws.

Some new anti-smoking laws have just been passed.

4) The local council hasn’t built any new homes fortwenty years.

No new homes have been built for twenty years.

5) Nobody has watered the plants.

The plants have not been watered.

6) Someone stole my bike last night.

My bike was stolen last night.

7) Archaeologists discovered a Roman temple underneath the new housing estate.

A Roman temple was discovered underneath the new housing estate.

8) The sports officials held the races indoors because it was raining.

The races were held indoors because it was raining.

9) Someone had booked the leisure center for a children’s party on Saturday.

The leisure center had been booked for a children's party on Saturday.

10) The plumber was repairing the dishwasher so I couldn’t leave the house.

The dishwasher was being repeired, so I could not leave the house.

11) When we returned to our hotel room, the chambermaid still hadn’t cleaned it.  

Our hotel room still  had not been cleaned when we returned.

1. The speaker was listened to very carefully.
2. Children love it when they are being read to.
3. This event is widely discussed.
4. Can he be relied on?
5. This book is never referred to.
6. Berman's act was talked a lot about in the colony.
7. A car was sent for as soon as the things had been packed.
8. Illiteracy had been done with long ago.
9. This house has never been lived in during the winter time.
10. I do not understand why this film is so much spoken about.
11. He is a good speaker, he is always listened to with respect.
12. He is an extremely conscientious person, he can be relied on.
13. His speech at the meeting was so brilliant that it was spoken about a lot later on.
14. The children are provided with everything they need.
15. Is fresh milk already sent for?