### 10A The Mothers of Invention

#### 1. VOCABULARY: Verbs - Invent, Discover, etc.

Complete the sentences with the past participle of these verbs.

- base
- call
- invent
- open
- play
- design
- discover
- show
- give
- use

1. Saturn's rings were discovered by Galileo.

2. One World Trade Center in New York City was designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind.

3. The Statue of Liberty was given to the people of the US as a present from the French people.

4. Gold was discovered in California in 1848.

5. Lemons and sugar are used to make lemonade.

6. The game of rugby was first played at Rugby School in the UK.

7. The first public movie was shown to an invited audience in Indiana in 1894.

8. The river that flows through Washington, D.C. in the US is the Potomac.

9. The first game console was invented by Ralph H. Baer.

10. Heathrow airport's Terminal 5 was opened by the Queen in 2008.

11. Many characters in Somerset Maugham's books are based on real people.

#### 2. GRAMMAR: Passive

Order the words to make sentences.

1. Saturn's rings were discovered by Galileo.
2. The movie "The Iron Lady" is based on the life of Margaret Thatcher.
3. Cell phones weren't invented by Apple.
4. Lead isn't used in gas nowadays.
5. Low-cost flights are sold online.
6. The Petronas Towers were designed by an Argentinian architect.
7. "Avatar" wasn't directed by Steven Spielberg.
8. Minis aren't made by a British company anymore.