Let's see what comes to mind first — no notes, and don't worry about small mistakes.
Anna: I love your bag! Where's it from?
Sara: Thanks! I found it in a little shop in Rome — it's made in Italy, actually.
Look at "it's made in Italy." Do we know the name of the person who made it? Say your idea out loud before you check.
You already know a form like this. Complete the sentence:
"I born in Italy, but I live in London now."
Have a go out loud: say one thing that is made in your country, and one thing that was invented there.
For facts that are still true today — where things come from, what's normal, what's true in general.
Three everyday facts:
Before you check: what two ingredients appear in every bold phrase?
Complete each fact. Type only the missing verb phrase.
1. Workers produce wine in France.
Say it about the wine: "Wine in France."
2. People speak German in Austria.
Say it about the language: "German in Austria."
3. The gift shop sells these postcards.
Say it about the postcards: "These postcards in the gift shop."
Say three things about your country: something that is made there, something that is grown there, and a language that is spoken there.
For things that happened and finished — lost property, news, history.
Three things that happened:
What's the structure this time? Say it before you check.
The thing you care about ("my seat") moves to the front. "Someone" disappears — you don't know or don't need to say who it was.
1. Someone stole her phone from her bag.
Give her the news: "Her phone from her bag."
2. Someone found my keys under the sofa.
Tell your flatmate: "My keys under the sofa."
3. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
Say it about the telephone: "The telephone in 1876."
Say two things that happened to you recently, without naming who did it: something that was lost, found, broken or stolen.
Both forms exist for a reason. Here's how to choose.
Compare each pair:
Why does English switch to the passive version each time? Say your idea before you check.
Rewrite each sentence in the passive. Put the thing first.
1. "Somebody broke this window last night."
2. "They make these chocolates in Belgium."
3. "This perfume ___ in France — it has smelled the same for over a hundred years."
Look at something near you. Say one sentence about who made it or found it (active), then say the same idea again without naming the person (passive).
Time to use both forms about something real. You do the talking.
Think of something you own — a phone, a bag, a piece of clothing, a gift. (If nothing comes to mind, invent one.)
Tell the whole story out loud for one minute. Try to answer:
Write a short message (3–5 sentences) to a friend about the same thing. Use both forms from today — the checker will tell you which ones it finds.
Real life doesn't tell you which form to use. Here everything is mixed — you decide.
Each sentence has one grammar mistake. Rewrite the whole sentence correctly.
1. "My bike was steal yesterday."
2. "These jeans is make in Turkey."
3. "My wallet stolen from my bag."
4. "This cake were baked by my grandmother."
5. "My phone ___ when it fell off the table this morning."
6. Which sentence is correct?
One-minute challenge: describe your kitchen. Say what is made or grown near your home, and one thing that was bought, given, or broken recently. Use the timer above if you like the pressure.
1. Simple past tense — complete it: "Yesterday, my sister (clean) the kitchen."
2. Say it out loud: in an active sentence like "The chef cooked the pizza," which word usually comes first — the person doing the action, or the thing?
3. Farmers grow olives in Greece.
Say it about the olives: "Olives in Greece."
4. A thief took her necklace last week.
Give the news: "Her necklace last week."
5. Skilled workers make these watches in Switzerland.
Say it about the watches: "These watches in Switzerland."
Which practice helped you most today — fixing the mistakes, choosing the right form, or the speaking tasks? Say why you think that one worked for you.
At the start we said: two forms so you can talk about where things come from and what happened to them. Tick what's true: