Change the sentences from the active into the pas-sive. model: a lot of companies manufacture computers. computers are manufactured by a lot of companies. 1.i’ll say a few words about the political system of the usa. 2.the atlantic ocean washes the u.s. in the east and the pacific ocean in the west. 3.natural channels connect the five great lakes. 4.americans named the capital after the first american presi-dent george washington. 5.they haven’t built any skyscrapers in washington. 6.ever since 1776 americans have celebrated the independenceday. 7.we know the red-white-and-blue flag of the u.s. as “old glory” or the “stars and stripes”. 8.by january 1621 colonists had built two streets in the villageof new plymouth. 9.today, like 265 years ago, some u.s. congressmen are stillhypothesizing the idea of returning alaska to russia.

1. A few words will be said by me about the political system of the USA.
2. The U.S. is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the East and by the
Pacific Ocean in the West.
3. The five Great Lakes are connected by Natural channels.
4. The American capital was named after the first American President George Washington.
5. No skyscrapers have been built in Washington.
6. The Independence Day have been celebrated by Americans ever since 1776.
7. The red-white-and-blue flag of the U.S. is known as “Old Glory” or the “Stars and Stripes”.
8. Two streets had beeen built by colonists in the village of New Plymouth by  January 1621.
9. Today, like 265 years ago, the idea of returning Alaska to Russia is still being hypothesed by some U.S. congressmen.