12 Change the sentences to the Passive Voice using the verbs in brackets.
Model: In our country you can speak either English or French.
Both languages are official, (speak) — In our country both English and French are spoken as official languages.
1. A lot of the names of our cities and lakes came from the language of First Nations, (give
2. Besides, we produce 15% of the world's diamonds, (produce
3. In spite of the fact that the climate is so cold, the aboriginal people, or First Nations, had lived there for thousands of years before the Europeans came, (populate
4. In 1603 the French explorer Samuel de Champlain started the colonisation of the country, (start
5. The French established some of our major cities: Quebec City and Montreal, (establish
6. In 1787 the English settlers founded Toronto, (found
7. The choice surprised the people so much that they made a lot of jokes about it. (surprise
8. Each Canadian province also has its own government which makes all the important decisions, (make
9. In Quebec they made French the only official language, (make
Model: In our country you can speak either English or French.
Both languages are official, (speak) — In our country both English and French are spoken as official languages.
1. A lot of the names of our cities and lakes came from the language of First Nations, (give
2. Besides, we produce 15% of the world's diamonds, (produce
3. In spite of the fact that the climate is so cold, the aboriginal people, or First Nations, had lived there for thousands of years before the Europeans came, (populate
4. In 1603 the French explorer Samuel de Champlain started the colonisation of the country, (start
5. The French established some of our major cities: Quebec City and Montreal, (establish
6. In 1787 the English settlers founded Toronto, (found
7. The choice surprised the people so much that they made a lot of jokes about it. (surprise
8. Each Canadian province also has its own government which makes all the important decisions, (make
9. In Quebec they made French the only official language, (make