59 The passive Complete the text with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets. The first one has been done for you. LAnGUAGE 9 A miracle rescue in the jungle In June 2023, three children (aged 13, 9 and 5 years) and a baby (1) were found (find) alive in the Colombian jungle after 40 days. They (2) (leave) by themselves after their mother (3) (kill) in a plane crash. It is unbelievable that they managed to stay alive until they (4) (rescue) by the Colombian army. In the months since their rescue, their story (5) (describe) as a ‘miracle’ by many journalists, and it (6) (remember) all over the world for a long time. How did the children do it? It is important to know that the children were members of the Huitoto indigenous group. Even today, indigenous children (7) (introduce) to traditional knowledge about surviving in the jungle at an early age. For example, they (8) (teach) which plants and fruits are safe to eat. The rescued children had learned a lot about the jungle from their grandmother. During the search for the missing children, a recorded message from the grandmother (8) (play) from loudspeakers on army helicopters, and food parcels (10) (drop) into the area of the jungle where the children (11) (expect) to be. Soldiers from the Colombian army (12) (join) by volunteers from the children’s indigenous group who knew the jungle well. They never stopped believing that the children were alive. After 40 days, the children were finally found by a rescue dog. They (13) (take) to a hospital in Bogotà, the capital of Colombia, where they (14) (reunite) with their father and grandmother. The rescuers – soldiers, indigenous volunteers and even the dog – (15) (give) medals by the President of Colombia. “Together, you brought our children home,” he said. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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