In this case you have to write ONE paragraph using the Passive Voice in the Past:
You HAVE TO hand in it next Friday
LOOK at the notes and WRITE about the Coca-Cola company:
The Coca-Cola Company
History:
- Inventor of Coca-Cola (1886): Dr John Styth Pemberton, American chemist.
- First year of sales: $73.96 for advertisements, $50.00 from sales.
- 1888 sale of company to Asa Candler; sales all over North America; very popular.
- 1911: $1.000.000 a year on advertising.
- 1916: design of famous Coca-cola Contour bottle.
- 1919: Asa Candler sells interests in company.
- 1923: new president Robert Winship woodruff; company more efficient; profits higher.
- 1920s and 1930s: sales in 6-packs and through coin-operated machines.
- 1940s: introduction of Coca-Cola to the world market.
- 1942: new slogan "It's the Rel Thing".
- 1960s: main competitor Pepsi-Cola; new products e.g Fanta, Sprite, TAB, Fresca; all very successful
- 1982: new product - Diet Coke.
Start the paragraph like this:
The Coca-Cola Company is the largest soft drink company in the world. Coca-Cola is sold in almost 200 countries and is advertised in 80 languages
Prof. Mariela Lorenzo
