Tuesday January 14

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome to class.

THIS WEEK:

Tuesday:

The passive

GOLD Experience FCE unit 6 page 80 ex 1 + 4

GOLD Advanced CAE unit 13

page 133 ex 2,3 + 4

Use of English FCE/CAE

Thursday:

Writing: essay (+ use passive)

Bring Vocabulary in Use

Bring HAVO Exam 2024 II

TODAY:

The passive

GOLD Experience FCE unit 6 page 80 ex 1 + 4

GOLD Advanced CAE unit 13

page 133 ex 2,3 + 4

Use of English FCE/CAE

The Passive (lijdende vorm)

For the next sentences decide whether they are active or passive:

My sister made these toys.

1. Active
2. Passive

My car was stolen by two boys.

1. Active
2. Passive

A telescope is used to look at stars.

1. Active
2. Passive

I have read five books by this author.

1. Active
2. Passive

Active Voice

Passive Voice

The man won the award.

A bunch of magazines were printed with a mistake in the title.

A lady reported her bag as stolen.

The trees were cut down to make room for more houses.

The following questions are about making/using the passive:

How can you tell whether a sentence is active or passive?

Why do we use the passive in formal writing?

1. for variation
2. the subject is unknown
3. emphasis on the object
4. all of the above

News: The Los Angeles fires

Listen carefully to this fragment to find a passive 

Write down a passive form you have just heard.

Could the Los Angeles fires have been prevented?

What do you think of what Trump has just said?

News: The Los Angeles fires

Listening carefully to the next fragment and then write down a passive sentence to decribe the topic.

Write down a passive sentence that describes this fragment.

How confident are you about the passive?
0 = no idea what it is, 5 = very confident

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CHOICE 1: Work in pairs:

Make your own exercise on the passive for your fellow students.

You can either use the story dice to get you started, or go on the internet to find a news story and use that.  

Min. 5, max 8 sentences; Make a KEY as well;

You can make a kahoot/digital exercise and hand in on  itslearning or you can use paper and hand it in with me.

CHOICE 2: Extra practice on the Passive: go to Lesson Up and your class and find the lesson.

Next lesson:

GOLD Experience FCE unit 6 page 80 ex 1 + 4 done

GOLD Advanced CAE unit 13

page 133 ex 2,3 + 4 hw next week

Use of English FCE/CAE

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