Passive vs Active

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PLANNING
  1. Lesson aims
  2. Announcement
  3. Flashback
  4. Grammar instruction
  5. Grammar practice
  6. Off to work!

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LESSON AIMS
BY THE END OF TODAY'S LESSON YOU WILL KNOW:
1. What the active and passive voice are.
2. When to use the active and passive voice.

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FLASHBACK
What are the following in Dutch?

1. Subject
2. Verb
3. Object
4. Noun

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Slide 5 - Video

Active voice
Wild penguins attacked 
my sister yesterday.
Passive voice
My sister was attacked by wild penguins.
Subject
Subject
Action
Action

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What is passive?

Slide 7 - Open question

When do we use the passive?
When the action is more important than the person who does it.

When do we use the passive?
when the action is more important than the person

How do we make the passive?
to be + past participle (voltooid deelwoord)
present: am/are/is
past: was/were

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When do we use the passive?
When the action is more important than the person who does it.

Examples: 
Active:        A zebra stopped the traffic.
passive:      The traffic was stopped by a zebra

Active:         The teacher teaches the student.
passive:       The student is taught (by the teacher).

Active:          The dog bites the man.
Passive:        The man was bitten (by the dog).




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What happens?
- The object of the active sentence becomes the subject in the      passive sentence
-  The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent in the       passive sentence 

Active:          He steals a bike.
Passive:       The bike is stolen (agent: by him)

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What is the subject in the sentence?

The lion bit the man.

Slide 11 - Open question

What is the object in the sentence?

The lion bit the man.

Slide 12 - Open question

Is the sentence active or passive?

The lion bit the man.
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 13 - Quiz

Make the sentence passive:

The lion bit the man.

Slide 14 - Open question

How to recognize a passive sentence?
1)       Check if there is a form of 'to be' used.
           > am, are, is, was, were, been 
2)       Is it followed by a participle? (voltooid deelwoord) 
3)       Is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun'? 
           if not, can it be followed by for example; 'by zombies'?

all answers are 'YES!'. That's a passive sentence. 

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am / is / are + past participle

active:       Someone cleans the office everyday.
passive      The office is cleaned every day.

active:        My boss doesn't ask me to work late.
passive:     I am not asked by my boss to work late.

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was / were + past participle 

Active:         Someone painted our house last month.
Passive:      Our house was painted last month.

Active:        The noise did not wake me up.
passive:       I was not woken up by the noise. 

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have/has been + past participle 

active:        UPS has delivered the letters.
passive:     The letters have been deliverd by UPS

active:         Thomas has written many books.
passive:      Many books have been written by Thomas.

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Slide 19 - Video

Boys like to play soccer.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 20 - Quiz

This room has been painted blue.
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 21 - Quiz

Cricket is played in Australia.
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 22 - Quiz

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 23 - Quiz

The search will be stopped because of the storm.
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 24 - Quiz

The Government is planning a new road near my house
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 25 - Quiz

Make a passive.
Start with: The oranges ...

Slide 26 - Open question

Make a passive.
Start with: A goal ...

Slide 27 - Open question

Make a passive.
Start with: The girl ....

Slide 28 - Open question

Slide 29 - Link

Grab your book
page 118, exercise 51, 52, 53

Slide 30 - Slide

Off to work!
WHAT? Do exercises 51-54  + Finish the worksheet.
HOW? Individually. 
HELP? I'll do my rounds and help you when I reach you.
TIME?  20 minutes
DONE? Do exercises 45-50 
               Study: Vocabulary Theme words, A, C, F, G, Stones 3, 4,
               Grammar 4, 5, 6 +  Irregular verbs 1 – 14


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