Unit 6 The Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

1. Take notes while listening

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Goals

1. You know how to change active sentences into passive sentences

2. You can present news using passive sentences 

READ THE NEWS AND FIND TWO PASSIVE SENTENCES

Write a passive sentence

VDW= voltooid deelwoord/past participle

Why is the passive form useful?

1. to talk about things without knowing who did them
2. to talk about things without focussing on who did them
3. focussing on who did something
4. active sentences are too direct

Rewrite in the Passive Voice:
People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Rewrite in the Passive Voice:
They make a test every week
(don't write 'by...')

Choose the passive sentence.

1. The zookeeper picked up the leaves.
2. The woman was sweeping the floor.
3. Leaves were swept up.
4. The people were laughing.

Taylor Swift _______(name) Time magazine’s 2023 “Person of the Year

1. was named
2. were named
3. named

The body.........(find) floating in the Black River yesterday

1. was found
2. were found
3. is found

Rewrite in the Passive Voice:
They stole her bag

Change into the passive:
They haven't prepared the food yet
(don't write 'by...')

Change into the passive: The cleaner has cleaned the office (don't write 'by...')

Change into the passive:
Storms will destroy villages.
(don't write 'by...')

Do you understand the passive now?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. Sort of

Do now

• Work in groups of 2/3 and present some news. You have to use at least 3 passive sentences. To find the news visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/watch_newsround or https://edition.cnn.com/cnn10. 

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Moet nog inleveren: reading exercises 

1. Demi
2. Dirk
3. Divano
4. Femke
5. Fleur
6. Jonah
7. Jorn
8. Lana
9. Sophie 
10. Thomas