TTO 3 The Passive

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time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

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Today's Programme
- Passive Recap
- Practice/Explanation/Challenge




Lesson Objective:
- You know what a 'passive' sentence is and can create passive sentences in 
all tenses. 

Slide 2 - Slide

in pairs:
What do you know?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Why a Passive?
1. The 'object' of an action is made important.

Active: People make most cars in Asia.
Passive:                                                                      


  • Most cars are made in Asia.

Slide 4 - Slide

Why a Passive?
2. The 'agent' of an action is unknown or irrelevant.

Active: The police arrest many thieves in supermarkets.
Passive:                                                                                                        


  • Many thieves in supermarkets are arrested (by the police).

Slide 5 - Slide

The murderer _____ (arrest) yesterday.
A
is arrested
B
was arrested
C
arrests
D
was arresting

Slide 6 - Quiz

O3A _____ (teach) by Mr Tip this year.
A
teach
B
were taught
C
are taught
D
are teaching

Slide 7 - Quiz

O3A ____ (teach) by Mr Tip for almost three years now.
A
are taught
B
were taught
C
have been taught
D
have been teaching

Slide 8 - Quiz

This lesson ____ (observe) by Ms Beukers right now.
A
is observed
B
has been observed
C
is observing
D
is being observed

Slide 9 - Quiz

Rewrite in Passive (no-by-phrase):
J.K. Rowling wrote the first HP book in the 90s.

Slide 10 - Open question

Rewrite in Passive (no-by-phrase):
People have eaten ice cream since ancient time.

Slide 11 - Open question

Rewrite in Passive (no by-phrase):
Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Tell Tale Heart halfway the 19th century.

Slide 12 - Open question

Options:
1. Watch the video on the Passive using the QR-code or link on next page
2. Read the explanation on 
p. 146
3. Immediately go to step 4
4. Do all the practice questions on the paper given to you*  
(almost) ALL correct???

--> do the extra challenge 1 or (even) 2

If not: do some extra practice or go back to step 1 and/or 2

In this LessonUp file:

Extra challenge (4th yr)
1. Practice questions
2. Grammar translation

Extra practice

Explanation Video
DO TAKE NOTES while watching!
* KEY on next page

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Passive Assignment*
  1. Tim will make a survey tomorrow. 
  2. Chiara had sent a letter before her ink dried up. 
  3. * Somebody saw him at the park yesterday. 
  4. * They are washing the dishes. 
  5. I never watch the six o’clock news. 
  6. * They have written a lot of letters of complaint. 
  7. She can’t give him the present because she has forgotten to bring it. 
  8. The children bought some sweets at the sweetshop in the village. 
* Omit the by-phrase in the sentences with an asterisk

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  1. Tim will make a survey tomorrow. A survey will be made tomorrow by Tim.
  2. Chiara had sent a letter before her ink dried up. A letter had been sent by Chiara before her ink dried up.
  3. * Somebody saw him at the park yesterday. He was seen at the park yesterday.
  4. * They are washing the dishes. The dishes are being washed.
  5. I never watch the six o’clock news. The six o’clock news is never watched by me.
  6. * They have written a lot of letters of complaint. A lot of letters of complaint have been written.
  7. She can’t give him the present because she has forgotten to bring it. The present can’t be given to him by her because she has forgotten to bring it.
  8. The children bought some sweets at the sweetshop in the village. Some sweets were bought at the sweetshop in the village by the children.
KEY:

Slide 16 - Slide

Extra practice material on the next pages.

Slide 17 - Slide

Slide 18 - Link

Slide 19 - Link

Extra challenge (1)
The following pages contain questions used by your 
fourth-year peers. 

Slide 20 - Slide

Rewrite in Passive:
Rats have eaten most of the food that was still on the table.

Slide 21 - Open question

Rewrite in Passive:
We should have done more about poverty in Bangladesh.

Slide 22 - Open question

Rewrite in Passive:
You need to hand in your essay on the 22nd of December.

Slide 23 - Open question

Fill in the correct form:
Our lawn _____ (cut) once every week.

Slide 24 - Open question

Fill in the correct form:
The verdict is today.
I think the accused _____ (send) to prison.

Slide 25 - Open question

Fill in the correct form:
The fire brigade ____ (phone) soon after the fire had broken out.

Slide 26 - Open question

Fill in the correct form:
The jewels ____ (not - sell) very well, so far.

Slide 27 - Open question

Extra challenge (2)
The following pages contains grammar translation meant for your fourth-year peers. 

Slide 28 - Slide

Passive Translation
1. Mrs. Groen is gevraagd om een les te geven over Edgar Allan Poe.
2. Marieke wordt al drie jaar gepest op school.
3. De meeste chip machines worden geproduceerd door het Nederlandse bedrijf ASML.
4. Dat is nooit bewezen in studies. 
5. Deze prullenbak wordt elke dag geleegd. 
6. Of er een verband is tussen waar je woont en de kans dat je huidkanker krijgt wordt op dit moment onderzocht.

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KEY Passive Translation (1)
1. Mrs. Groen is gevraagd om een les te geven over Edgar Allan Poe.
Mrs. Groen was/has been asked to teach/give a lesson on/about Edgar Allan Poe.
2. Marieke wordt al drie jaar gepest op school.
Marieke has been bullied at school for three years now.
3. De meeste chip machines worden geproduceerd door het Nederlandse bedrijf ASML. 
Most chip machines are manufactured/produced by the Dutch company ASML.

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KEY Passive Translation (2)
4. Dat is nooit bewezen in studies. 
That has never been proved/proven in studies. 
5. Deze prullenbak wordt elke dag geleegd. 
This (rubbish) bin /trash can is emptied every day.
6. Of er een verband is tussen waar je woont en de kans dat je huidkanker krijgt wordt op dit moment onderzocht.
If/whether there is a connection between where you live and the chance (that) you (will) get skin cancer is being researched at the moment.

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