Reading + passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

A news article

Do you often read news stories?

1. Yes
2. No

If you do:
Where do you read them?

If you don't:
Why don't you read them?

Goals

After this lesson, you can

• recognize the structure of a news article.
• understand a news article.
• recognize the passive in a news article

Article

- Go to the article on the next page.

- Use the article to work on the exercises.

www.bbc.com

Before reading

On the next page, write down what you notice about the article without having read a word.

What stands out to you?

What do you think this article is about?

What did you look at when answering the last question?

Things to check

Important parts:

- (sub) Heading(s)

- Writer

- Source

- Pictures

- Intro / conclusion

Passive

Now, read through the article again and see how many  forms of the passive you can find.

Write them down in the next slide.

Try to find at least 5.

Passive forms in the article.

Why was the passive used in the article?

Will you be following the Olympics?
Explain your answers!

Well done!

You've finished this lesson.

Use the rest of your time wisely.

Read some more at examenblad.nl or practise with word formation :)