AT3a - Monday 6 Oct - unit 2.4: PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE & PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Planning:

• Take a look at these sentences 
• (in pairs) underline some parts of the story
• Grammar explanation (for those who need it)
• (in groups) Make passive stories
• Quizizz

Take a look at these sentences.

"Daniel cleans the room."

"Saar baked a cake."

Who does the action?"

Can we change these sentences to focus on the action instead of the person?"

Discuss with your neighbour for 1 minute. 

"The room is cleaned by Daniel."

"The cake was baked by Saar."

1. Work in pairs and compare the two versions of the stories.              2. underline the passive sentences in the second version and identify the verb forms.

"What changes when we use the passive voice?"

"Why would we use passive voice in these cases?

present simple passive

Daniel cleans the  bedroom.

The bedroom is cleaned. (by Daniel).

De slaapkamer wordt schoongemaakt. (door Daniel).

am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord

Not important WHO or WHAT does the action.

past simple passive

- Vera bought a bicycle.

- A bike was bought. (by Vera).

Een fiets werd gekocht. (door Vera).

was/were + voltooid deelwoord

In groups (of 3 or 4)

1. Four groups will focus on present simple passive and the other four focus on past simple passive.

2. Each group will create a short story using the following prompts:

GROUPS WITH Present Simple Passive:

In your school, many things happen every day. Describe what happens around the school, using the passive voice.

Example Story:

"Lessons are taught by different teachers. Sports equipment is used by students. The cafeteria is cleaned every afternoon."

GROUPS WITH  Past Simple Passive:

Last weekend, there was a school party . Describe what happened, using the past simple passive.

Example Story:

"The party was organized by the student council. Invitations were sent by the teachers. A DJ was hired, and decorations were put up by volunteers."

Task: Each group will write a short story (8 sentences) and include at least 4 sentences in the passive voice.

1. Four groups will focus on present simple passive and the other four focus on past simple passive.

2. Each group will create a short story using the following prompts:

GROUPS WITH Present Simple Passive:

In your school, many things happen every day. Describe what happens around the school, using the passive voice.

Example Story:

"Lessons are taught by different teachers. Sports equipment is used by students. The cafeteria is cleaned every afternoon."

GROUPS WITH Past Simple Passive:

Last weekend, there was a school party . Describe what happened, using the past simple passive.

Example Story:

"The party was organized by the student council. Invitations were sent by the teachers. A DJ was hired, and decorations were put up by volunteers."

Task: Each group will write a short story (8 sentences) and include at least 4 sentences in the passive voice.