V5 Of Course lesson 4.5 (2) - passive

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

Good to see you, V5!

Russians by Sting (1985)

1. What war is this song about?
2. How are its lyrics relevant today?
3. How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy                   What is Oppenheimer's deadly toy?
4. Why does the singer repeat the words 'I hope the Russians love their children too?'

* There is no such thing as a winnable war *

V5: Thursday 24 February

• homework: exc 29, 32, 34 (e-pack)
• book choice presentation
• grammar: passive (TB 138)
• Unit 2, exc 20 + unit 4 exc 35, 36

Active vs Passive

The agent is the person or thing that performs the action and is the subject of the active sentence. In most passive sentences, the agent is not mentioned.

When do we use a passive?

Agent is unkown

Agent is irrelevant

Agent is obvious

Don't want to say who agent is

Many solar panels are being installed nowadays.

At the end of the service the churchgoers were given the blessing.

Over past months a lot of drug chemicals have been dumped in the countryside.

The lights were left on again all night. Please remember to switch them off.

Individual work 

• Passive: unit 2, exc 20 + unit 4 exc 35
• expressions: exc 36
  

Unit 2, exc 20 (WB 41)

Unit 2, exc 20 (WB 41)

Unit 4, exc 35 (WB 104)

Unit 4, exc 35 (WB 104)

Homework: Mon 15/3

Finish unit 2, exc 20 + unit 4 exc 35

expressions: exc 36

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