V6 Essay Writing (1-4) + passives 42-43

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Tue 14 September

• check homework: exc 11, 14, 15, 23 
• speaking: exc 25
• TB 1.2 exc 11, 14, 15, 23

Good to see you, V6!

Mon 29/1 - Fri 2/2

Study objectives:

I can 

• identify different parts of an essay
  
• write an essay plan
  
• use the passive voice 

 

This week's work:

Class 1:

• Writing skills: Argumentative essay
  

1. Introduction
2. Structuring an argumentative essay
3. Academic writing 3: the introduction and conclusion

• English Grammar in Use, passives: 42-43* 

 

 

Class (2):  Essay 1: Life on Mars

4. Plan + write essay 1

--> bring essay 1 to class next lesson (typed)

 

 

passive  

      tenses         

handout exc 42-43

--Handout Passives: assignment 42 --

42.1

2 is made

3 was damaged 4 are shown

5 were invited

6 ’s/is found

7 were overtaken 8 are held

9 was injured

10 is surrounded 11 was sent

12 is owned

42.2

2 When was television invented? 3 How are mountains formed?

4 When was DNA discovered?

5 What is silver used for?

42.3

2a covers 

 b) is covered

3a was stolen

b) disappeared

4a died  

b) were brought up

5a sank / b) was rescued

6a was fired / b) resigned

7a doesn't bother 

b) am not bothered 

8a was knocked / b) fell

9a are they called 

b) do you call

Handout Passives exc 42 (key)

42.4

2 All flights were cancelled because of fog.

3 I was accused of stealing money.

4 How is this word used?

5 All taxes are included in the price.

6 We were warned not to go out alone.

7 This office isn’t / is not used any more.

8 Five hundred people were invited to the wedding.

Handout Passives exc 42 (key)

43.1

3 be made

4 be kept

5 have been repaired

6 be carried

7 have been arrested

8 be delayed

9 have been caused

10 be knocked

11 be known

12 have been forgotten

43.2

3 It’s been stolen! / It has been stolen!

4 Somebody has taken it. or

... taken my umbrella.

5 He hasn’t been seen since then.

6 I haven’t seen her for ages.

7 Have you ever been stung by a bee?

8 It’s / It is being repaired at the moment.

9 It hasn’t / It has not been found yet.

10 The furniture had been moved.

Handout Passives exc 43 (key)

43.3

2 A new road is being built

3 Two new hotels have been built

4 some new houses were being built

5 The date of the meeting has been changed.

6 I didn’t know that our conversation was being recorded.

7 Is anything being done about the problem?

8 They hadn’t / had not been cleaned for ages.

Handout Passives exc 43 (key)

Mon 29/1 - Fri 2/2

Study objectives:

I can 

• identify different parts of an essay
  
• write an essay plan
  
• write a first draft of an essay
• use the passive voice 

 

Today's work:

• check English Grammar in Use, passives: 42-43* 

4. Plan + write essay 1: Life on Mars

 

 

Bring essay 1 to class next lesson (typed) for peer review. 

 

 

Lesson 2

see you next Monday

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remember to bring your PRINTED essay to class