2425 V5 essay writing (1-3): structuring/planning argumentative essay + passives 42

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

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, 

V5!

Mon 11/11 - Fri 15/11

Study objectives:

I can 

• identify different parts of an essay
  
• formulate thesis statements
  
• make an essay plan

 

This week's work

In class: 

Planner P2 + Introduction Essay Writing

o 1. Introduction

o 2. Structuring an argumentative essay

o 3. Planning your essay

o English Grammar in Use: 42- passives

o Mastering the passive voice (Magister)

 

V5a no class on Thursday (individual work)

 

Essay Writing reader

1. Introduction 

2. Structuring an argumentative essay 

3. Planning your essay

THE PASSIVE

'The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.'

1. Passive
2. Active

All the biscuits were eaten.

1. Passive
2. Active

'Cricket is played in Australia.'

1. Passive
2. Active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

'The search was stopped because of the storm.'

1. Passive
2. Active

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.

passive  

      tenses         

handout exc 42

--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)

Assignment: Mastering the passive voice

* Passive aggressive behaviour:

Showing an unwillingness to be helpful or friendly, without expressing your anger openly

Find the handout on Magister 

and do the assignments

exc 1-5

Next class: Monday 18 November

Remember to finish 

this week's tasks