The Passive Ch3 Stepping Stones

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's Lesson

• Discuss the Passive
• Practise with the Passive

Lesson goal

- Ik ken de regels van de passive en kan deze toepassen in opdrachten.  

What is the
Passive tense?

Passive

Active - focus op wat het onderwerp van de zin doet. 

Passive - focus op wat het onderwerp van de zin ondergaat. 

Passive structure: to be (tegenwoordige of verleden tijd) + Voltooid deelwoord (+ ed / 3e rijtje)

Hoe verander je de zin van active naar passive?

Active - Passive

A thief stole my bike.

My bike was stolen (by a thief).

Next exercise

Are the following sentences passive or active?

I read this book a long time ago.

1. Passive
2. Active

Advertising is seen as a very powerful art form.

1. Passive
2. Active

Shane was asked to play the main character

1. Passive
2. Active

Fast food companies in the US spent about 1,6 billion dollars on advertising in 2006!

1. Passive
2. Active

My parents expected problems.

1. Passive
2. Active

Next exercise

Fill in the correct Passive form: 

Present Simple Passive

or
Past Simple Passive

These shoes ___ (wear) by your sister when she was your age.

Most British students ____ (expected) to wear a uniform to school.

This picture ___ (take) at John's birthday party last week.

English ___ (speak) by millions of people all over the world.

The show ___ (broadcast) live from studio 1 yesterday.

Next exercise

Change the next sentences.

From Passive to Active

or 

From Active to Passive

Rita writes a letter.
Vergeet de punt niet!

These shoes were bought by my mum.
Vergeet de punt niet!

I threw the litter away.
Vergeet de punt niet!

The shop was not closed by the boy.
Vergeet de punt niet!

Charles Dickens wrote Oliver Twist.
Vergeet de punt niet!

What is still difficult?

Practice

Make exercise 24 + 26 (p.76-77 AB: activity book).  

Work alone, quietly

Use grammar 8, p.47 TB

If you want to ask your neighbor for help, do so quietly! (whisper tones)