Passive

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3-6

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lessonplan

- homework check

- DDU Ex. 41, daarna klassikaal bespreken

- Passive VS Active

- oefenen/huiswerk

- quizlet/gimkit/galgje

Goals

You know how to make a sentence passive or active in English.

Homework check

2 quizzes op Readtheory 

(dit is dan vanaf afgelopen 

donderdag!) 

--> voor degene die dit niet 

af hadden.

+ ex. 40, 41abcd, 43

Now discuss

your answers in your group, to come to a collective answer!

You guys have about 8 minutes.

Daarna hebben we het er als klas over. 

discuss with your group

Passives

What makes a sentence passive?

The combination of 'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a sentence passive

The dog bit the woman

The woman is bitten (by the dog).

The doctor stitched the wound.

The wound was stitched (by the doctor).

ACTIVE= He is stealing a bike.

ACTIVE

ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

PASSIVE: The bike is being stolen.

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

Bij active: gaat het om(focus) het onderwerp

Bij passive: gaat het om (focus) de actie.

	active	passive
Present Simple	I clean the kitchen	The kitchen is cleaned . (by me)
Past Simple	He ate the sandwich.	The sandwich is eaten. (by him)
Present Continuous	She is solving the puzzle.	The puzzle is being solved. (by her)
Past continuous	You were playing the piano.	The piano was being played. (by you).
Present perfect	We have done all the chores.	All the chores have been done. (by us)
Past perfect	They had witnessed the crime.	The crime had been witnessed. (by them)

Let's check

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

Make a passive:
Lots of books ...(read, not) by those children yet.

1. aren't read
2. isn't read
3. weren't read
4. haven't been read

Make a passive:
Lots of books ... (buy) by my father every year.

1. are bought
2. is bought
3. were bought
4. have been bought

Make a passive sentence:
Lots of books ... (read) by children in 1890.

1. are read
2. is read
3. were read
4. have been read

The secretary writes an email

The musicians play another song

The emails are sent by the secretary now

The songs are played in a different order

Active

Passive

Thanos ___________ ___________ by the mightiest 

heroes  of the Earth.

is

are

was

being

be

defeated

defeat

been

My broken tap ___________   ___________   _________ now.

is

repaired

was

being

be

fix

repair

been

___________ your room __________  ___________ yet?

is

was

cleaned

has

have

platypus

been

Make a passive. Start with 'a goal'...

Make a passive. Start with 'the oranges'...

Cedric ... murdered by Voldemort.

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Homework

DO: ex. 46, 51

Study: 

- VOcab A + C = Dinsdag SO!! 

- Grammar =past perfect,  prepositions, active Vs passive