HV2B - Grammar: Passive Voice Practice and Writing Assignment - 15 May 2024

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Today's Lesson

- Reading: Pinocchio Vampire Slayer

- Wordlist: Speaking Test

- Hand-out: Grammar Tenses (and explanation)

- Recap: Passive voice + assignments

- Short writing assignment: Practice

- Blooket: Passive Voice

Goal: I am able to make the passive voice in the past simple, the present simple and the present continuous

Pinocchio

Vampire Slayer

Word List speaking test

Hand-Out Grammar Tenses

Grammar: Present Simple Passive

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of am/is/are + past participle   (ir. verbs: p. 216)
Step 3: use the preposition (voorzetsel) by to say who or what does the action, but only if this is important

My mom (subject)/ feeds/ the cat (object)
1. The cat feeds my mom
2. The cat is fed my mom
3. The cat is fed by my mom

(Verbs end with -ed)

Grammar: Past Simple Passive

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of was/were + past participle   (ir. verbs: p. 216)
Step 3: use the preposition (voorzetsel) by to say who or what does the action, but only if this is important

My mom (subject)/ fed/ the cat (object)
1. The cat fed my mom
2. The cat was fed my mom
3. The cat is fed by my mom

(Verbs end with -ed)

Grammar: Present Continuous Passive

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of am/is/are + being + past participle   (ir. verbs: p. 216)
Step 3: use the preposition (voorzetsel) by to say who or what does the action, but only if this is important

My mom (subject)/ is feeding/ the cat (object)
1. The cat is feeding my mom
2. The cat is being fed my mom
3. The cat is being fed by my mom

(Verbs end with -ed)

Hand-out: Passives

Work on the hand-out for 10 minutes in silence and on your own.

Done? Switch answers with your neighbor and quietly discuss them if they differ

Many people begin new projects

You wash that shirt

Mum prepares the food

They make shoes

We examined you

They finished preparations

The delegation is meeting the visitors

We produce skis

All workers read the memo

Nobody is beating Tiger Woods

Make passive
I ate the strawberry pie

Make passive
I bought a Honda car

Make passive
I know her

Make passive
Damy is playing tennis in the yard

5 minute break

 Be back before the clock runs out of time

Writing Assignment

Write a postcard

Hand your postcard in at the end of class. 

Don't forget to put your name on it

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