Passive

The passive
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 2,3

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The passive

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       In this lesson: the passive
Prior lesson: recognise passives in texts
   2 min
Lesson objective: ...........
   1  min
Explanation of the passive 
 10 min
Quiz (cell phone)
 10 min
Lesson objective 'met'?
   1 min 

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 Find passives in texts
Yesterday, we discovered that all passives have .............+ a ...........
In groups you had to find all passives in texts. 
First on your own -> discuss in group -> write on black board

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Lesson objective
At the end of the lesson you'll have discovered how well you know what passive sentences look like and how to make them
ánd you have 6 or more points in the quiz questions

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Where can you find passives?
In texts
formal +
scientific writing

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Rule passive: always conjugation of  'to be' + past participle
                                                      Examples: 

  1. The tables are decorated with flowers.
  2. My room is being cleaned.
  3. I was told the scenery in Avatar was based on this landscape.
  4. I think loads of films have been made there.

    -> These passive tenses are..


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How to convert active -> passive 
Passive: object + verbs* + subject
* verbs: 'to be' + past participle


Active:                                                                Tense?                               Passive:
  1.  A woman hit my dog.                             ->                               .....................................
  2. Someone has burgled his house.     ->                              ......................................


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

The woman is bitten (by the dog).

The wound was stitched (by the doctor).

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ACTIVE= He is stealing a bike.
ACTIVE
ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

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PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.
PASSIVE
DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

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Boys like to play soccer.
A
passive
B
active

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This room has been painted blue.
A
passive
B
active

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Make a passive:
Lots of books ...(read, not) by those children yet.
A
aren't read
B
isn't read
C
weren't read
D
haven't been read

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Make a passive:
Lots of books ... (buy) by my father every year.
A
are bought
B
is bought
C
were bought
D
have been bought

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Make a passive sentence:
Lots of books ... (read) by children in 1890.
A
are read
B
is read
C
were read
D
have been read

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Thanos ___________ ___________ by the mightiest 
heroes  of the Earth.
is
are
was
being
be
defeated
defeat
been

Slide 20 - Drag question

___________ your room __________  ___________ yet?
is
has
was
cleaned
has
have
platypus
been

Slide 21 - Drag question

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

Slide 22 - Open question

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Cedric ... murdered by Voldemort.

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Lesson objective 'met'?
Have you discovered how well you know what 
passive sentences look like and how to make them?

And have you got 6 points or more?

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