HV2D - Grammar: Passive Voice Practice and Writing Assignment - 15 May 2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's Lesson

- Reading: Pinocchio Vampire Slayer

- Wordlist: Speaking Test

- Hand-out: Grammar Tenses

- Announcement: Test Unit 5

- Hand-out: Passive voice check answers

- Small recap: Passive voice

- Short writing assignment: Practice

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 Terms

Announcement

Test Unit 5 - Wednesday 22 May - 4th hour

Hand-out

Finish the passive voice hand-out

Hand-out answers

1. Some important documents are being prepared by the lawyers for the trail.

2. A new amusement park is being built by them in this neighbourhood

3. This programme is watched by millions of people all over the world

4. My car was stolen by somebody from the car park

5. I was introduced by Joe to his girlfriend last week

6. The speaker is not being listened to by the audience

7. This picture was taken by somebody a while ago

8. We were given a guided tour by them of the museum

9. 5 people are employed by the company

10. A new TV set is going to be bought by them next week

Grammar: Passive Voice Simplified

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of to be + 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: Present Continuous Passive

Step 1: Switch the subject (onderwerp) and the object (lijdend voorwerp)
Step 2: Use a form of to be + 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)

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

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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