Unit 3: Passive

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Unit 3, lesson 4: Grammar

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Today

• Grammar: The passive
• Movie poster project 

What is the difference?

Breaking news! A body was found in the park 

vs 

The police found a body in the park

They were probably murdered 

 vs 

 Somebody probably murdered them.

In the first case, the object (lijdend voorwerp) is more important than the subject (onderwerp)

In the second sentence we don't know for sure who the actor is (actor = person who does the action)

What is the difference?

Possible suspects are being interrogated 

vs 

The police is interrogating possible suspects

Mistakes were made during the investigation 

vs 

 John made mistakes during the investigation

In the first sentence the actor is so obvious we don't need to say who it is

In the second sentence, it might be rude to say who the actor is

Active & passive voice

Active voice: John kissed Mary

Passive voice: Mary was kissed by Mary

The object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice

Passive voice: Subject + to be + voltooid deelwoord (+ by actor)

Active or passive voice? Make the correct combinations

I play tennis every Monday evening.

Tennis is played every Monday evening.

 

This bicycle has been built from scratch.

He has built this bicycle from scratch.

Sentence

active or passive?

Active

Active

Passive

Passive

The passive voice in all tenses

• Present simple: Mary is kissed
• Present continuous: Mary is being kissed
•  Present perfect: Mary has been kissed
• Past simple: Mary was kissed
• Past continuous: Mary was being kissed
• Past perfect: Mary had been kissed
• Future: Mary will be kissed

Passive voice: stappenplan

1. Zoek het lijdend voorwerp in de zin
2. Zet dit voorop in de nieuwe zin
3. Bepaal de tijd van het werkwoord uit de actieve zin
4. Zet het werkwoord om naar de passive voice
5. Herschrijf de zin, voeg 'by ...' toe waar nodig

John has bought many houses

1. John has bought many houses
2. Many houses ....
3. has bought = present perfect
4. has bought --> have been bought
5. Many houses have been bought (by John)

Recognising the passive voice

• Of Course! online 
• Unit 3, lesson 4: Exercise 10
• Read the text and mark all passive forms
• Work in silence

Fill in the gap:
My friend Sasha tells me that I ... to a parachute jumping event next month

1. am invited
2. have invited
3. was invited

Do you know what it's like? You ... in a plane with other jumpers and wait for the doors to open and then jump out!

1. are put
2. have been put
3. have put

I went for a first jump last year. We ... the instructions

1. have been given
2. have given
3. were given

and a tandem jumper ... to us. Mine was Daniel.

1. is assigned
2. has been assigned
3. was assigned

Passive voice: practice

• Continue practice on your own
• Of Course! online
• Unit 3, lesson 4: Ex. 11 + 12 

Done? Continue working on your movie poster analysis, more next week!

Movie posters

1. Analyse your poster using the grid on Magister
2. Add your analysis to the poster in this style: https://nl.pinterest.com/lisacarmen27/movie-poster-analysis/

Homework Thursday

• Finish unit 3.4 exercise 10, 11, 12
• Study vocabulary unit 3.4 
• Continue working on your movie poster analysis

Tuesday: Listening test!