Unit 6 The Passive

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The Passive
  • The future passive.
  • Will + be + past participle.​
  • A famous TV actor will open the new supermarket next week.​
  • The new supermarket will be opened next week.​
  • People all over the world will watch the match.​
  • The match will be watched by people all over the world.​





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The Passive
  • The present perfect passive.​
  • Have/has (he, she, it) + been + past participle​
  • You have not paid your bill yet.​
  • Your bill has not been paid yet (by you).​
  • They have closed the hospitals.​
  • The hospitals have been closed (by them).​





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Why is the passive form useful?
A
to talk about things without knowing who did them
B
to talk about things without focussing on who did them
C
focussing on who did something
D
active sentences are too direct

Slide 7 - Quiz

Choose the sentence in the passive.
A
The Headmaster gives the present.
B
The Headmaster is giving the present.
C
The present was given to the Headmaster.
D
The Headmaster gave the present.

Slide 8 - Quiz

Choose the passive sentence.
A
The zookeeper picked up the leaves.
B
The woman was sweeping the floor.
C
Leaves were swept up.
D
The people were laughing.

Slide 9 - Quiz

Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A
The farmer is harvesting the corn.
B
The farmer has harvested the corn.
C
The corn has been harvested by the farmer.
D
Harvesting corn is a heavy job.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Choose the sentence in the passive.
A
Our book will be handed to our teacher.
B
We will hand our book to the teacher.
C
We hand our book to the teacher.
D
We're going to hand our book to the teacher.

Slide 11 - Quiz

Rewrite in the Passive Voice:
They won the game
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Slide 12 - Open question

Put into the passive:
They make a test every week
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Slide 13 - Open question

Change into the passive:
Storms will destroy villages.
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Slide 14 - Open question

Change into the passive the passive:
They haven't prepared the food yet
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Slide 15 - Open question

Do you understand the passive now?
A
Yes
B
No
C
Maybe
D
Sort of

Slide 16 - Quiz