Passive/ CITO listening practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

February 5th

Programme

- SB Unit 3: Passive
- CITO Listening practice (Woots - havo)

The passive                    SB p. 34

The passive consists of a form of to be + past participle (volt. dw.)

The tense of the verb be determines the tense of the passive:

Derogatory language is often used to describe homeless people. (present s.)

Many problems have been caused by growing inequality. (present perfect)

If we want to say who or what caused the action, we use by.

The passive                    SB p. 34

We can use the passive in order to change the focus of a sentence:

• the action/ event/ process/ issue is more important than the agent; He was bitten by the dog.
  
• the agent is unknown or obvious; My bike has been stolen.
• new or more interesting information is presented at the end of a sentence, usually after by; Some historians say that metal money was invented by the Phoenicians in around 1500 BC.
  

The passive                    SB p. 34

We can also use the passive for style reasons:

• presenting information in an impersonal way; Temporary homes are being built in areas that are at high risk of flooding.
  
• setting out rules and procedures, but no personal command; Ensure that the electricity supply is disconnected before demolition.
  
• avoiding long phrases at the beginning of a sentence; New homes were promised by the highly popular mayor of the city.
  

The passive                    SB p. 34

Some general tenses with the passive:

Present simple                                                 am/ are/ is + past participle

Present continuous                                       am/ are/ is + being + past participle

Past simple                                                        was/ were + past participle

Past continuous                                              was/ were + being + past participle

Present perfect                                               have/ has + been + past participle

Past perfect                                                      had + been + past participle

Future  simple                                                  will + be + past participle

Modal passive, for example                       must + be + past participle

The passive

Read the sentences in exercise 3 on SB p. 34.

What tenses are used here?

Take another look at the overview.

The passive                    SB p. 34

Some general tenses with the passive:

Present simple                                                 am/ are/ is + past participle

Present continuous                                       am/ are/ is + being + past participle

Past simple                                                        was/ were + past participle

Past continuous                                              was/ were + being + past participle

Present perfect                                               have/ has + been + past participle

Past perfect                                                      had + been + past participle

Future  simple                                                  will + be + past participle

Modal passive, for example                       must + be + past participle

Answer key ex. 5                   SB p. 34

1. were being helped - past continuous
2. were caused - past simple
3. -
4. can be kept - modal verb
5. were destroyed - past simple
6. had been confiscated - past perfect
7. have been passed - present perfect
8. are perceived - present simple
   

The passive:

Let's try it for ourselves!

Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
1. The new car park plans ... (discuss) right now.

Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
2. When I got to the car park and couldn't find my car, I realized it ... (steal).

Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
3. Not many complaints ... (make) so far about the new refugee camp.

Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
4. When I turned on the TV the prime minister ... (question) by journalists.

Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.
5. Our gas bill ... (be) greatly if we use the oven less.

The passive

In pairs, work on exercise 7

on SB p. 35

Choose: active or passive?

Put the verb in the correct form.

Explain why passive has been used: focus/ style/ both.

Answer key exercise 7

1. is based - passive: focus (reason A)
   
2. is forced/ has been forced - passive: focus (A)/ style (D)
   
3. has been closed down - passive: focus (C)
   
4. decides - active
   
5. is invited - passive: focus (C)
   
6. will be held/ is being held - passive: focus (A)/ style (D)
   
7. are introduced - passive: focus (B)
8. can be found - passive: focus (B)
   
9. have been made - passive: focus (C)/ style (F)
   
10. had been devastated - passive: focus (C)/ style (F)
    

Answer key exercise 7

11. finds - active

12. is still (being) felt - passive: focus (C)/ style (D)

13. are played - passive: focus (C)

14. will Fern be tempted - passive: focus (A)/ style (D)

15. will she be converted/ will she have been converted - passive: focus (A)/ style (D)

Listening practice

Pick one of the havo practice listening test on woots.nl

Check your answers and score!

Thursday

- Bring your SB, device and earphones
- Finish the exercises in your SB
- Study wordlist unit 3 WB p. 130/131 as far as “week in, week out”