Passive monday

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-6

Welkom V2A

Doe je kauwgom in de prullenbak

Eten en drinken in je tas

Hang je jas over je stoel

Doe je telefoon en oordopjes in je tas

Pak je boek

Pak een schrift

Pak een pen

regels

- 'startklaar' geldt de hele les. 

- schreeuwen, lopen, of telefoon gebruiken = uitstuur

- praten/ geluid maken/ storen op andere manier = apart zitten, daarna ook uitstuur.

Today:

- homework check: exercise 53 +54

- writing assignment 

- vocabulary practice

Passives

1. the activists attack the person speaking at the press conference.

2. The artist paints his painting with beeswax.

3. The zookeepers are catching the escaped gorilla.

4. the police close the museum when there is a fire. (leave out the police in your sentence!)

5. scientists find a new cure for heavy hiccups

6. hundreds of fans are watching the new action movie

7 min

gimkit; passive practice

homework

What makes a sentence passive?

'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a passive sentence

It is not important who is doing something

Active: The teacher teaches the student.

Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

How to recognize a passive sentence...

- check if there is a form of 'to be' used (be, am, are, is, was, were, been)

- is it followed by a past participle (voltooid deelwoord)?

- is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun? If not, can it be followed by 'by zombies'?

Are all answers 'yes'? 

Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

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Let's work

exercise 53 A + b

page 91

exercise 54

rewrite the sentences.

homework

exercise 54 b

+

exercise 55: write a news item

Julia rescued three cats.

1. passive
2. active

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Making a passive sentence

Angry penguins | attack | my sister.

Subject (S)                              Object (O)

1. Object moves to the front of the sentence

2. Check the tense of the sentence
present tense? use am / is / are | past tense? use: was / were

3. Change the verb into the past participle (volt. deelwoord).

My sister is attacked (by angry penguins // by zombies).

Hand-out

Put your laptop to the side for the moment

Take 10 minutes to do the exercises

It might be useful to discuss with your neighbor!

Let's give it a try

Stephen kicks my cat

The mechanic has not repaired the DVD recorder

Penguins are attacking my sister

Make a passive. Start with 'the oranges'...

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

turn passive:
Someone built this house 200 years ago.

turn passive;
A thief stole my purse

turn passive;
c. The police will arrest the robbers.

turn passive:
They produce cars in this factory.

Do you understand the passive now?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. Sort of