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2025-2026 Lesson Plan
Upper-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will revise the passive voice structure in different tenses that they learned before and understand its use in academic writing.

Materials

Abc Hand-out
Abc Kahoot Game
Abc Challenge ppt
Abc Some chocolate

Main Aims

  • To provide review of passive voice in the context of when to use it and in academic writing.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification of passive voice use.
  • To provide process for writing practice of an essay using more academic language.

Procedure

Schema activation (5-10 minutes) • To activate students’ prior knowledge and get them mentally engaged with the topic.

T welcomes the ss and invites them to take part in a short general knowledge quiz on Kahoot, which focuses on the use of the passive voice. While ss are joining the game, T takes attendance. Ss work in pairs, as the platform allows a maximum of 10 participants. The pairs compete against each other during the quiz, and T announces the winners at the end.

Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through texts from the game.

T distributes the handouts and asks ss to focus on the words in bold in the table taken from the game (Activity A). T explains the tense used in the first sentence and then asks ss to identify the tenses in the remaining sentences using the table provided in the handout. Ss work in pairs and write down their answers. T elicits responses and conducts whole-class feedback, clarifying and correcting any mistakes as necessary.

Discovering & Highlighting (8-10 minutes) • To draw students' attention to how to produce the target language.

After identifying the tenses used in passive sentences, ss work on converting them into active sentences (Activity B). They first work in pairs and take notes on the handout. Next, they compare their answers in groups of four. The T then shares the answer key for quick checking and clarifies any questions as needed. Afterwards, ss are given sentences that demonstrate different uses of the passive voice (Activity C). A brief revision of when the passive voice is used is conducted through three examples. Ss work in groups and are given two minutes to complete the sentences by filling in the missing words. Finally, the T collects the answers as a whole class. T also asks ss to find one more example from the table that they worked on in activity A to consolidate the understanding of the use.

Controlled Practice (10-15 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

The T displays six academic sentences one by one to initiate a challenge in which ss rewrite the sentences using the passive voice. The game has a reward: some chocolate. Ss work in groups of four, with one s assigned as the note-taker. After completing each sentence, the note-taker of the group submits it to the teacher for checking. If there is an error, the s returns to the group to revise the sentence. The first group to submit a correct sentence wins the round. This process continues for the remaining five sentences. After the challenge, the T shares the answer key for all sentences and clarifies any points as necessary. (and the chocolate)

Q&A and Next Lesson's Plan (2-5 minutes) • To finalize the lesson by opening the floor to questions and give brief info about the next lesson's agenda.

T opens the floor to questions about the topic and asks for students' expectations in the next lesson. (e.g. What do you want to learn more about writing an essay before your exams?) Next lesson's plan is rewriting an essay using passive voice where necessary. (In-class writing)

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