Passive Voice
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To enable students to form and use the Passive Voice accurately in Present Simple and Past Simple.
Subsidiary Aims
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To produce short spoken/written descriptions using passive appropriately.
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To distinguish active vs passive meaning clearly.
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To form passive correctly (be + past participle) in present and past.
Procedure (107-120 minutes)
Explain the game to the students. Write the structure on the board: Never have I ever + past participle Give 2-3 examples and ask students to raise their hands if it's true for them. Work in pairs. Prepare around 8 questions per pair to ask the rest of the class in the rounds. Start the game asking about previous experiences. Take turns to ask a question. The people who has done the action raise their hand and talk about their own experiences.
Ask students to give you the vocabulary cards of the day. Teacher checks them in case of spelling mistakes or wring definition. Put participation on the Excel.
Talk about a new form to says things and when they can use it. Show the rules of transforming Active voice to Passive. Explain the structure of passive voice with: Present and Past simple. Show the contrast with active voice. Put some examples. Ask for other examples.
Exercise A (10 items): convert Active to Passive (present/past). Exercise B (6 items): choose active or passive (meaning-based). Whole-class feedback; correct common mistakes.
"Clinic Reports" In pairs, students create a short clinical routine or process using passive voice. The dog is weighed. The temperature is taken. The injection is given.
