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CELTA - TP 8 - B2 level

CELTA - TP 8
B2 level

Description

In this lesson, students will learn about the passive voice, specifically how to use the passive voice in order to not place blame.

Materials

Passive Voice Exercises

Main Aims

To provide clarification, review and practice of passive voice in the context of not placing blame.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of not placing blame.

Procedure (45-45 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Have you ever been blamed for something you didn't do? OCFB

Exposure (3-3 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Dialogue Role-Play. Why hasn't the report been finished?

Highlighting (2-2 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

How do you know it's the other employee's fault? - Passive voice What is the employee trying to do here? - Not blame co-worker

Clarification (9-9 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Meaning: When is the passive voice useful? - When we don't know who did it or we don't want to place blame. Does the meaning change if we use active vs. passive voice? - Yes, one places blame and the other doesn't. Appropriacy: What is happening in the picture? - Politician doesn't want to take responsibility. Politicians like to use passive voice in these situations to avoid blame. It can be useful in our own lives as well, to protect ourselves or others. Form/Pronunciation: How do we form these sentences in the passive voice? Subj + verb + object becomes Subject + to be + verb, where the object becomes the new subject, and the original subject is gone. Drilling exercises to practice sentence stress changing from 3 words stressed to 2 words.

Controlled Practice (13-13 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Students will do page 1 on their own, check with partner in BOR if time. Show answer key. Students will do page 2 in BORs (because there may be several correct answers). Will go over in class.

Free Practice (15-15 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

You are left to babysit your little 8 year old sister. She… makes a bit of a mess. When your mom comes home you try to explain what happened - but don’t blame your little sister! Students will have several pictures of destroyed rooms to describe what happened without saying who did it (little sister). Will rotate in BORs if time. Feedback and DEC.