Sara Sara

passive voice
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students will learn when and how to use the passive voice.

Materials

Abc American english file student's book 2
Abc whiteboard

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of passive voice in the context of inventions and news

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of inventions and news

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

I will ask my student to answer part (a) of listening.

Exposure (6-8 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

I will give my student 3 minutes to read the sentences on part (b) of listening, then the audio file will be played.

Highlighting (7-9 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

I will ask my student to do part (a) of grammar. The answers are then given to the students.

Clarification (10-14 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

First I will ask my student to do part (b) of grammar.Then I will ask my student if by looking at the sentences on the board, she can guess when to use passive voice( 1. When the focus is more on the action, 2. When it isn't known or important who does or did the action.). I will also (by the help of my students ) mention that they can use (by) to say who did the action. After that I will write active and passive form of a sentence on the board and let my student guess what happened to the structure of those sentences ( What happened to the subject and the object?)Then by the help of my student I will write the structure/form. At the end I will ask my student to help me change some of the sentences written on the board into negative and interrogative.(For better understanding,the audio file on grammar bank will be played.) Difficult sentences or verbs will be drilled.

Controlled Practice (6-9 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

I will ask my student to do the exercise 10A of grammar bank on page 145.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

I will ask my student to tell me in her opinion what is the best invention in history and why?

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