PASSIVE VOICE (ENGLISH)

PASSIVE VOICE
Date of preparation: th, Jan 2015
Date of teaching: th, th, th, Jan, 2015
Classes: 10cb3, 10cb7, 10cb8
I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
- To help Ss practice more about passive voice exercises.
- To help Ss know the usage and structure of passive voice.
II.PROCEDURE IN CLASS:
1. Stabilization:
- Greets the class and checks the attendance.
- Has a short talk with the class.
2. Checking previous knowledge (none)
3. Presentation of new material
Teacher and Student’s activities
Content
-Asks Ss write down on
Theory:
notebook.
Form:
-Presents the theory about
-Active: subject + verb + object
passive voice.
-Passive: subject + be + past participle + by-phrase
-Ss listen to the teacher.
E.x: A: Picasso painted Guernica in 1937.
S
+
V + O
P: Guernica was painted by Picasso in 1937.
S
+

V
+ Agent
Tense
Present simple
Past simple
Present continuous

Active
S+ V/V+s/es
The clerk writes the report.
S+V-ed/V2
The clerk wrote the report.
S+ am/is/are +Ving
The clerk is writing the report.

Past continuous

S+was/were+V-ing
The clerk was writing the report.

Present perfect

S+ have/has +PP
The clerk has written the report.

Past perfect

S+had+PP
The clerk had written the report.

Modal verbs

S+will/can/must/may/should
The clerk will/can/must/may/should write
the report.
S+have to+V9(-to)
The clerk has to write the report.

Have to
Be going to

S+be going to+V(-to)
The clerk is going to write the report.

Passive
S+am/is/are+PP
The report is writt
S +was/were+PP
The report was wr
S+am/is/are+bein
The report is bein
clerk.
S+was/were+bein
The report was be
clerk.
S+have/has+been
The report has bee
clerk.
S+had+been+PP
The report had be

clerk.
S+will+be
The report will/ca
be witten by the c
S+have to+be+PP
The report has to b
clerk.
S+be going to+be
The report is goin
clerk.


Exercise 1: (20ms)
T:
- Asks Ss to do the exercises.
- Instructions the way to do.
- Calls some Ss go to the board
and write down the correct
answer.
-Corrects mistakes and gives
feedback.
Ss:
-Listen to the teacher.
-Work in pairs.
-Go to the board and write
down.

Exercise 2: (10ms)
T:
- Asks Ss to do the exercises.

- Instructions the way to do.
- Calls some Ss go to the board
and write down the correct
answer.
-Corrects mistakes and gives
feedback.
Ss:
-Listen to the teacher.
-Work individually.

Exercise 1: Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words
provided.
1. The manager always welcomes new employees.
New employees_____________________________________________
2. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
Janet____________________________________________________
3. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
The phonograph___________________________________________
4. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music.
An armchair_____________________________________________
5. Where will your company send you next year?
Where will you____________________________________________
6. During the recession, the firm was making people redundant almost
everywhere.
During the recession, people ____________________________
7. Had a special messenger delivered the package before you got to the
office?
Had the package _________________________________
8. The students usually hold the concerts at the university.
The concerts _________________________________________

9. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.
The problem _________________________________
10. The police found two children in the forest.
Two children __________________________________________
Expected answer:
1.New employees are always welcomed by the manger.
2.Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she retired.
3.The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in 1877.
4.An armchair which can play music has just been invented by Stephen
Court.
5.Where will you be sent by your company next year?
6.During the recession people were being made redundant by the film
almost every week
7.Had the package been delivered by a special messenger before you got
to the office .
8.The concerts are usually held at the university by the students.
9.The problem is being carefully studied by the scientists.
10.Two children were found in the forest by the police.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verbs. .
The world's oceans are so vast that they (1) can cope/ can be coped
with the present levels of population. However, little (2) is knowing/ is
known about the long-term effects of such slow poisoning. The most
serious problem modern times is that man (3) is destroying/ is being
destroyed the earth’s natural resources and transforming huge areas into
wasteland. As a result, it (4) is becoming/ is become extremely difficult
to grow enough to feed the world's rapidly increasing population. A way
of protecting all the wildlife on the earth must also (5) being found/ be
found as many species (6) have been/ are in danger of disappearing
completely from the face of the earth. The dangers, however (7) do not
confine/ are not confined solely to the land and sea. The smoke in the

atmosphere, for example, (8) is increasing/ has been increased so much
that the amount of sunlight (9) has reduced/ has been reduced in many
cities. Man's whole environment (10) is changing/ is being changed in a


-Go to the board and write
down.

Exercise 3: (20ms)
T:
- Asks Ss to do the exercises.
- Instructions the way to do.
- Calls some Ss go to the board
and write down the correct
answer.
-Corrects mistakes and gives
feedback.
Ss:
-Listen to the teacher.
-Work in group of three.
-Go to the board and write
down.

serious way.
Expected answer:
1.can cope
2.is known
3.is destroying
4.is becoming
5.be found

6.are
7.are not confined
8.is increasing
9.has been reduced
10.is being changed

Exercise 3: Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best
completes the sentence.
1. 'Would you like ……….. lunch with us?' `Yes, I'd love to.'
a. have
b. to have
c. having
d. had
2. 'Are you interested in scuba diving?' ………..`Very. Undersea life is….
a. fascinated b. fascinating c. being fascinating d. being fascinate
3. 'Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon’.
'They've already ……….. sir. They're on your desk.'
a. typed b. been typed c. being typed
d. been being typed
4. Both domestic and imported automobiles must ……… anti-pollution
devices.
a. equip with b. be equipped with c. equip by d. be equipped
5. 'Has the committee made its decision yet?'
`Not yet. They ………. the proposal.'
a. are still considering b. are still being considered
c. are still considered d. have been considered
6. 'What a beautiful dress you're wearing!'
Thank .you. It ……….. especially for me by a French tailor.'
a. is made b. has made

c. made
d. was made
7. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ………. everything in
its path.
a. was destroy
b. was being destroyed
c. destroyed
d. had been destroyed
8. In some areas, water ……….. from the ground faster than nature can
replenish the supply.
a. is being taken
b. has been taking
c. is taking
d. has taken
9. An announcement about the eight o'clock flight to
Chicago ........................
a. has been already made
b. has already made
c. has already been mad
d. already made
10. ……… during the storm.
a. They were collapsed the fence
b. The fence was collapsed
c. They collapsed the fence
d. The fence collapsed
11. The new computer system ………. next month.
a. is being installed by people
b. is be installed
c. is being installed
d. is been installed

12. The man ……….. because medical help was not summoned. A
doctor ................... immediately.
a. was died/ should have been called
b. died/ should have
called
c. is died/ should been called
d. died/ should have
been
13. Today, many serious childhood diseases ……….by early
immunization.
a. are preventing
b. can prevent


c. prevent
d. can be prevented
14. Why did Tom keep making jokes, about me? I don't enjoy………
a. be laughed at
b. to be laughed at
c. laughing at
d. being laughed at
15. Many reliable methods of storing information ......................... when
computers arrived.
a. tend forgotten .
b. tend to forget
c. tend to be forgotten
d. tend being forgotten
Expected answer:
1.b
2.b

3.b
4.b
5.a
6.d
9.c
10.d
11.c
12.d
13.d
14.d
Exercise 4: Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D
- that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil. can prevent by planting
A
B
C
Exercise 6: (15ms)
trees and grass.
T:
D
- Asks Ss to do the exercises.
2. The first modern type of Printing press was invented with a German.
- Instructions the way to do.
A
B
C
- Calls some Ss go to the board
Johannes Gutenberg, in 1439.
and write down the correct
D

answer.
3. it is estimated that much of a teenager's time is spending chatting on
-Corrects mistakes and gives
the Internet.
feedback.
A
B
C
D
Ss:
4. For several centuries no real changes made in the basic methods used
-Listen to the teacher.
A
B
C
D
-Work in group.
for printing.
-Go to the board and write
5. Hurricanes from the Gulf of Mexico have been caused considerable
down.
A
B
C
Damage to coastal cities in Texas.
D
6. Children oughtn't spend too much time playing computer games.
A
B
C

D
7. It's his wish that the money should to be given to charity.
A
B
C
D
8. Why not you try the cake I have just made?
A
B C
D
9. That pottery was found by an archaeologist while she was worked in
this area.
A
B
C
D
10. The children are only allowed watching television on the weekend.
A
B
C
D
Expected answer:
1.b can be prevented
2.c by a German
3.c spent
4.c were made
5. b have caused
6. b to spend
7.c be
8. a why don’t

9.d was working
10. c to watch


Exercise 5: (10ms)
T:
- Asks Ss to do the exercises.
- Instructions the way to do.
- Calls some Ss go to the board
and write down the correct
answer.
-Corrects mistakes and gives
feedback.
Ss:
-Listen to the teacher.
-Work individually.
-Go to the board and write
down.
Exercise 6: (15ms)
T:
- Asks Ss to do the exercises.
- Instructions the way to do.
- Calls some Ss go to the board
and write down the correct
answer.
-Corrects mistakes and gives
feedback.
Ss:
-Listen to the teacher.
-Work in pairs.

-Go to the board and write
down.

Exercise 5: Complete each blank with one of the following verbs. Put
the verbs in the present simple, active or passive.
deliver
sort
take
send
collect
The letters (1) ___________ from the post box. Then a postman (2)
______ them to the post office. At the post office, they (3) _________ by
a machine so that the stamps cannot (4) __________ again. Next they (5)
_________ carefully and put into bags before (6) ________ to other post
offices for further sorting. Finally, a postman (7) __________ the letters
to the addresses shown on the envelopes.
Expected answer:
1.are collected
5.are sorted
2.takes
6.being sent
3.are stamped
7.deliver
4.be used
Exercise 6: Put the verb into the correct form, simple present or
simple past, active or passive.
1.Newton’s father _________ (die) at his birth. He _____________(bring
up) by his mother and grandmother.
2.The water _______________(always/ filter) before it is mixed with the
chemicals.

3.His bike ______________(steal) while he was having a drink in the
café.
4.The office ____________( always/ lock) when everybody has left.
5.The guards _______________ (always/ lock) the office when
everybody has left.
6.Where ______________(these photos/ take)? In Singapore?
__________(you/take) them?
7.Why ______________(Tan/ give up) his job? Didn’t he like it?
8.Why ______________ (Hung/ fire) from his job? Did he make a
serious mistake?
9.Passports _____________ (usually/ check) at the airport.
10.They __________ (always/ check) your tickets before they let you in.
11.The 2006 World Cup for soccer ____________ (play) in Germany.
12.The English team ____________(not play) very well in the 2006
World Cup.
13.The mailman _____________ (normally deliver) the mail before 8.00.
He’s never been late.
14.My newspapers _____________ (usually/ deliver) before 6.00, so I
can read them at breakfast.
Expected answer:
1.died-was brought up
8.was Hung fired
2.is always filtered
9.are usually checked
3.was stolen
10.always check
4.is always locked
11.was played
5.always lock
12.didn’t play

6.were these photos taken- did you take
13.normally delivers
7.did Tan give up his job
14.are usually delivered

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