New High School

1st Year BAC

T Hmza Moutia Passive voice .

1. Read the following text and answer the questions below.

The minister’s car was stolen yesterday by a group of people. This news has just been reported by
different journalists. In fact, such major news is always highlighted by editorials too. For example, last week,
when the immigrants were being arrested by authorities in Tangier, editorials kept giving their opinion as
regards the issue. Even at the moment, the issue is still being given attention to by the teacher.

A. What happened to the minister’s car?...........................................................................................................................

B. Who stole the minister’s car? ………………………………………………………………………………………..
C. Who has reported this news?........................................................................................................................................
D. What happens to such major news?…………………………………………………………………………………..
E. What were the authorities doing to the immigrants?....................................................................................................
F. Who is still giving attention to the issue at the moment? …………………………………………………………..

2. Complete the table following the example:

Form :
Active: Editorials highlight such major news.  Active voice : subject+verb+object
 Passive voice: object+to be in the tense of the
main verb+past participle of the main
Object to be + pp of the verb by +subject verb+by+subject
Use: passive voice is used when…………………………
Passive: such major news is highlighted by editorials. ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………...

Tenses Active voice Passive voice

-Simple present -Editorials highlight such major news -Such major news is highlighted by editorials.

-Simple past -the car was stolen by a group of people.

-present perfect -Journalists have just reported the news
-Past continuous -The immigrants were being arrested by authorities
-Present -The teacher is giving attention to the issue.
continuous

1. Change the following sentences into passive voice:

A. Mourad always plays football:………………………………………………………………….……………………
B. Smail broke the glass:…………………………………………………………………………..…………………….
C. Nawal has just bought new clothes:…………………………………………………………………………………
D. The teacher is explaining the lesson:…………………………………………………………..……………………..
E. My father was telling a story:……………………………………………………….……………………………..…
2. Change the following sentences into active voice:
A. A snake was killed by hunters:………………………………………………………………………………………
B. Noise is refused by teachers:…………………………………………………………………………………………
C. The lecture is being given by the professor:………………………………………………………………………….
D. Many mistakes have been made by the student:……………………………………………………………………..
E. A story was being written by Amal:……………………………………………………………………………...…..
Writing:
Tell of an event of your choice using passive voice (5 lines maximum).
 Lesson Plan

Teacher : Lahcen AIT IDIR Class level 1 BAC LSH 4 Hassan I High School
Textbook : Ticket Estimated time : 1h 30 mins Class size : 43
Unit 6 : Mass media Lesson : Grammar (Passive voice) Date :March, 2016

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, Ss will have been able to:

 Correctly recognize passive voice.

 Appropriately use passive voice.
 Write about an event using passive voice.

Timing Stages and Procedures Mode of

work
10 min Warm up: Whole
class
Review of tenses
30 min Presentation : Whole
class
- T provides a reading passage as a pretext.
- Ss read and answer Qs/activity 1.
- Based on the text, Ss fill in the table following the example provided. Pair work

Active: Editorials highlight such major news.

Object to be + pp of the verb by+ Subject (agent)

Passive: such major news is highlighted by editorials.

- T draws Ss’ attention to the form of passive voice.
- T then elicits/provides the use.
Form: O+ to be in the verb tense+ past participle of the verb+ by+S
Use: PV is used to emphasize the action rather than the agent.
PV is used when the agent is unknown.
10 min
Drilling: Whole
- T provides such chunks as the following, Ss provide the passive: class

 TV/invented/Bair
 The Tempest/ wrote/Shakespeare.
 The lesson/ is explaining/ the teacher.
20 min Practice:
- Exercise 1(handouts)/ whole class correction Pair work
- Exercise 2 (handouts)/ whole class correction

20 min Production:
Pair work
- Ss work in pairs and write about an event of their choice using passive voice.
- Ss read their attempts.
- Ss copy the lesson.