Chapter VII: They are made

in Indonesia
Passive Voice
(Kalimat
Pasif)
Let’s read this text.

Satay or ‘sate’ is made of chicken, beef, or lamb. ‘Sate

ayam’ is made of chicken, ‘sate kambing’ is made of
lamb, ‘sate sapi’ is made of beef. Small pieces of meat
are marinated in spicy soy sauce. Some pieces of well
marinated meat are skewered. Then, on skewers, satay
is grilled over very hot charcoal. It is served with peanut
sauce or soy sauce.
let’s say it in Indonesian!
is made terbuat dari

are marinated dibumbui

is grilled dipanggang

are skewered ditusuk

Is served disajikan
PATTERN FOR PASSIVE VOICE
 What is Passive Voice?

“a passive construction occurs when you make the

object of an action into the subject of a sentence.”

“Kalimat pasif terjadi ketika kita membuat objek

dari suatu tindakan dalam kalimat menjadi subjek
kalimat”
 Why do we use passive voice?
1.We don’t want to talk about who did the
action
2.We don’t know who did the action
3.The object is more important or
interesting than the subject

Contoh: The hotel is built today.

The garden was burnt in 1990.
 Let’s read this dialogue.

A: This awesome gift was given to me by my friend.

What do you think?
B: Wow, that looks nice! What is it called? Is that
made in Indonesia?
A: Yes, I was given by a friend from Indonesia. This
item is called an Angklung. Angklung is a musical
instrument from the Sundanese culture of West
Java. It is made of bamboo. It is used to play not
only traditional but also modern music.
 Exercise 1

This musical instrument (1)__________ an angklung. It (2)__________ in

Indonesia. It is from Sunda, West Java. It (3)__________ of bamboo. It
(4)__________ to play traditional as well as modern music.

Answer keys:

1. Is called 2. Is made 3. Is made 4. Is used

 Let’s read this dialogue.

A: That cloth looks beautiful! Is it made in Indonesia?

B: Yes, it is a traditional cloth from the Batak culture, North
Sumatra. It is called an ‘ulos’.
A: How do they wear it? When?
B: It is worn by men and women in ceremonial events like
weddings and funerals. It is usually draped over one
shoulder. Sometimes it is worn to cover both shoulders.
A: What is it made of?
B: Ulos is made of cotton thread. The thread is woven by
hand.
 Exercise 2

This cloth (1)__________ an ulos. It (2) __________ in North Sumatra,

Indonesia. It (3)__________ in special events like weddings and
funerals. It (4)__________ on one shoulder or both shoulders. It is
made of cotton. It is woven by hand.

Answer keys:

1. Is called 2. Is made 3. Is wore 4. Is draped

 Exercise 3
Let’s fill in the gaps!

A: The umbrellas look very artistic! I like the are made

decoration of colourful fowers on it. Is that
Indonesian art? are made
B: Yes. They (1)… ‘payung geulis’, or beautiful
umbrellas. They (2)… in Tasikmalaya of embroidered
the West Java province. are called
A: What are they made of?
B: They (3)… of plain waterproof paper or are painted
cloth. Then pictures of colourful fowers (4)
… or (5)… on the outer part of the
umbrella.
A: Awesome!
 Reflection

Now I know that the verb in the passive voice consists of

two words, BE and verb 3. The auxiliary verb ‘is’, ‘are’,
‘was’ and ‘were’ depend on the time. The passive voice
verb is very useful to describe objects.
Thank
you!
MGMP B.Inggris
Mrs.Efa