Actives vs Passives
1.- My mother eats a cheese and ham sandwich.
A cheese and ham sandwich is eaten by my mother.
2.- My mother is eating a sandwich.
A sandwich is being eaten by my mother.
3.- My mother ate a sandwich.
A sandwich was eaten by my mother.
4.- My mother was eating a sandwich.
A sandwich was being eaten by my mother.
5.- My mother has eaten a sandwich.
A sandwich has been eaten by my mother.
6.- My mother will eat a sandwich.
A sandwich will be eaten by my mother.
QUIZ:
- Who was … written by?
- Who was … directed by?
- Which film was awarded the Oscar for best picture in …?
- Who was … played by in the movie …?
- Who was … composed by?
- Who was … sung by?
- Who was … painted by?
- This will generate lots of examples of the past passive.
- Geography Quiz or History Quiz
- Where is … grown/cultivated/harvested?
- What country is surrounded by …?
- Where is … made?
- Who was … discovered by?
- In which country was … invented?
- When was … invented?
Five bizarre things
Ask students to think of five bizarre facts about the town they live or a place they know (they could do this for homework). These could be strange
historical facts, legends about local people, scary stories … Prepare five yourself about a place that you know to give them an example. Ask them to write out each fact, but starting with one of
the following constructions: