PassiveVoiceDerekLet’stalk!•Whenwasthecar/computer/iphone…invented?•Whowastheinventor?•Howarewebenefitedfromtheinvention?Aims:warm-up;lead-in;getfamiliarStudent-centered5minLet’sthink!•Whatispassivevoice?Foodlabelsoftenmisleadus.ActiveWeareoftenmisledbyfoodlabels.PassiveAims:learntofindandsummarizebythemselvesStudent-centered5minLet’slearn!•Thedifference•Thestructure•TheagentTeachercentered;takenotes10minTheDifference•Activevoice:whatthesubjectdoesMygrandpawasabuilder.Hebuiltthehousein1930.•Passivevoice:whathappenstothesubjectThehouseisquiteold.Itwasbuiltin1930.TheStructurebe+pastparticipleTheAgent•Theagentisoftenoptional.•Ifitisincluded,itfollowstheprepositionby.(bysb./sth.)A.ObviousorunnecessarynotincludeB.Completingmeaningorgivinginformationinclude•Thesubjectistheagent--thepersonorthingthatperformstheactionoftheverb.•Thesubjectisthereceiver–thepersonorthingthatisaffectedbytheactionoftheverb.Let’spayattention!1.Inapassivesentence,theagentisoftenoptional.Ifitisincluded,itfollowstheprepositionby.Thehousewasdestroyed(bythehurricane)in1930.2.Thepassivevoicecanbeusedwithalltenses.examples……3.thelistgoeson……Aim:eliminateconfusionsexams5minLet’scheckit!•In-classexercise.(textbooks,handouts,PPT)•Competitionstyle.Aims:ensureunderstanding;findproblems;stayinfocus10minLet’suseit!Agameforfun.(chaingame)1.Thefirststudentperformsanaction.2.Thesecondonedescribesthisactioninbothactiveandpassivevoices.3.Thenhe/sheperformsanotheractionandthenextoneisrequiredtodothesamething.Homework•Finishhandouts.•Finishallexerciseinthetextbook.•Writeashortpassageusingthisvoice.