21. passive voice

Grammar 2

IECP

Summer 2013

Nikki Mattson

Last Tutoring Workshop of the Semester

• “How to Build your Vocabulary”

• Thurs, July 18th,

• at 12:30-1:15 in 302 Boucke.

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• Would you ever say "Yo dude, whassup?" to a professor instead of "How are you?"  Would you tell your friend "I'm so sorry I lied to you," or "I regret to inform you that I have deceived your trust."? In this workshop, Candace will let you learn some informal and formal vocabulary that can help you function better in your academic and non-academic life. You will also practice switching between formal and informal language. Plus, you will learn about some tricks how to make new vocabulary stick in your memory.

Warm-Up

Split Classes

Tuesday = passives

Thursday = passives + diagnostic

Friday = passives/review/gerunds and infinitives

Tuesday = final exam (if you didn’t pass the diagnostic)

Thursday = gerunds and infinitives

Friday = games + extra credit

Agenda

• Passives

Review Passives

Pg. 418 chart

Practice

• Pg. 419, ex 2

• Pg. 420, ex. 3-7

Passive voice game race

1. Your group will have one minute to change the following active sentences into passive sentences. Write your answers on your white board. Do not omit any information from the original sentence.

2. Each group will get one point for each correct sentence.

3. The group that has the most points will win!

Game – Active Sentences

1. Scientists observed the tigers for six days.

2. Scientists are investigating the possibility of life on other planets.

3. Some teachers should clean up the teachers' room.

4. People believe that San Francisco is a warm city.

5. Nikki must make the coffee.

6. Many people have visited Disneyland.

7. The college offers sociology courses every semester.

8. The teacher was grading the final exams yesterday.

9. We have asked him many times to give us money.

10. I gave the school my transcript.

11. They collected books for the library.

12. Linda will mail the letter tomorrow.

Pg. 422 chart

Practice

• pg. 423, ex .8+9

Reading

• Pg. 424, discussion questions

• Listen + count passive verbs

Discussion Questions

1.Is cell phone use, while driving, legal or illegal in the US?

2.Are there any laws for cell phone use, while driving, in PA?

3.Are there any cell phone laws in your native city?

http://www.iihs.org/laws/maphandheldcellbans.aspx

Pg. 425 chart -highlights

Pg. 428, exercise 13• Guess the answers

• Listen and check

More Practice

• Pg. 429, ex. 14 (guess + listen)

Passive voice game race

1. Your group will have one minute to change the following active sentences into passive sentences. Write your answers on your white board.

2. Each group will get one point for each correct sentence.

3. The group that has the most points will win! (an IECP pencil!)

Game sentences/questions(change each passive sentence into an active sentence)

1.A cell phone was had by the driver.

2.The car has been driven by me.

3.A lot of money is made by lawyers.

4.Business is conducted by me from my car.

5.The news is watched by us every night.

6.Fast food is eaten by a lot of teenagers.

7.The accident will be reported by them.

HW

• Review PPT and pgs. 418-429

Game sentences/questions(change each active sentence into a passive sentence)

1.Employees use cell phones every day.

2.A driver hit a pedestrian yesterday.

3.A court threw out the case.

4.Distracted drivers often cause accidents.

5.Congress makes the laws for the people.

6.Should the government control cell phone use?

7.The president can sign new laws.