Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a review of Grammar - Present Passive.
Students work in pairs and open the corresponding pages below.
On each page, students are presented with sentences in the active voice. Students read these sentences to their partners and have them changed to the passive voice. Students should check that their partner's answers match the ones on their pages.
- People watch the video on the Internet every day.
- The video is watched on the Internet every day.
- Do people use this room?
- Is this room used?
- Is somebody using the dishwasher?
- Is the dishwasher being used?
- In my apartment, nobody cleans the pool.
- In my apartment, the pool isn't cleaned.
- Someone is fixing my laptop.
- My laptop is being fixed.
- Is someone making our dinner?
- Is our dinner being made?
- People don't eat pork in Saudi Arabia.
- Pork isn't eaten in Saudi Arabia.
- Does the price include tax?
- Is tax included (in the price)?
- Someone owns this land.
- This land is owned.
- People aren't fixing the road.
- The road isn't being fixed.
- Do people eat pizza in Australia?
- Is pizza eaten in Australia?
- Nobody takes the test at home.
- The test isn't taken at home.
- People use Craiglist to find apartments and jobs.
- Craigslist is used to find apartments and jobs.
- People are building a new apartment on Main Street.
- A new apartment is being built on Main Street.)
- Someone is paying the bill next week.
- The bill is being paid next week.
- Is somebody washing the car?
- Is the car being washed?