Objectives and Sequence:This lesson is intended to be used as a review of Grammar 2-3.
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 get them to change the sentences to the passive voice. Students should check that their partner's answers match the ones on their pages.
- People make cars at the factory every day.
- Cars are made at the factory every day.
- Do people use this room?
- Is this room used?
- Is somebody using the car lift?
- Is the car lift being used?
- In my shop, nobody cleans the office.
- In my shop, the office isn't cleaned (by anybody).
- Someone is changing my oil.
- My oil is being changed.
- Is someone making our dinner?
- Is our dinner being made?
- People don't always follow the driving rules.
- Driving rules aren't always followed.
- 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 woman drive cars in Saudi Arabia?
- Are cars driven by woman in Saudi Arabia?
- Nobody takes the test at home.
- The test isn't taken at home.
- People use Craiglist to find cars and car parts.
- Craigslist is used to find cars and car parts.
- People are building a new repair shop on Main Street.
- A new repair shop 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?