Lesson 49: Unit 105 - Passive Voice. Present Simple Tense.
Learn how to form and use the Passive Voice in the Present Simple Tense with the structure am/is/are + past participle, practising with a text about the reality show Big Brother.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to form and use the Passive Voice in the Present Simple Tense in English. You will study the structure am/is/are + past participle and practise transforming active sentences into passive ones. We use an authentic text about the reality show Big Brother and George Orwell's classic novel '1984' so that you can see the grammar in a real context. This important grammar skill will allow you to express actions when the focus is on what is being done rather than on who is doing it.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand the structure of the Passive Voice in the Present Simple: am/is/are + past participle.
- Transform sentences from the active into the passive voice.
- Transform sentences from the passive into the active voice.
- Understand when the passive voice is used (emphasis on the action rather than on the doer).
- Recognise the passive voice in a text and in dialogue.
- Apply the short negative form (aren't, isn't) in the passive voice.
Lesson vocabulary
- totalitarian 1984 described a totalitarian society.
- supreme ruler The supreme ruler of the party was Big Brother.
- slogan The three slogans of the party: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength.
- to announce Posters announced that 'Big Brother is watching you'.
- to stand for Big Brother stands for dictators everywhere.
- stranger Ten or more strangers above 18 are thrown together in a specially constructed house.
- to permit They are permitted to have one suitcase and one small bag.
- selection They pass through four selection filters and interviews with psychiatrists.
- psychiatrist They pass through interviews with psychiatrists.
- payment They receive payment to cover their family expenses out of the house.
- weapon They may not bring weapons in the house.
- to record Their moves are recorded by a lot of cameras and microphones.
- to equip The house and the garden are specially equipped to record what happens.
- to situate One-way glass mirrors are situated on the walls.
- incredible It is the most important and incredible series ever shown on TV.
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