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sampleplanabout Language (The Present Progressive Passive Voice) Aims

To learn about The Present Progressive Passive Voice To discover useful words and expressions

To discover useful structures.

Procedures

I. Warming up by acting a text play

Good morning class. To begin with we shall put our text HOW DAISY LEARNED TO HELPWILDLIFE on stage, that is, to act out our story. Nowthe class acting team with their text play of HOW DAISY LEARNED TOHELP WILDLIFE!

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Discovering useful words and expressions

Doing vocabulary exercises Turn to page 28 and do the vocabulary exercises 1, 2 and 3. You can simply write your answers in the blanks on the very page of 28.

2. Playing a game

Let’s go on to play the game described on the top of the page 29. The following sentences are to be passed on.

Plant native plants in your backyard.

Do not dump weeds in the bush.

Build a frog pond in your backyard.

Put your rubbish in the bin.

Leave your pets at home.

Do not take anything out of the park.

Encourage your friends to keep patches of bush as wildlife habitats.

Join a community group and offer to do voluntary work.

Find out about conservation activities happening in your local area.

Participate in local clean-up, tree planting and weed control activities.

Learn About Threatened Species

Look out for wildlife

Refuse to buy any rare or endangered plant or animal product.

Be alert and drive slowly at dawn and dusk in rural areas where wildlife may be active.

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Passive Voice

III. Studying The Present progressive Passive Voice The passive voice is used when focusing on the person or thing affected by an action. The Passive is formed: Passive Subject + To Be + Past Participle

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Singular

Plural are

Present

The car/cars

is has been

designed.

Present perfect

The car/cars The car/cars

have been

designed. designed.

Past

was

were had been

Past perfect

The car/cars

had been will be

designed. designed.

Future

The car/cars The car/cars

will be will have been

Future perfect

will have been is being

designed. designed.

Present progressive The car/cars

are being were being

Past progressive

The car/cars

was being

designed.

IV. Reading and identifying Since you are clear about Passive Verb Formation, go back to page 26 and scan the text for all the examples of The Present Progressive Passive Voice.

Our fur is being used to make sweaters like yours. She was being watched by an excited elephant.

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Now try to put the following sentences into The Present Progressive Passive Voice.

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They are producing this new drug.

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Antelope is looking at her.

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They are killing us for the wool.

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They are destroying the farm.

V. Discovering useful structures

To consolidate your learning of The Present Progressive Passive Voice, turn to page 29 and do the grammar exercises 1, 2 and 3, also on the very page of 29.

VI. Closing down by playing a game To end this period go to page 29 and play the game called “Tell me what is happening?” Ask questions containing The Present Progressive Passive Voice.