Grammer - Junior Secondary 2 - Active and passive sentences

SUBJECT: GRAMMAR

TERM: 2^ND TERM

WEEK: 12

CLASS : Junior Secondary School 2

AGE: 13 years

DURATION : 2 periods of 40 mins each

DATE:

TOPIC : Active and passive sentences

CONTENT : The passive form

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to;

) Define active and passive voices
) Cites sentence examples that are active and in passive forms
) Discuss when to use the passive voice

SET INDUCTION: The teacher uses practical illustrations to describe the passive and active sentences

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES : Discussion, group activities, Interactive sessions, Explanations, Demonstrations

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS : New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2 page 146-147, Contemporary English Grammar by Jayanthi Dakshina Murthy page 286-297

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 AND 2: The Passive form

S/N

STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what active and passive voices are and cites sentence examples of each.

Active voice or sentence shows what something or someone does

Examples

1. Ade kicked the ball

2. Soyinka wrote many poems

Passive voice or sentence shows what happens to something or someone

Examples

1. The ball was kicked by Ade

2. Many poems were written by Soyinka

The passive voice if formed with the formular:

Be + past participle

Examples

Is used

Was cooked

Can be viewed

Learners observe, learn and participate

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains the passive form

THE PASSIVE FORM

Tense	Passive form (be + past participle + by + agent)
Present simple	The house is built by Julius Berger
Present continuous	The house is being built by Julius Berger
Past simple	The house was built by Julius Berger
Past continuous	The house was being built by Julius Berger
Present perfect	The house has been built by Julius Berger
Past perfect	The house had been built by Julius Berger
Going to	The house is going to be built by Julius Berger
will	The house will be built by Julius Berger
Infinitive	The house is to be built by Julius Berger
Ing- form	The chairman insists on the house being built by Julius Berger
Used to	The company used to be managed by Dr Adam
Modals	The company should be managed by Dr Adam

She further explains the uses of the passive

Uses of the passive

1. When the object is more important that the subject and the agent is either obviously not important, or unknown

Example

All notebooks were marked immediately

2. It is used in informal writing to make it formal(or less personal)

Example

You are instructed to do the assignment within two days

Sentence changes from active to passive

Active voice	Passive voice
Pilots fly aeroplanes	Aeroplanes are flown by pilots
Kudirat is cooking lunch	Lunch is being cooked by Kudirat
My father punished my sister	My sister was punished by my father
The were taking soft drinks when I arrived	Soft drinks were being taken when I arrived
They are going to build a new house in Port Harcourt	A new house is going to be built in port harcourt
I will write the letter tomorrow	The letter will be written tomorrow

Learners observe, learn and participate

EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1. Explain the active and passive voice citing examples

2. When should the passive voice be used?

- Learners observe, learn and participate

CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer Exercise I on page 147 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners observe, learn and participate

ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise II on page 147 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2.

Learners participate

CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners