Activity 2:
· Divide the board into three columns
· Write the following information on the first column: President Lincoln, The Beatles, A cure for cancer, English and French, etc.
President Lincoln was murdered in a theatre.
A cure for cancer /
English and French
The Beatles/in Liverpool
· Try to elicit some examples of the passive, if lucky, write the examples on the board. If not, give them the third column: in 1867 in a theatre, in Liverpool, some day, etc.
President Lincoln was murdered in a theatre.
· Ask learners to complete the sentences, following the example.
President Lincoln/ was killed/ in 1869, The Beatles/ were born/ in Liverpool, a cure for cancer/ will be found/ some day, etc.
· Have students to analyze and reflect on the different tenses and try to come up with a formula.
*Adapted from Grapevine, OUP