Resources

15mins: Introduction:

Online homework: Discuss any problems or difficulties the student may be having.

Independent reading: Ask the student about what they have read in English during the last week. If you are reading a novel together, discuss the assigned reading and any vocabulary words/ writing assignments.

Speaking part 3:

Questions:

1. Here are some areas of life where people are expected to follow rules.

(write the following list on the board)

1. In sports competitions

2. On the road

3. At school and college

4. At home

5. At work

Talk together about how important it is to follow the rules in each of these areas of life. (2 minutes)

Now decide which area of life needs rules the most. (1 minute)

Speaking part 4:

Use the following questions, in order, as appropriate. (5 minutes)

- some people say there are too many rules in our lives these days. Do you agree?

- How important do you think it is to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age.

- Do you think it's always important to obey rules?

- Do you think having security cameras in towns and cities is a good way of making sure people follow the rules?

- Some people like to have rules and routines in their lives. Why do you think this is?

10mins: Review: The passive -

Subject + appropriate form of 'to be' + past participle

We often use the passive:

1. when the agent (person or thing performing the action) is not known.
2. When the agent is people in general.
3. When the agent is unimportant or obvious.
4. When we don't want to say who the agent is.
5. When we want to put the focus on what was done, rather than who did it.
6. To avoid repeating the agent in a description or narrative.

(write the example sentences A -F on the whiteboard. Read each qualification from 1-6 and have students match the reason to the example.)

A) A much higher proportion of offenders have been arrested. (3)

B) The figures were collected over a ten year period. (5)

C) My house was broken into only last week. (1)

D) The police have made good use of CCTV. It's been introduced into many city centres. (6)

E) It may be that some minor mistakes were made in collecting the figures. (4)

F) The details can be found at the back of the report. (2)

Perfect passive form: claim to have been, have been caught selling, is expected to have fallen. *Ask students two write these verb form examples in complete sentences.

Passives with modals: modal + be + past participle OR modal + have been + past participle:

- The reason for this can be found in the huge increase in the number of mobile phones.

- Some of the fall might have been caused by lower rates of reporting.

15mins: Worksheet: 14 the passive

15mins: Test: 14 reading practice - part 7

05mins: Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time. Encourage students to do additional reading for vocabulary building outside of the lesson. News articles, short stories, and novels are all great examples.

00mins: Homework - complete the next section of the online homework

Practice test answers: 41)E 42)C 43)B 44)G 45)D 46)F