八年級英語8B Unit3教案
teaching procedures
step 1 having a revision
ask the student to say the structure of the passive voice.
i am
you / we / they are + past participle
he / she / it is
i was
you / we / they were + past participle
he / she / it was
when can we use the passive voice?
change the following sentences into passive voice:
1. people make this kind of computer in beijing.
2. people use this kind of computer widely.
3. my father mended the computer for me.
4. mum often washes clothes for us.
5. they search the information on the internet.
step 2 presenting
millie has bought a computer like simon’s. however, she doesn’t know how to open her e-dictionary on the computer. she called simon and asks for help. now i am simon, i tell her how to do it. then you try to change them into passive voice.
1. you close the window.
2. you restart the computer.
3. you check the settings.
4. you connect the keyboard to the computer.
5. you double-click on the ‘auto-run’ icon.
complete the conversation in part a2 on page 48, then read it and act it out.
step 3 practising
1. simon has bought a new educational cd-rom called ‘saving princess laura’. before he can play the game, he must pass a test.
(show the pictures in part b1 on pages 50-51 to the students.) help simon pass the test by rearranging the words to form correct sentences.
2. millie has bought a new educational cd-rom. daniel is asking her some questions about it. (show the profile of the game to the students.) according to the information about the cd-rom, complete the conversation between millie and daniel in part b2 on page 51.
step 4 doing additional exercises
complete the sentences in the passive voice. use the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
build, eat, paint, steal, catch, grow, sell, write
1. this picture _____ by millie.
2. coke _____ all over the world.
3. rice _____ in china.
4. some money _____ from the bank yesterday.
5. the thieves _____ by the police.
6. this flat _____ in 1986.
7. this newsletter article _____ by daniel.
8. all the snacks _____ before the party ended.
(keys: 1. was painted 2. is sold 3. is grown 4. was stolen 5. were caught 6. was built 7. was written 8. were eaten)