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Feeding our cities with passive voice

A 90-minute B1 English lesson on passive voice using CLT and AfL

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Feeding our cities with passive voice
B1 English lesson: 90 minutes
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Feeding our cities with passive voice
B1 English lesson: 90 minutes
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Lesson objectives
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    Discuss how cities get their food
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    Discover and use the passive voice
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    Design a sustainable city food system
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    Self-assess communication and accuracy
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Warm-up: What do you see?
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Collage of diverse foods: fresh produce, street food, supermarkets, urban farms
Collage of diverse foods: fresh produce, street food, supermarkets, urban farms
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    Describe the images in pairs
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    Where does this food come from?
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    How is it transported to cities?
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Grammar discovery
How is food grown and delivered?
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Passive voice: Find the pattern
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    Farms grow vegetables
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    Factories process the food
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    Trucks deliver it to stores
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    Vegetables are grown by farms
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    The food is processed by factories
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    It is delivered to stores by trucks
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Rule and form
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    Passive voice: be + past participle
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    Present: am/is/are + PP (e.g., is grown)
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    Past: was/were + PP (e.g., was delivered)
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    Future: will be + PP (e.g., will be eaten)
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Controlled practice
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    Turn these active sentences into passive
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    Example: Chefs cook meals → Meals are cooked by chefs
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    Work in pairs, then share with the class
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In our city, food is grown, transported, and sold every day.
Class discussion prompt
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Mini project: Design a sustainable city
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Blank city outline with spaces for food production, markets, and transport routes
Blank city outline with spaces for food production, markets, and transport routes
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    In groups, design a city food system
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    Label where food is grown, stored, and sold
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    Present using 5 passive sentences
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CAF self-assessment
Communication, Accuracy, Fluency
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    Rate yourself: 1 (needs work) to 5 (excellent)
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    I used passive voice accurately
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    I spoke clearly and fluently
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    I communicated my ideas well
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Reflection and exit ticket
Questions & discussion, contact email or link...

One thing I learned today • One question I still have • Homework: Write 8 passive sentences or find 5 in a news article

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