Planet 51 is amazingly funny. I laughed so much that I almost cried during the movie. It is attractive to children and to adults, too. Rent the movie! You'll love it. I took advantage of the opening scene to practice passive voice in the simple present tense.
A. Watch the movie segment and check the activities that the inhabitants of Plan
et 51 perform on a typical afternoon.1. ( ) They wear strange clothes
2. ( ) They play tennis.
3. ( ) They drive flying cars.
4. ( ) They read the newspaper.
5. ( ) Boys ride flying bicycles.
6. ( ) They walk their pets.
7. ( ) Workers sweep the street.
8. ( ) Children play hopscotch.
9. ( ) They make barbecue.
10. ( ) They sell candy.
B. Now rewrite the sentences above in the passive voice. Decide if the sentence is affirmative or negative according to the information in the snippet:
Ex:
1. Strange clothes aren't worn.
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3 ...............................................
4 ...............................................
5 ...............................................
6. ..............................................
7. ..............................................
8. ..............................................
9. ..............................................
10. ............................................
C. Now read the activities in exercise A and ask your partner if they perform those activities on a typical Sunday afternoon.
EX:
1.
S1: Do you wear strange clothes?
S2: No, I don't.
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Answer key:
A. Students should NOT check items 1, 2, 5, 9, 10
B.
2. Tennis isn't played.
3. Flying cars are driven.
4. The newspaper is read.
5. Flying bicycles aren't ridden.
6. Pets are walked.
7. The streets are swept.
8. Hopscotch is played.
9. Barbecue isn't made.
10. Candy isn't sold.
A. Students should NOT check items 1, 2, 5, 9, 10
B.
2. Tennis isn't played.
3. Flying cars are driven.
4. The newspaper is read.
5. Flying bicycles aren't ridden.
6. Pets are walked.
7. The streets are swept.
8. Hopscotch is played.
9. Barbecue isn't made.
10. Candy isn't sold.
