Imagine taking your students through a scary story about a scary ghost and they get to learn the most important passive structures of the English language. At the same time, when they do a follow up exercise, they get to learn a bit about Islamic ideas and facts. The exercise is designed in such as way that "Islam" has been integrated into language teaching. Actual names of the students have been used to make it more personal and friendly. Some of the ideas in the sentences about students are in fact true! Enjoy this free iESL grammar lesson from ibatefl.com

2. SIMPLE PRESENT
•ANAS SEES A SCARY GHOST.
•A SCARY GHOST IS SEEN BY ANAS.

3. SIMPLE PAST
•ZUNAM INVITED THE SCARY GHOST TO HIS
WEDDING.
•THE SCARY GHOST WAS INVITED BY ZUNAAM
TO HIS WEDDING.

4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
•HUDHA AND HER ASSISTANT SAUDHA ARE
OPERATING ON THE SCARY GHOST.
•THE SCARY GHOST IS BEING OPERATED ON BY
HUDHA AND HER ASSISTANT SAUDHA.

5. PAST CONTINUOUS
•SAMRA AND THASAMA WERE BEAUTIFYING THE
SCARY GHOST.
•THE SCARY GHOST WAS BEING BEAUTIFIED BY
SAMRA AND THASAMA.

6. PRESENT PERFECT
•KHADEEJA AND ANISA HAVE DRAWN THE
SCARY GHOST.
•THE SCARY GHOST HAS BEEN DRAWN BY
KHADHEEJA AND ANISA.

7. PAST PERFECT
•SHADHILA HAD SLAPPED THE SCARY GHOST ON
THE CHEEK.
•THE SCARY GHOST HAD BEEN SLAPPED ON THE
CHEEK BY SHADHILA.

8. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
•ARUSHAD HAS BEEN TORTURING THE SCARY
GHOST SINCE MORNING.
•OOPS! THERE’S NO PASSIVE!

9. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
•SHINAN HAD BEEN SHOOTING THE SCARY
GHOST SINCE YESTERDAY.
•OOPS! THERE’S NO PASSIVE!

11. THINKING OF INTERRUPTING GHOSTY?
•THE SCARY GHOST HATES IT WHEN PEOPLE
INTERRUPT HIM.
•THE SCARY GHOST HATES BEING
INTERRUPTED.

12. THE SCARY GHOST IS OFF COLOUR….
•GHOSTY SHOULD TAKE THE PILLS WITH BLOOD.
•THE PILLS SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH BLOOD.

13. THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU UTTER A WORD!
•GHOSTY DOESN’T LIKE PEOPLE TELLING HIM
WHAT TO DO.
•GHOSTY DOESN’T LIKE BEING TOLD WHAT TO
DO.

14. VORACIOUS SCARY GHOST SAYS….
•I HOPE THEY FEED ME MORE NEXT YEAR.
•I HOPE TO BE FED MORE NEXT YEAR.

15. KNOW WHO WAS INVITED TO OBAMA’S
ROYAL FEAST FIRST?
•THEY INVITED THE SCARY GHOST FIRST.
•THE SCARY GHOST WAS THE FIRST TO BE
INVITED.

16. OOPS GHOSTY ATE TOO MUCH..
•THEY HAD TO TAKE HIM TO HOSPITAL.
•HE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

17. MNDF OFFICIALS SAY:
•WE’LL CAPTURE THE SCARY GHOST SOON.
•THE SCARY GHOST WILL BE CAPTURED SOON.

18. MEANWHILE THE MALDIVIANS PLEAD THE
PREZ…
•SOMEONE NEEDS TO INFORM PREZ YAAMEEN
IMMEDIATELY.
•PREZ YAAMEEN NEEDS TO BE INFORMED
IMMEDIATELY.

19. WAIT A MINUTE…..DID YOU NOTICE?
•WHY IS THE AGENT OR THE DOER OF
ACTION OMITTED IN THESE PASSIVE
STRUCTURES, DO YOU THINK?

20. AGENT OR DOER IS OMITTED WHEN
•DOER IS NOT IMPORTANT
•DOER IS UNKNOWN
•DON’T WANT TO MENTION
•OBVIOUS

21. YOU WILL BE FED TO THE SCARY GHOST…
•IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS!