The document provides examples and explanations about the passive voice and how it can be used in real life contexts such as narrating events, reporting news, telling stories, reviewing films or books, and talking about history. It then prompts the reader to practice using the passive voice by discussing a historical character who is dead, inventions they consider the best, a famous person's story they know, and briefly summarizing a fairy tale with a partner.

1. WHO?

2. …interpreted Jack Sparrow?

3. WHAT TENSE IS BEING USED?
• directed
• invented
• interpreted
• won
• founded
• wrote
• killed
THE WHAT
• the phone
• the world cup
• Pereira
• Jack Sparrow
• Titanic
• Twilight
• JFK
Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone
The phone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell

4. Do you know how they died?
SHOT CRUCIFIED BURNT HUNG
By whom…?

5. Do you know what happened in the news
these days?
A graffiti maker was killed
Bolillo’s resignation was accepted
Falcao was hired in the Atlético de Madrid FC
Two new productions were released in Caracol

6. HOW CAN WE USE THE PASSIVE VOICE IN
REAL LIFE?
• To narrate events
• To report news
• To tell stories
• To review films or books
• To talk about history

7. It’s your turn now!!
Use the passive voice to do the following with your partner:
• Talk about a historical character who is dead.
• Talk about the inventions you consider the best.
• Talk about a famous person of whom you know the story.
•Tell briefly a fairy tale or story you know

8. Author
Published
Historical context
Setting
Characters
Plot/summary
Personal Opinion

9. Do the following exercises