A Sample Tape-Slide Presentation for Teaching the Passive

Abstract

This lesson was designed to assist in the teaching of The Passive to Lower Secondary pupils. I felt that this was one way of making the learning of The Passive more interesting to pupils as it is such a difficult item to teach. However, the method of presentation laid down here can be varied to suit a particular class and adjustments can be made to the attention given to each of the sections. Above all, the lesson demonstrates how a so-called ‘geographical’ subject can be incorporated into an English lesson. Although I actually visited the places shown on the slides and took all the slides myself, such sets of slides are easily and cheaply available at places frequented by tourists.