Teacher's Notes
Card GameActive vs. Passive Voice
Activity Type
Card Game
Focus
Recognising active and passive voice equivalents
Aim
Students match sentences in active voice to their passive equivalents.
Level
B1–B2
Time
20–25 minutes
Preparation
Print and cut one set of cards per group of 3–4 students.
Procedure
Shuffle the cards and deal them equally among all players, face down.
Players take turns placing one card face up in the centre pile.
When a player spots an active-passive pair on top of the pile (e.g., the active version and passive version of the same idea), they slap the pile and shout "Snap!"
The player who slaps first takes all cards from the centre pile.
If a player slaps incorrectly, they give three cards to the player on their left.
Continue until one player has all the cards or time runs out. Most cards wins.
Follow-up: groups sort all their pairs into two columns on their desk — active and passive.
Casa ESL — Active vs. Passive Voice — B1–B2
Card Game
Student Materials
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Active ↔ Passive Sentence CardsActive ↔ Passive Sentence Cards
The chef prepares the meal.
The meal is prepared by the chef.
Workers built the bridge in 2019.
The bridge was built by workers in 2019.
Millions of people watch the show.
The show is watched by millions of people.
The teacher corrected the essays.
The essays were corrected by the teacher.
A local artist painted the mural.
The mural was painted by a local artist.
The company will launch the product next month.
The product will be launched next month.
Someone stole my bicycle yesterday.
My bicycle was stolen yesterday.
They are building a new hospital.
A new hospital is being built.
The storm damaged several houses.
Several houses were damaged by the storm.
People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
The government passed a new law.
A new law was passed by the government.
A famous architect designed the museum.
The museum was designed by a famous architect.
They will announce the results tomorrow.
The results will be announced tomorrow.
The scientists discovered a new species.
A new species was discovered by the scientists.
The manager has approved the request.
The request has been approved by the manager.