Year 11 - French
Les thèmes du film : the passive voice
Media and technology: Un film francophone
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Unit Summary
This unit focuses on consolidating the present tense and past participles of regular verbs and examines the use of the passive voice in the context of a Francophone film.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to recognise the passive voice in texts about film and understand how and why it is used.
Key Notes
- The passive is used to say what is done to someone or something.
- The passive is formed using part of 'être' and a past participle. The participle must agree with the noun.
- 'Par' (by) is used to say who or what the action is being done by.
Vocabulary To Learn
- passive voice: when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, but does not 'do' the action of the verb, e.g. 'the house is sold'.
- par: by
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Past participle agreement only occurs in the perfect tense.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The passive is used to say what is done to someone or something. The passive is formed using part of 'être' and a past participle. The participle must agree with the noun.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'passive voice'
when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, but does not 'do' the action of the verb, e.g. 'the house is sold'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Past participle agreement only occurs in the perfect tense. Correction: In the passive voice, all past participles are combined with a form of 'être'. As such, past participle agreement rules apply to all verbs, e.g. 'la scène est critiquée par le journaliste'.
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