Boss baby - Passive voice in present - English ESL video lesson

Task description & scene summary

Task description:

Gapfill sentences: change active into passive voice in present simple and past simple tenses, e.g. is written, was opened, is entered.

Scene summary:

DreamWorks Animation and the director of MADAGASCAR invite you to meet a most unusual baby. He wears a suit, speaks with the voice and wit of Alec Baldwin, and stars in the animated comedy, DreamWorks’ THE BOSS BABY. THE BOSS BABY is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim. With a sly, heart-filled message about the importance of family, DreamWorks’ THE BOSS BABY is an authentic and broadly appealing original comedy for all ages.

Video source: "Baby Break In" Exclusive Clip | THE BOSS BABY

Video length: 3 minutes 56 seconds

Video genre: Short film (animated or with human actors)

Lesson type: Grammar practice

Level:

Pre-intermediate (A2)

Student types:

Copyright license: Creative Commons Attribution License

First published: 2018-06-05, 09:33:26 (GMT+1)

About the author

aleilo

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

"iSLCollective Interactive Video Quizzes are highly engaging and motivating multimodal texts for English language students to learn vocabulary and improve their listening skills. They are the perfect complement to the creative and innovative lesson plans on Film English."

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

Video quiz questions (printable)

1) The dog bites the girl.

Fill the gap: The girl ________________________ by the dog.

2) Puppies chase Boss baby.

Fill the gap: Boss baby ________________________ by the puppies.

3) Boss baby licks the security guard.

Fill the gap: The security guard ________________________ by boss baby.

4) They open the door.

Fill the gap: The door is opened by ________________________

5) Boss baby hits the boy.

Fill the gap: The boy ________________________ by boss baby.

6) The trap catches them.

Fill the gap: They ________________________ by the trap.

7) The boy chases boss baby.

Fill the gap: Boss baby ________________________ by the boy.

About the author

aleilo

KIERAN DONAGHY ABOUT ISLCOLLECTIVE VIDEO QUIZZES:

Kieran Donaghy,
Creator of FilmEnglish.com, a site with hundreds of high quality, free ESL/EFL lesson plans created around short films

Comments

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juju2016

2018-06-06 11:45:22

You've done an amazing work! Thank you!!!

Gika1979

2018-06-21 12:42:39

It iz an amasing video where you can practise passive voice and enjoy watching it.

Mabysalazar

2018-09-22 23:40:31

thank you so much for your creativity and time

celen07

2019-03-27 14:38:47

nice work thank you all

victoryua

2020-03-25 11:57:32

Thanks a lot for the video lesson!

nghiemthuylinh

2020-05-06 09:15:00

Thanks a lot!

hernandezdario83

2020-09-24 16:22:54

Thanks for taking the time to do this and help us to learn an a funny way

janetfoster

2020-09-30 00:03:39

Thank so much!!!!!

janetfoster

2020-09-30 00:05:25

Thank you!

arsenzu

2021-01-18 14:39:41

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nguyenhaan2010

2021-10-02 13:27:59