High Int

The Passive Voice

In this lesson, students practice using the passive voice with a variety of tenses and modals. Tasks where students have to distinguish between the active and passive voice are included.

Passive

In this lesson, students read three stories that use the passive voice in context. They answer comprehension questions and respond to questions about themselves using the passive voice.

Passive Voice Stories

In this lesson, students learn to use the passive voice in the simple past tense to discuss movies, albums, books, and paintings. They practice the passive construction in questions and responses.

Who Was It Produced By?

In this lesson, students read about World War I. They learn and practice new vocabulary and review the passive voice.

World War I

The aim of this lesson is to develop students' use of the passive voice. 

When Was It Sent?

The mid-course assessment for Ellii Up U assesses students on the passive voice and reading and listening skills.

Ellii Up U: Mid-Course Assessment

Students read about and discuss the advantages, limits, and ethics associated with driverless car technology. This lesson includes a grammar review activity on the passive use of “get.” 

Driverless Cars

Do autonomous vehicles have blindspots? 

New EyeDAR Tech May Make Driverless Cars Safer

In this lesson, students learn about the causative verbs _have_, _let_, and _make_. They also learn about the related verbs _force_, _cause_, _get_, and _allow_. Tasks will demonstrate students' ability to distinguish between the sentence patterns for causative verbs and related verbs.

Causative Verbs

Students read about decision fatigue and explore how mental energy affects daily choices and productivity. Students practice using causative verbs to describe the effects of decision fatigue and strategies for more effective decision-making.

Decision Fatigue

In this lesson, students learn tips and techniques for writing emails in English. They review formal and informal emails and learn about proper formatting.

How to Write an Email

In this lesson, students learn how to identify the register of a short text. They learn features of different types of register and practice adjusting the register of a business letter. This lesson includes vocabulary review practice, comprehension, and assessment. 

Identifying Register

The final assessment assesses students on targets and themes from the second half of Ellii Up U, including causative verbs, driverless cars, and writing email. 

Ellii Up U: Final Assessment

High-intermediate students expand their ability to describe processes and systems using passive and causative structures. This course also builds awareness of tone and register while practicing real-world writing tasks.