RELATIVE CLAUSES

RELATIVE CLAUSES

DBA: Recognizes general and specific information in written and oral opinion texts and discussions on familiar topics

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to use relative pronouns like “who”, “which”, and “that” to form relative clauses in oral and written sentences

INTRODUCCIÓN (WARM UP)

¿QUÉ VOY A APRENDER? (PRESENTATION)

▪ We use relative clauses to give extra information about a noun.

Who: I have lots of friends.

They are older than me. I have lots of friends who are older than me.

 

▪ We use who to give extra information about people.

That I live in a flat.

It is in the city center. I live in a flat that is in the city center.

Which:  I do lots of chores.

They are really boring. I do lots of chores which are really boring.

 

▪ We use which or that to give extra information about objects and things.

 

PRACTICO LO QUE APRENDÍ (PRACTICE)

Join the sentences with who or which / that.

a. A friend is a person … is always there to help you.

b. I have a bedroom … I share with my brother.

c. My best friend is someone … has the same hobbies as me.

d. A relationship is something … most kids my age don’t have.

e. I only have online followers … are people I know.

f. My home town is a city … has lots of places to go out with my friends.

Look at Hannah’s home page. Translate the words in bold into your language.

12 THINGS ABOUT ME

■ I’m the only one of my friends who’s punctual. I always arrive on time!

■ I’m really outgoing at school. I want to talk to everyone about

everything, except sports!

■ I’m shy around adults who I don’t know. I can’t say anything!

■ My cat is the most attractive person I know. She’s beautiful! What do you mean she’s not a person?

■ My parents think I’m not very responsible. I lose things all the time –

my bag, my house keys, my smart phone (eek!).

■ Our grandma lives with us, and she is lovely. She always cooks my favorite food on Sunday, lasagna. Mmm …

■ I’ve changed schools six times in my life so I’m always friendly to new

kids in our class.

■ My parents say I’m smart, but my Maths teacher doesn’t agree. I got

22% in my last exam!

■ Everyone in my school is really generous. I organized a collection of

food for needy families in our area, and people brought in 200 kilos of

food.

■ My best friend is Charlotte. She is so funny. We laugh and laugh and

laugh.

■ There’s only one household chore that I like. Cleaning the bathroom.

That’s when I feel happy.

■ People say I’m honest but not everything I say is true. There’s one lie

that I put in my 12 facts. Which one could it be?

 

Look again at Hannah’s home page. Find three similarities and differences between

her and you

 

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences about Hannah.

1. I’m always on time, but I often need to wait badly / patiently for my friends

because they’re always late.

2. I spent a lot of time on my profile photo because I wanted to take the picture

quietly / well.

3. I do the chores carefully / loudly so I only need to do each job once.

4. My parents get really angry when I play my music correctly / loudly in my bedroom.

Were they never young?

5. I always talk to the new kids at school so I make new friends easily / patiently.

6. My grandma is amazing. She cooks fast / quietly. She makes dinner for six people in

ten minutes!

7. If I go out, my baby sister is usually in bed so I need to come in easily / quietly.

8. I can never do my maths homework correctly / well. I always make lots of mistakes.

9. I play tennis really badly / correctly. I can’t even hit the ball!

 ¿QUÉ APRENDÍ? (PRODUCTION)

11. Listen to the questions and choose the best answer for each one.

a. - Very fluently                                              - Yes, I am                          - Yesterday

b. - I’m very funny                                           - A teacher                          - My mum

c. - Very successful                                        - Yes, I do                            - At Science

d. - Not much                                                 - Yes, algebra                      - Yes, I am

 

Write five characteristics that describe the kind of person you are and your skills

or capabilities as a human being.