A2 - DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

Defining relative clauses

The man who/that you saw yesterday is a doctor. The man you saw yesterday is a doctor.

The man who/that is sitting over there is my father. The man is sitting over there is my father.

The book which/that I 'm reading is really good. The book I 'm reading is really good.

The book which/that is on the table is great. The book is on the table is great.

1. Complete the sentences with who, which or where.

1 Charles Dickens was the English author …......…… wrote Oliver Twist. 2 The Louvre is the museum in Paris ……………… you can see the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. 3 Last night we watched a TV programme ……………… explained the causes of the First World War. 4 When I was on holiday, I met a man ……………… worked for the BBC in Manchester. 5 This is the place in New Zealand ……………… they made the film The Lord of the Rings. 6 Tim Berners-Lee was the scientist ……………… invented the World Wide Web in the early 1990s. 7 That’s the cash machine ……………… gives you money in pounds or euros. 8 Near where I work, there’s a gym ……………… only costs £20 per month. 9 He knows a restaurant near the station ……………… you can have a delicious three-course meal for only £15. 10 Maria’s got an aunt in the USA ……………… has been married four times!

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1 Charles Dickens was the English author who/that wrote Oliver Twist. 2 The Louvre is the museum in Paris where you can see the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. 3 Last night we watched a TV programme which/that explained the causes of the First World War. 4 When I was on holiday, I met a man who worked for the BBC in Manchester. 5 This is the place in New Zealand where they made the film The Lord of the Rings. 6 Tim Berners-Lee was the scientist who/that invented the World Wide Web in the early 1990s. 7 That’s the cash machine which/that gives you money in pounds or euros. 8 Near where I work, there’s a gym which/that only costs £20 per month. 9 He knows a restaurant near the station where you can have a delicious three-course meal for only £15. 10 Maria’s got an aunt in the USA who/that has been married four times!

Write definitions for the following words using defining relative clauses like in the example. Book: It is an object that contains printed or written pages that give information, entertainment, or storytelling.

1. bathroom.2. doctor 3. Halloween 4. gym 5. beach

6. baker 7. lunch 8. builder 9. school 10. sandwich

Watch the video and answer the following questions

1. What do you think about the mum´s behaviour? 2. What do you think about the daughter´s behaviour? 3. Do you think parents should make children do things they don´t want to do? 4. In your opinion, is it a good think to behave in a way when children are looking and completely different when they are not around?

Giving opinions

I think... I believe... In my opinion...

Personally, I feel that... Personally speaking... In my view...

I am sure that... My impression is that... It seems that...

Complete the following sentences about the video with who/that, which/that or where

1. The woman and the girl....appear in the video are a mum and her daughter.
2. The girl doesn´t like the food..........her mum is preparing.
3. The room ..........they are having lunch is the kitchen.
4. The violin is the intrument........the girl doesn´t want to play.
5. The place......they are going to play chess is the girl´s bedroom.

Complete the following sentences about yourself

1. The food that I enjoy most is...............
2. The food which I hate is...............
3. The game that I like playing when I have the time is....
4. The room where I prefer spending time in my house is...
5. The song which I dance to when nobody is looking is..................

Use defining relative clauses to create different kinds of definitions.

1. Cooking is something that people do when they are hungry.

Come up with words for different categories (places, activities, professions, people, object), and describe the words to your partner

Read the following definitions. Which one is the best?

1. ........is a place where everybody can be a doctor, a scientist or a professor.)
2. A ........ is a yummy pastry which is made of fried dough, with a hole in "its heart", and it's really good at making people smile.
3. A ........is a tiny wrist friend that is like a personal time-travel machine, except it only goes forward, and it's constantly telling you that you're running late for everything.
4. A ........ is like a real-life hotel where the food's not so great, the décor is terrible, and the staff are the superheroes who fix you up when your body decides to throw a surprise party.
5. A ........ is someone who is like a walking encyclopedia, armed with red pens and a lot of wisdom, organizing the chaos of education while managing a classroom circus!

Read the following definitions. Which one is the best?

1. YouTube is a place where everybody can be a doctor, a scientist or a professor.)
2. A doughnut is a yummy pastry which is made of fried dough, with a hole in "its heart", and it's really good at making people smile.
3. A watch is a tiny wrist friend that is like a personal time-travel machine, except it only goes forward, and it's constantly telling you that you're running late for everything.
4. A hospital is like a real-life hotel where the food's not so great, the décor is terrible, and the staff are the superheroes who fix you up when your body decides to throw a surprise party.
5. A teacher is someone who is like a walking encyclopedia, armed with red pens and a lot of wisdom, organizing the chaos of education while managing a classroom circus!

In pairs, write your own funny definitions of some words (e.g. a smartphone, a student, shopping...). Remember to use defining relative clauses. Then, you will have to read your definitions to your classmates for them to guess the words.

It begins with A, it´s a fruit that is usually rounded red, yellow, or green.

It begins with A, it´s a person who creates art.

It begins with A, it´s a place where people live, it´s similar to a flat.

It begins with A, it´s the opposite of ugly and similar to good-looking.

It begins with A, it´s an action. For example, people do this when they say yes to an invitation.