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10A GrAMMAr relative clauses

a Complete the text with who, which, where, or whose.

activation e Read a again. Write a paragraph about your favourite things in life.

b In which sentences could you also use that?

c In which sentences could you leave out who or which?

d Combine the two sentences using a non-defining relative clause.

1 Our neighbours are both teachers. They work at the same school.

Our neighbours, who are both teachers , work at the same school.

2 Pablo Picasso’s best known painting is Guernica. He was born in Malaga in 1881.

Pablo Picasso, , was born in Malaga in 1881.

3 Canberra is the capital of Australia. It’s smaller than Sydney and Melbourne.

Canberra, , is smaller than Sydney and Melbourne.

4 Our local post office has closed down. I used to work there.

Our local post office, , has closed down.

5 Lionel Messi is possibly the most talented footballer of his generation. He was born in Rosario in Argentina.

Lionel Messi, , is possibly the most talented footballer of his generation.

6 The hurricane caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage. It was the worst for over 75 years.

The hurricane, , caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage.

We asked students to tell us about their favourite things in life: This week Elena, a student from Brazil, tells us about hers.I have to say that my favourite place in the world is the village 1 where I was born. I’ve travelled all over the world but it’s still the place 2 I love the most. A song… that’s an easy one! It’s Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh, for two reasons. Firstly, it was the colour of the dress 3 I was wearing the night I met my husband. Secondly, it was the song 4 the DJ played as we danced. The number 5 I’ve chosen is the number nine. My grandmother, 6 used to live with us when I was a child, always asked me to get her a lottery ticket with this number. I think that’s why I like it so much. For a photo, I’ve chosen a black and white photo of my parents 7 I’ve had for about 20 years. Every time I look at it, I can see two happy people in their early twenties 8 lives were about to change forever. Why? Well because my mum was pregnant with me in the photo! My English teacher at school was the woman 9 inspired me to love languages. So, I’ve chosen her to be my favourite person. Animals? No question about it! The animals 10 I like most are dogs. The shop 11 I could spend all day would be one selling perfumes and cosmetics. Finally, an object 12 is very special to me is my engagement ring, because it used to belong to my husband’s grandmother. It’s beautiful.

a place a song a number a photo a person an animal a shop an object

Different picture chosen!

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10B GrAMMAr question tags

a Complete the dialogues with a question tag.

1 A Hi. Your name’s Angela, 1 isn’t it ?

B Yes, it is. Do we know each other?

A You really don’t remember me, 2 ?

B I’m afraid I don’t.

A It’s Jeff. Jeff Dawson.

B Oh my goodness! We were at school together, 3 ?

A That’s right!

2 A Guess who called me this morning?

B It wasn’t your ex, 4 ?

A Uh huh.

B He isn’t still calling you, 5 ? What did he want?

A Just a chat, I think.

B But ex-boyfriends don’t just ring for a chat, 6 ?

3 A We’re still going to the music festival in the holidays, 7 ?

B Well, it depends.

A On what exactly? You don’t have enough money, 8 ?

B Well, not really.

A Your mum will lend you some, 9 ? She always does.

4 A It’s cold today, 10 ?

B Well it’s January, 11 ?

A It was much colder this time last year, 12 ?

B I suppose so. Oh look, here’s my bus!

5 A What’s wrong, darling?

B Nothing.

A You’re not having problems with the other children at school, 13 ?

B No, I’m not. Everything’s fine.

A And you haven’t had an argument with one of your friends, 14 ?

B Of course not.

A You’d tell me if there was a problems, 15 ?

B Yes, mum. Now will you please leave me alone?

activation b Practise the dialogues in a with a partner.

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