strawberry

stream

stress

/str/

screen

scroll

/skr/

squirrel

square

/skw/

Pronunciation

/str/ /skr/ /skw/

street

strong

strange

strength

scream

screen

screw

scratch

square

squeeze

squeak

squeal

Grammar

The man who is talking to John is from Korea.

The man talking to John is from Korea.

The ideas which are presented in that book are interesting.

The ideas presented in that book are interesting.

The books that are on that shelf are mine.

The books on that shelf are mine.

I know the first man who sets his foot on the moon.

I know the first man to set his foot on the moon.

Grammar:

Reducing relative clause: 3 ways:

+ V-ing = present participle

+ to-inf V3

Ved

+ past participle

Grammar

Relative pronouns:

Person Thing

subjectWho/that Which/that

objectWho/whom/that

Which/that

possessive Whose Whose

Who/what Which/that

Who/whom/that Which/that

Whose Whose

Grammar

“I like the dress which/that Jane is wearing.”

I like the dress Jane is wearing.

“The doctor who/whom/that I wanted to talk to was not on duty.”

The doctor I wanted to talk to was not on duty.

Grammar

“Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom.”

Relative pronoun functions as subject.

“We stopped at the museum, which we’d never been into.”

Relative pronoun in non-defining relative clause.

Grammar

1. Have you found the bike

2. Most of the classmates

couldn’t come.

3. The short stories were very funny.

4. The dictionary is expensive, but very interesting.

5. I didn’t like the man

6. The beef was really delicious.

you lost?

he invited to

the birthday party

John told

I bought yesterday

we met this morning

we had for lunch

Exersise 1

Grammar Grammar

1.I enjoy my job because I like the people

2. The dinner party wasn’t very enjoyable.

3. The house is not in good condition.

4. I wasn’t interested in the things

5. He didn’t get the job

6. The bed was very modern.

I work with.

we went to

we’re living in

they were

talking about.

he applied for.

I slept in

Exersise 2

Use the information in the lists to complete Marianna’s letter to her brother, Paul. Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets in a relative clause, for example, “A Parisian is a person who lives in Paris” or ‘Thank you for the letter you sent me’.

Extra activity

Dear Paul.

I had a terrible birthday yesterday; nearly everything went wrong. The computer_______________________(gave) broke, and the man 1________(came) couldn’t understand what was wrong, so I’ll have to take it back to the shop. Then the new shelves 2_________(put up) fell down immediately. The restaurant 3________(took to) was terrible, and the friends 4____________(invited) didn’t come. The in the evening, Peter, one of friends 5_____________(asked) phoned and said that the invitation 6_____________(sent) hadn’t arrived in time.

But there were some good things; Mum gave me a radio alarm clock 7_____________(makes), and it works ! In the afternoon, Dad took me to an old woman 8______________(told), and she said that one day I’m going to be a famous actress, but I don’t believe her !

Anyway, thank you very much for the earrings 9_____________(sent); they are the best present 10_____________(got) I’m wearing them now. I hope you can come back home soon.

With lots of love from,

Marianna

Uncle Toby gave me

Answer keys:

1.Who came to mend

2.I put up

3.Mum and Dad took me to

4.I’d invited

5.I had asked to my party

6.I had sent/ I sent

7.Which makes tea

8.Who told my fortune

9.You sent (me)

10.I got

PRONUNCIATION:

- How to pronounce the sounds /str/, /skr/, /skw/

Grammar:

- Reduction in relative clause.

- Omission of relative pronoun

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