Objectives according to
the Curriculum
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9.6.6.1 - use relative, demonstrative, indefinite,
quantitative pronouns and a variety of reflexive pronoun
structures
on a range of familiar general and curricular
topics;
9.3.3.1 - explain and
justify their own point of view on a range of general and
curricular topics;
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The beginning of the
lesson/
min
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Greetings (1
min)
The teacher greets
students; students respond to greeting and take their
places.
Hello, boys and
girls! How are you?
Warm up Ex 1 (4
min)
Relative clauses
(review)
1 At
this level, students will have seen relative clauses before, but
will mostly have focused on defining
clauses.
Ask students to read
through the sentences and then work with a partner to complete the
rule. Check answers. Read the sentences without the
relative
clause to show that B
and C define the noun and A and D add extra
information.
Rule
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D
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students respond to
greeting and take their places.
Students work with the
new grammar and check the answers
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students respond to
greeting and take their places.
Students work with the
new grammar and check the answers
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The middle of the
lesson – 35 min
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LANGUAGE
NOTE
Point out to students
that we do not use that as
a relative pronoun in non-defining relative clauses. Students work
with a partner to
complete the sentences.
Check answers in open class. Ask students to work in small groups
to discuss whether or not they agree with the
statements.
Monitor to help with
any difficulties and to prompt students to give reasons for their
answers. Listen to some of their opinions during whole-class
feedback.
Answers
1 who/that 2 who/that 3
who/that 4 which/that
They are all defining
relative clauses.
3 If
you’re short on time, set this exercise for homework but perhaps do
number 1 in open class to make sure students are clear on what they
have to
do. Allow them to
compare answers with a partner before feedback in open
class.
Answers
1 The locals, who were
very kind, gave them food.
2 Rome, which is my
favourite city, is an exciting place.
3 I’ve been reading a
book by William Boyd, who is one of my favourite
writers.
4 My neighbour Rubens,
who is from Guatemala, has been living here for ten
years.
which to refer to a whole clause
4 Look back at sentences A and B in Exercise 1 and ask
students what which refers to (A: Calabria; B: buildings). Explain
that which can be used to refer to specific things or to whole
clauses. Ask students to read sentences 1 and 2 and decide
what which refers to. Check
answers.
Answers
1
Calabria 2 Città Futura has 13 local employees
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students read the rule
and work in pairs. They complete the task and
check
Students work
individually to complete sentences 1–4.
Student read the
sentences and complete the task
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Weaker students work
with stronger students
Students work
individually to complete sentences 1–4.
Student read the
sentences and complete the task
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1 point for each
correct answer
Teacher evaluates and
guides students
1 point for each correct
answer
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Book
Book, slide,
text
Book,
slide
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