RELATIVE CLAUSES

 Rewrite these sentences.

                 I gave you a book. It had many pictures.
                                I am reading a book at the moment. It is very interesting.
                 You live in a town. The town is very old.
                The sweets are delicious. I bought them yesterday.
               The football match was very exciting. My friend played in it.
                The letter hasn't arrived yet. I posted it three days ago.
               He lives in a house. The house is not very big.
               They are playing a song on the radio. Do you like it?
               Jane wore a beautiful shirt yesterday. Did you see it?
               Sue is going out with a boy. I don't like him.

Correct the following sentences and decide if the relative clause is defining or non-defining.

1. That's the house where I was born in.

2. My Auntie Ella  which is a journalist is coming to visit next week.

3. People whose like outdoor activities will love our holidays.

4. The early 1960s which the Beatles first started was a very exciting time in popular culture.

5. My essay on Shakespeare I found quite difficult got a really good mark in the end.

6. The Mayans lived in Central America built many stunning temples.

7. That's the girl which brother is in your class.

PEER PRESSURE DIALOGUE - report it!

Nathan: Hey Lionel, let’s go to the arcade after school today. We’ll play Gundam and Initial D! Do you know the driving game that everyone plays? Yeah! We can use our ID cards and play till our feet and hands are numb!

Lionel: I don’t think so. I’m grounded, and my mom wants me to study for my bio test tomorrow. I really need the extra time to study.

Nathan: Come! You’re always doing other things like hanging out with your girlfriend and going to youth group.

Lionel:I don’t think so. Some other time..

Nathan: You’re coming. There is no excuse.

Lionel: ok. I guess I can game for about an hour or so. I’ll tell my parents that I’m staying after school for some study group. 

Complete the story using the simple past , past perfect, or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

It  (be) Tuesday evening and I  (get) ready to go to bed when the phone  (ring). To my surprise it  (be) my friend Peter. He  (call) from his mobile and he was very annoyed because he  (lose) his keys and he  (cannot) get into his flat. He  (think) he  (leave) them at work but now it was midnight and the office was closed so he  (cannot) get in to check. Luckily I had the keys to his flat because a month before he  (give) me a spare set so that I could look after his cat while he was on holiday. When he finally  (arrive) to pick them up, it was three o'clock in the morning, and I  (lie) on the sofa fast asleep.

was - was getting - rang - was - was calling - had lost - couldn't - thought - had left - couldn't - had given - arrived was lieing 

Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) . She said she (call)  me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she (wait)  for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall lecturing while she (talk)  to me. I couldn't believe she (make)  a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.

She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep, actually)  in class. Some of the students (talk)  about their plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw)  a picture of a horse. When Angela (tell)  me she was not satisfied with the class, I (mention)  that my biology professor was quite good and (suggest)  that she switch to my class.

While we were talking, I (hear)  her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang)  up the phone and went to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut)  vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once again. It (be)  Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

called - had called -was waiting - talked - had made - actually slept - talked - was drawing - told - mentioned - suggested - heard - hung - was cutting - was

8ºG HOMEWORK

Write the adjectives in the correct order.

She bought a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bag. ( Italian / black / trendy)

We live in a  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . flat. ( modern / small / comfortable)

He has got  some  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (trainers. ( white / new / blue )

I ate a  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hamburger. ( medium / tasty / French)

He’s got a  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jacket. ( blue / cotton / white)

They bought a  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . car. ( comfortable / old / yellow)

Rewrite these sentences with the given connectors.

He hasn’t bought new glasses. He can’t decide on the colour.(because)

She bought a T-shirt. She also bought a dress. (and)

Dad gave me some money. I could buy a new pair of jeans. (so)

We went into the dressing room. Dad waited outside. (while)

John played with his phone. Julie tried on a new pair of shoes. (while)

I don’t care about fashion. I don’t buy expensive clothes. (so)

She bought the dress. She really wanted it. (because)

Mary liked the black dress. She also liked the blue skirt. (and)

Complete with the Modal verbs ‘Must’ or ‘Have to’.

 Mary is a real shopaholic; she has no more money, so she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   buy anything.

Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  follow the rules of the shop – you can’t try on underwear.

I don’t like her new shirt. I think I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  tell her.

We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  go to that shop. We are meeting our friends.

He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  buy any new clothes; he has no more money.

Regulations on the shop say we should ask for an assistant. He . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  do as they say.

Those trousers are really terrible. Someone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  tell him.

You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  take more than five items into the changing room.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past continuous).

1. When I …(do) the washing-up, I …(break) a plate.

2. While Tom …(play) the piano, his mother …(do) the washing-up.

3. He …(drink) some juice and then he …(eat) a few chips.

4. I …(have) dinner when I suddenly …(hear) a loud bang.

5. When my father …(work)  in the garden, an old friend …(pass) by to see him.

6. She …(go) to school, …(take) out her textbook and …(begin) to learn.

7. When it …(start) to rain, our dog …(want) to come inside.

8. When Jane …(do) a language course in Ireland, she …(visit)  Blarney Castle.

9. When I …(be) on my way home, I …(see) an accident.

10. I …(not/understand)  what they …(talk) about.

When I was doing the washing-up, I broke a plate.

While Tom was playing the piano, his mother was doing the washing-up.

He drank some juice and then he ate a few chips.

I was having dinner when I suddenly heard a loud bang.

When my father was working in the garden, an old friend passed by to see him.

She went to school, took out her textbook and began to learn.

When it started to rain, our dog wanted to come inside.

When Jane was doing a language course in Ireland, she visited Blarney Castle.

When I was on my way home, I saw an accident.

I did not understand what they were talking about.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect).

1. When he . . . (wake up), his mother …(already/prepare) breakfast.

2. We …(go) to London because the Queen …(invite) us for tea.

3. He …(hear) the news, …(go) to the telephone and …(call) a friend.

4. When she …(start) to learn English, she…(already/learn) French.

5. Jane …(already/type) ten pages when her computer …(crash).

6. By the time he …(arrive) at the pub, they …(run) out of beer.

7. Before that day we …(never/think) of going to Japan.

8. I …(know) him for a long time before I …(meet) his family.

9. They …(not/know) where to meet because nobody …(tell) them.

10. It …(be) cloudy for days before it finally …(begin) to rain.

When he woke up, his mother had already prepared breakfast.

We went to London because the Queen had invited us for tea.

He heard the news, went to the telephone and called a friend.

When she startedto learn English, she had already learned French.

Jane had already typed ten pages when her computer crashed.

By the time he arrived at the pub, they had run out of beer.

Before that day we had never thought of going to Japan.

I had known him for a long time before I met his family.

They did not know where to meet because nobody had told them.

It had been cloudy for days before it finally began to rain.

SIMPLE PAST OR PAST CONTINUOUS?

You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (work) as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (meet)  you.

When I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (walk)  into the room it was chaos! The dog  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (run)  around the room and the children  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (write)  on the walls.

Excuse me sir. Can you tell us what you  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (do)  at 11 o'clock last night?

As soon as I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see)  the accident I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (call)   the police.

The day I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (hear) the news I  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (study) for my exams.

SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT?

The wind  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (blow)  away the leaves that we   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (collect).

She   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (throw) away the letter that she  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (write) .

They  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (show) me the pictures, they  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (take) during their holidays.

In the evening, the children   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (tell) their daddy what they   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (see) at the zoo.

The boy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (be)   very sorry for what he  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (do) .

Write the correct relative pronoun.

1. The woman .......................... is sitting at the desk is Mr Winter's secretary.
2. I cannot remember the reason .......................... he wanted us to leave.
3. Jane, .......................... mother is a physician, is very good at biology.
4. She didn’t see the snake .......................... was lying on the ground.
5. Do you know the shop .......................... owner is Andrew?

Combine the sentences with relative clauses. (Decide whether to use commas or not.)

1. A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God.
2. I have one black cat. His name is Blacky.
3. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation.
4. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old.
5. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia.
6. We ordered a book. It was very expensive.
7. You are sitting on a bench. The paint on the bench is still wet.
8. The photographer could not develop the pictures. I had taken them in Australia.
9. One of the bins smells awful. You haven’t emptied the bin for 3 weeks.
10. They are singing a song. I don’t know the song.
11. The city seems to be abandoned. It is usually crowded with people.
12. You made an offer. We cannot accept it.