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l PART 1: FINDING “ X” PERSON l PART 2: JOINING HANDS l PART 3: DECRIBING PICTURES

PART 1 FINDING “X” PERSON

A representative of each group comes to the board to receive a piece of paper with the task that you should follow. - There are 3 stars for this part. - Only 3 quickest groups will receive stars. ( You will find this person and receive stars from her) -

PART 2 :

PART 2: l l l A representative of each group goes to the board to receive a paper, a pen and a sheet of paper in which contains the task you must finish. You have 5 minutes to finish the task. There are 30 stars for this part. You will get a star for a correct answer. You may have more chances to get stars by finding and correcting the mistakes of other groups.

GROUP 1: Combine these two sentences, using relative clauses: 1. The people have moved. They used to live in that house. 2. Neil Adams won first prize in the competition. His parents are both teachers. 3. Annie has two brothers. Neither of them went to university. 4. I like standing at the windows. I can see the park from this window. 5. The days were the saddest ones. I lived far from home on those days. 6. I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at this park.

. 1. The people have moved. They used to live in that house. -> The people who used to live in that house have moved. 2. Neil Adams won first prize in the competition. His parents are both teachers. ->Neil Adams, whose parents are both teachers, won first prize in the competition. 3. Annie has two brothers. Neither of them went to university. -> Annie has two brothers, neither of whom went to university.

4. I like standing at the window. I can see the park from this window. -> I like standing at the window from which I can see the park. 5. The days were the saddest ones. I lived far from home on those days. -> The days when/ on which I lived far from home were the saddest one. 6. I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at this park. -> I never forget the park where/ at which we met each other for the first time.

Group 2. Omit relative pronouns or reduce relative clauses in the following sentences. 1. The nurse who is looking after my grandmother is very kind to her. 2. The woman who was bitten by my dog was my boss’s wife. 3. I wasn’t interested in the things which they are talking about. to reached reach 4. John was the last man who the top of the mountain. 5. The examination in which I was successful in lasted two days. 6. The box which was on the table was made in Italy.

GROUP 3 Read this story and underline the relative clauses. Here’s a true story teaching us guard our secrets carefully. It’s about a man whose house front collapsed one day. As a result, his secrets were embarrassingly revealed for all the world to see. Collin Campbell, who lives in the English Midlands, wasn’t very pleased when a lorry rolled down a hill and crashed into his house. The damage it did was spectacular. The front of the house collapsed, which was bad enough in itself. Even worse, a life-size model of Elvis Presley, which was standing in an upstairs bedroom, became visible to passers-by. Collin said, “It was something I bought on impulse. Then I hid him away in the spare bedroom because I didn’t want anyone to see him. Now people are laughing at me. In future I’ll always be the man buying Elvis Presley. ”

GROUP 3 Read this story and underline the relative clauses. Here’s a true story teaching us guard our secrets arefully. It’s about a man whose house front collapsed one day. As a result, his secrets were embarrassingly revealed for all the world to see. Collin Campbell, who lives in the English Midlands, wasn’t very pleased when a lorry rolled down a hill and crashed into his house. The damage it did was spectacular. The front of the house collapsed, which was bad enough in itself. Even worse, a life-size model of Elvis Presley, which was standing in an upstairs bedroom, became visible to passers-by. Collin said, “It was something I bought on impulse. Then I hid him away in the spare bedroom because I didn’t want anyone to see him. Now people are laughing at me. In future I’ll always be the man buying Elvis Presley. ”

GROUP 3 Read this story and underline the relative clauses. Here’s a true story teaching us guard our secrets arefully. It’s about a man whose house front collapsed one day. As a result, his secrets were embarrassingly revealed for all the world to see. Collin Campbell, who lives in the English Midlands, wasn’t very pleased when a lorry rolled down a hill and crashed into his house. The damage it did was spectacular. The front of the house collapsed, which was bad enough in itself. Even worse, a life-size model of Elvis Presley, which was standing in an upstairs bedroom, became visible to passers-by. Collin said, “It was something I bought on impulse. Then I hid him away in the spare bedroom because I didn’t want anyone to see him. Now people are laughing at me. In future I’ll always be the man buying Elvis Presley. ”

GROUP 4: Add one of these sentences in the left column, change to an appropriate relative clause, to each space in the right column. l l l l you look through it. a. He or she controls a sport game. It is the capital of France. His or her parents are dead. The wood of it is strong and durable. People are kept as punishment for crimes. He or she designs building. 1. An orphan is a child. . . . 2. The oak is a kind of tree. . 3. Prison is a place. . . . . 4. An architect is someone. . 5. Have you ever visited Paris, . . ? 6. A referee is an official. . . 7. A telescope is a piece of equipment. . to see things that are far away. Eg: A telescope is a piece of equipment which you look through to see things that are far away.

1. An orphan is a child whose parents are dead. 2. The oak is a kind of tree whose wood/ the wood of which/of which the wood is strong and durable. 3. Prison is a place where are kept as punishment for crimes. 4. An architect is someone who designs building. 5. Have you ever visited Paris, which is the capital of France? 6. A referee is an official who controls a sport game.

GROUP 5: Complete each of the sentences using a relative clause so that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence above it 1. Betty is derived from the name Elizabeth. -> Elizabeth is the name. . . . from which Betty is derived. 2. Her parents were born in India. is the place where her parents were born -> India. . . . . . 3. I liked Hemingway’s short stories best. whose short stories I liked best. -> Hemingway is the author. . . . 4. Her parents will never like me, no matter what I do, her parents will never like me. -> Whatever. . . . . 5. He talked about humanism during the first lecture. which he talked about humanism -> I was at the first lecture during. . . . 6. The beautiful house was sold for $ 300. 000. was beautiful was sold for $300. 000/. . -> The house which. . . . . was sold for $300. 000 was beautiful

PART 3:

PART 3 Make sentences, using relative clauses to decribe the pictures. l

PART 3 Make sentences, using relative clauses to decribe the pictures.

PART 3 Make sentences, using relative clauses to decribe the pictures.

PART 3 Make sentences, using relative clauses to decribe the pictures