Relationships

Unit 7

Prepared by Jason Wong

 Objectives of the unit.
- Make sentences with relative clauses.
- Use unseparable phrasal verbs.
- Make softening comments.
 Class 1

Objective
Identify and use relative clauses to give
informations about who or what you are
talking about.

Relative pronouns: Who/that/ which

 Lets talk
What kind of relationships do we have in our
lives?
What are the ones you love the most?

Tell me about your circle of friends

Describe two of them

 Relative Clause
The boy is my brother. Which boy are you
talking about?

He is wearing a cap. Oh I see! The boy who is

wearing a cap is your brother.
 Relative Clause
The boy who is wearing a cap is my brother.
Are you
talking
about me?

What does it refer to?

The relative pronouns (which, who or that) refer to the noun

(or noun phrase) before it.
 Relative Clause
People who (subject)
Things which

We can use that instead of who and which.

 Relative Clause
The lady who (that) talked to me last night was
Jenny.
Jenny talked to me last night.

Jenny had a company which (that) planned

weddings.
 Relative Clause
Which relative pronoun should we use?

1. The girl who/that studies French doesnt

speak Cantonese.

2. who/that sells cars.

I know someone ______________

3. Its a book which/that will interest

children of all ages.
 What is it about?

Make groups of 4 to 5 and you will be given a

set of scrambled sentences.
The group that unscrambles all of them first is
the winner.
 Guess Who?

Pair up!
Each student must give to his/her partner a clue of a
famous actor/actress, the other one should be able to
guess who the actor is.

Example:
She is the woman who stars in Basic Instinct Sharon
Stone.

 Class 2
Objective: Make use of relative clauses on
reading and writing skills.
Activity 2: With the question card, make
questions to your classmate, then exchange
cards. Use relative clauses.
 Relative Clause (review)
The students are smart.
They are learning relative clause.

The students who are learning relative clause are smart.

who is used instead of they

 Relative Clause
Try to connect the sentences by using
relative clauses.
e.g. The girls annoyed me. They talked too
much.

The girls who talked too much annoyed me.

 Relative Clause
1. The man told me to come back today. He left
yesterday.
The man who left yesterday told me to come back today.

2. The cute boy is the owners son. He works in

the shop.
The cute boy who works in the shop is the owners son.

3. The ladder began to slip. I was standing on

it.The ladder which I was standing on began to slip. /
The ladder on which I was standing began to slip. (more
formal)
 The watch is mine. You saw the watch in the
drawer.
The watch which (that) you saw in the drawer is mine.

The girl is my cousin. She knows how to sing.

The girl who (that) knows how to sing is my cousin.

 The park is beautiful. The park is next to our
school.
The park which (that) is next to our school is
beautiful.
The dictionary is useful. I bought the
dictionary yesterday.
The dictionary which (that) I bought yesterday is
useful.
 The problem is difficult to solve. We are facing
the problem.
The problem which (that) we are facing is difficult to
solve.
 Joe Brown
Read the text, circle the relative clauses and
write two separated descriptions of both Mr.
Brown.
(Activity 3)
 Personality traits
1) Give personality traits of one person you
like.
2) Write a paragraph about that person using
the traits and relative clauses to provide
information.
Example: My mother is a person who is very
calm. Shes the person who wouldnt get upset
 Homework
Page 67
 Practice

http://
www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/intermedia
te/relative%20pronoun.htm
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relati
ve-clauses-exercise-2.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relati
ve-clauses-exercise-3.html
https://
www.ego4u.com/en/chill-out/games/valentine
 Class 3
Objective:
Understand the use of phrasal verbs in different
contents.
Use softening comments.
 Some phrasal verbs
Unseparable phrasal verbs.
Settle down
Get along
Grow up
Go out
Go away
Work out
Do you think that shes ready
to settle down?

How do you think the story is

going to turn out?

Do you think the main

characters are going to go out
together?

Did the man break up with

his fianc? The Sweetest Thing - Trailer.mp4
 What is a phrasal verb?
Its a verb which is most commonly used by English
speakers.
Its a verb + a particle like ALONG, AWAY, BACK,
OUT, UP, ETC.

Not necessarily means the same as the verb which is

part of a phrasal one.
Example
WORK and WORK OUT
 Phrasal Verbs
SETTLE DOWN : to adopt an orderly and routine way of
life, take up a permanent post, etc, after marriage
BREAK UP:
to end a romantic relationship with someone.
GO OUT: when two people date in a romantic

way.
TURN OUT: Somehow to end in a particular

way, such as well, badly, all right. Etc.

 School sweethearts - page 68
Lets read the text and do the exercise C.
Each part of the chart is a particle. Add a verb
to create a phrasal verb.
 Read these opinions about relationships. Complete
the sentences with the phrasal verbs below.
1. Its more fun to go out with someone you know than to go on a
blind date.
2. If you dont _________ well with your boyfriends or girlfriends
family, your relationship wont _____________.
3.- Its good to date a lot of different people before you __________
with one person.
4.- After you __________ with someone, you should try and stay
friends.
5.- You should never __________ to someone youve broken up
with.
6.- If you want to meet someone, its a good idea to ____________
for a class.
 Dont say it
In pairs, give clues to your partner without
saying the phrasal verb.
Take turns to guess.
(Activity 4)
 Jeopardy (optional)
In groups identify the meaning of the phrasal
verb.
(Activity 5)
What do we use these expressions for?
 Which phrases are softer and
which are more direct?
Its weird You are weirder in a
They sort of hate me way
Shes shy You are annoying
Maybe he loves me They are stressed
They ignore me They are a Little
You are kind of stressed annoying
I guess hes annoyed
I think shes shy
Hes probably angry
Which words soften up the sentences?
 Which words soften up the
sentences?
She is weird
They ignored me in the elevator
Maybe she is weird
They sort of ignored me in the
elevator

Our neighbor is shy Probably he is shy

I guess/ I think A little / a (little) bit

Probably / maybe Just

Kind of /sort of In a way

 Soften comments.
Apply expressions to soften comments

Your neighbors are unfriendly and they think they are better that everybody
else.
Your neighbors dont like you have parties. They always put problems for that.
Your neighbors across the street are always looking out of their window. They
are always watching what you do in your house.
Your neighbor upstairs plays drums at 2 am everyday.
One of your neighbors is always coming to your house. You dont want him
there anymore.
Your best friend is cheating his girlfriend and you dont like to know about it.
Your teacher was wrong on your mark but you are too afraid to tell him.
Your girlfriend has new hair color and you dont like it.
HOMEWORK
Page 69
Describe your circle of friends
Write a paragraph describing your best friends
using relative clauses, phrasal verbs and
softening comments if it is needed.
 Homework page 70
Exercise B: Add the expressions in parentheses
to the comments to make them softer.
 Class 4.
Review homework.
Exercises about the contents of the unit.
Check HOMEWORK
 Check homework. p.70
1. My neighors are a little bit unfriendly. Maybe they think
theyre better than everybody else.
2. The people next door go to bed kind of early. They get sort
of annoyed when I have parties.
3. The people across the street are always looking out of their
window. They seem a little nosy. I guess they dont have
anything better to do.
4. The guy above me plays the drums a little bit too loud. I
gets kind of noisy.
5. One of my neighbors is always coming over. In a way its
irritating. I think shes just lonely.
 Check description of a friend.
Read what you wrote when describing a
friend.
 Extra Lab exercises!
For practicing grammar:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-2.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-3.html
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-4.html
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-2218.php
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/tour/stonehenge#exercises

For practicing phrasal verbs:

http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/crossword.php
http://lyricstraining.com/play/kelly_clarkson/breakaway/H9pBOeCHp9#ibw
http://lyricstraining.com/play/coldplay/green_eyes/HbW8nMdUxb#ibw

For practicing reading comprehension:

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/reading-comprehension-online-dating
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/relative_clauses_exercise_1.pdf
https://tras-ingles.wikispaces.com/file/view/relative-clauses-exercises.pdf