1 In one minute, write down everything you know about England. Then in pairs, compare your lists.
Students’ own answers
2 In pairs, read the quiz. Do you know the answers? Listen and check.
England is a country that a lot of people visit, but what do you know about it? Read the clues below and find the answers!
1 A writer who wrote hundreds of plays and added many words to the English language.
Shakespeare
2 A young woman that has a great voice.
Adele
3 A detective whose residence is at 221B Baker Street, London.
Sherlock Holmes
4 A prehistoric monument which is over 4,000 years old.
Stonehenge
5 A toy store that sold toys to the royal family.
Hamleys
6 A castle which is home to the royal family.
Windsor Castle
7 The town where William Shakespeare was born.
Stratford-upon-Avon
8 A hot drink we love in England.
tea
3 Look at the quiz and answer the questions.
Which of the underlined words refer to
a things? which and that
b people? who and that
c places? where, which and that
d possessions whose
4 Look at clues 7–8 in the quiz and answer the questions.
1 What comes after where when we define a place – a noun/pronoun or a verb?
a noun/pronoun
2 When can we leave out who, which and that – when the next word is a noun/ pronoun or a verb?
a noun/pronoun
5 Study the Grammar box and check your answers to Exercises 3 and 4.
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Relative pronouns Which and that refer to things and places. |
6 Choose the correct relative pronouns. There may be more than one correct answer. Tick two sentences where you can leave out the relative pronoun.
ü 1 Breakfast was the only meal that / who / whose I liked.
2 Cairo is the place what / where / who the Great Sphinx stands.
3 Abu Dhabi is a city where / which / who has some great architecture.
4 Arar is a poet which / who / whose poems make me happy.
ü 5 Faten Hamama was an Egyptian TV actress that / which / who my parents loved
7 In pairs, complete the questions with relative pronouns and try to answer them. Listen and check.
What’s the name of …
1 the place where the King of England lives? Buckingham Palace
2 the city which/that is famous for the Beatles? Liverpool
3 the scientist who/that discovered black holes? Stephen Hawking
4 the author whose books include 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Roald Dahl
8 SPEAKING Think of three interesting facts about your country (a person, a place, a product, food, or drink) and share them with the class. Use relative pronouns.
students own answer
Workbook
Relative pronouns
1 ★ Choose the correct relative pronouns to complete the sentences about people, places and things.
1 It’s a sport who / which / where is popular all over the world.
2 She’s the person whose / who / which was Jordan’s first female pilot.
3 It’s the town where / who / whose the Beatles come from.
4 He was the first person which / that / whose played James Bond.
5 He’s a man who / whose / where home is a castle.
6 It’s a food that / who / where is famous in Jordan.
2 ★ Tick the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be left out. Put a cross if it cannot be left out.
1 × This is the café in which we had that delicious cake.
2 ✓ Our Maths teacher is the person who we love going on school trips with.
3 × Where’s the market where we bought our souvenirs?
4 ✓ These are the ruins that we visited on our second day.
5 × Do you want to see a photo of the waiter who dropped my soup?
6 × We met a Chinese couple whose daughter is a famous blogger.
3 ★ Complete the blog with relative pronouns.
JORDAN QUIZ
Not many people know much about my country so here’s a small quiz for you (answers below!)
CAN YOU NAME …
1 a delicious sauce which/that you cook mansaf in? jameed
2 the dish which/that is the most popular? mansaf
3 the national animal which/that you can see in Jordan? Arabian oryx
4 the actor who/that is known for the film The Knower? Zuhair Al Nobani
5 the mountain which/that is over 1,850 metres tall? Jabal Umm ad Dami,
6 the male athlete who/that won a silver medal for Jordan in Athens, 2004? Jamil Elshebli
7 the sport which/that is played by Zaid Abbas? Basketball
8 the name of the river which/that got its name from Jordan? the Jordan River
