Unit 8
Lesson 2
Student’s Book page 63
GRAMMAR
5 Choose the correct alternatives in the sentences based on the text on page 62.
1 Sudden disasters filled the atmosphere with smoke and dust, who / which / whose blocked out the Sun, causing the climate to become cold and dark.
2 Several ice ages, which / when / who glaciers covered much of Earth’s surface, have taken place.
3 Geologists, which / whose / who study Earth’s formation and its rocks, find out what happened in the past by looking at layers of rock.
4 In the Antarctic, who / which / where plants and animals face a harsh cold environment, archaeologists have found evidence that this area was once much warmer.
5 Humans, who / whose / which activities cause global warming, need to take action.
Answers
1 which
2 when
3 who
4 where
5 whose
Speaking
6 Work in a group. Make a sentence about one of the places in the box below. Then add more information to the sentence using a non-defining relative clause.
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the Sahara Desert the Taj Mahal the Equator the Amazon River Amman |
A: The Sahara Desert is in Africa.
B: The Sahara Desert, which is in Africa, is very hot.
Answers
Students’ own answers
WRITING
7 Read these sentences from a London guidebook.
The Post Office Tower, which was built in 1964 CE, is 189 metres high.
Charles Dickens, whose house is in Bloomsbury, was a famous writer.
Write similar sentences about a town you know well. Include a non-defining relative clause in each. Then share your work with the class.
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Students’ own answers
Unit 8
Lesson 2
Activity Book page 44
GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR: Non-defining relative clauses
2 Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun.
1 This phone,………………….. I bought secondhand, is just as good as any new model.
2 That girl,………………. name I’ve forgotten, goes to my school.
3 Al Zahrawi, ……………..was a surgeon, developed many medical instruments still in use today.
4 People say the author’s latest book,……………….. I haven’t read yet, is quite good.
5 Global warming,……………….. is a subject I’m very interested in, is the topic of the conference.
1 which
2 whose
3 who
4 which
5 which
3 Add the correct non-defining relative clauses (a–f) to the sentences (1–6).
1 Lagos,……………. , has a population of about 12 million.
2 Omar,…………………….. , is a part-time waiter at a restaurant.
3 The original Globe Theatre,…………………….. , burnt down.
4 My English teacher,………………… , comes from Jordan.
5 The book,……………………. , has become a best-seller once again.
6 My cousin,…………………… , is coming to visit us.
a where actors first performed Shakespeare’s plays
b which the author first wrote in 1920 CE
c which is a huge city
d who is still a student
e whose name is Miss Amal
f who lives in Canada
Answers
1 c
2 d
3 a
4 e
5 b
6 f