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   Dos oraciones con un elemento en común en ambas (el sujeto, objeto o circunstancial) se pueden unir mediante una oración de relativo. Lo primero que hay que hacer es localizar los dos elementos en común. Choose the TWO elements which the following sentences have in common.
        

       1.  I have a friend. He lives in Paris

            a. I                 b. in Paris
            c. He               d. a friend

        2 .   This is the book. I told you about it.

            a. the book             b. it
            c. This             d. you         e. I

        3.    We ate in a restaurant. The waiters sing and dance there.

            a. We                 b. a restaurant
            c. there             d. The waiters

        4.    That is the man. His wife died.

            a. His                 b. the man
            c. That               d. wife

        5.    The 4th of July is the day. North-Americans celebrate independence then.

            a. the day                 b. North-Americans
            c. independence         d. then

        6.    Those are the flowers. My father bought them.

            a. My father             b. the flowers
            c. Those                  d. them

2.  Relative Pronouns (who / which / whose. Choose the correct relative pronoun (who, which, whose).

1. This is the bank … was robbed yesterday.

2. A boy … sister is in my class was in the bank at that time.

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3. The man … robbed the bank had two pistols.

4. He wore a mask … made him look like Mickey Mouse.

5. He came with a friend … waited outside in the car.

6. The woman … gave him the money was young.

7. The bag … contained the money was yellow.

8. The people … were in the bank were very frightened.  

9. A man … mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

10. A woman … daughter was crying tried to calm her.

11. The car … the bank robbers escaped in was orange.

12. The robber … mask was obviously too big didn't drive.

13. The man … drove the car was nervous.

14. He didn't wait at the traffic lights … were red.

15. A police officer … car was parked at the next corner stopped and arrested them.

3.  Definitions with Relative Clause. Choose the correct definition.



1

A library is

a

a man who serves drinks and food in a restaurant.

2

A butterfly is

b

a book where you can look up words in another language.

3

A waiter is

c

a person who builds houses.

4

A night is

d

a person who steals purses from pockets and bags

5

A bricklayer is

e

an animal which lives on meat.

6

A dictionary is

f

a building where you can borrow books.

7

A pickpocket is

g

the season of the year when plants begin to grow.

8

A carnivore is

h

a word which has the same meaning as another word.

9

A synonym is

i

the time of a day when it is dark outside.

10

Spring is

j

an insect which has colourful wings.



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4.  Join these sentences using relative pronouns beginning with the words given. Omit the pronoun if possible.

1. The girl is my sister. I'm talking to the girl.

- The girl … is my sister.

2. This is the chair. The carpenter repaired it last week.

- This is the chair ...

3. She is married to a man. He is richer than her.

- She is married to a man ...

4. She is the friend. She helped me with my homework.

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- She is the friend ...

5. That is the swimming-pool. I used to go swimming there.

- That is the swimming-pool ...

6. That is the man. His wife is a famous actress.

- This is the man ...

7. A doctor examined me last Friday. He was really kind.

- The doctor ... was really kind.

8. The woman called the police. Her car had been stolen.

- The womancalled the police.

9. I went to a restaurant last week. It was very expensive.

- The restaurant ... was very expensive.

10. I saw a film last night. It was very interesting.

- The film ... was very interesting.

5.  Add the phrase in brackets to the sentence using a relative clause. Don't use 'that'. Omit the pronoun if possible



ej: She bought a car (her sister liked the car) - She bought a car her sister liked



1. The man was late (Julie invited the man)

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2. The doctor was sick (I wanted to see the doctor)

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3. The accountant was arrested (the accountant works for my father’s company)

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4. I wrote to the friend (you met the friend last week)

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5. The mobile phone can’t be fixed (the mobile phone is broken)

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6. John made a copy of the photo (I took the photo)

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7. I met a girl (the girl was a doctor)

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8. We called a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in London)

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9. We like the actor (the actor was in a famous film)

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10. I went to the restaurant (I read about the restaurant in the newspaper)

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6.  Listen to Mohindra Chowdrey talking about coming to the UK after the Partition of India in 1947, and his life in England. (Tienes el archivo de sonido en la Descripción de la tarea en el aula)According to the audio, choose the correct answer the following questions.

1.    Where is Mohindra from?
        a. England            b. Pakistan
        c. India                d. China
2.    When did he come to England?
        a. in April 1992        b. in April 1962
        c. in May 1996        d. in June 1962
3.    What was his father's business?
        a. He was a builder            b. He was a doctor
        c. He was a construction    d. He was a teacher
4.    How many people worked for his father?
        a. More than 20.000 people      b. Less than 2.000 people     
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        c. More than 5.000 people        d. Less than 200 people.
5.    Why did he come to England?
        a. He came to study              b. He came as a tourist
        c. He came as a diplomat        d. He came as a refugee
6.    What did he want to achieve?
        a. He wanted to get rich         b. He wanted to get his education
        c. He wanted to get married    d. He wanted to get high
7.    What did he do to achieve his dream?
        a. He worked and studied part-time        b. He worked part-time
        c. He studied full-time                         d. He played football
8.    What was his job?
        a. He painted pictures            b. He painted houses
        c. He painted cranes              d. He painted docks
9.    What happened one day?
        a. He felt in the dock        b. He felt in love
        c. He felt sick                  d. He felt in the sea
10.    He's … that he came
        a. happy                   b. excited
        c. unhappy                d. sorry


7    What can you tell me about Mohindra Chowdrey? Write in your own words a composition about his life using the information given. Don't transcribe the audio. Use as many relative clauses as you can using who / which / whose / when / where / why. Underline the relative clauses.