Lesson 58: Unit 113 - Relative Pronouns. Relative Clauses.
This lesson introduces the relative pronouns who, which, that and whose and shows how they are used in relative clauses to describe people and things.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to use the relative pronouns who, which, that and whose in English. You will understand the difference between the pronouns used for people and those used for things, and you will see how their function in the sentence can be subject or object. You will practise with a text about Aladdin, in which these structures appear repeatedly in context. Besides the grammar, you will expand your vocabulary with words from the story and with definitions of various professions and characteristics of people.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and use the relative pronouns who, which, that and whose
- Distinguish when to use who/that (for people) and which/that (for things)
- Identify the function of the relative pronoun – subject or object
- Understand how a relative clause describes or defines a specific person or object
- Use new vocabulary from the text about Aladdin in the right context
- Match definitions with words for different types of people (teetotaler, vegetarian, genius, etc.)
Lesson vocabulary
- who He is a teacher who loves his children very much.
- which The film which I saw yesterday was very good.
- whose The man whose brother is a magician came to visit.
- idle He was a careless, idle boy who would do nothing but play all day long.
- grief / to grieve This so grieved the father that he died.
- in spite of In spite of his mother's tears and prayers, Aladdin did not mend his ways.
- magician The stranger who was a famous magician fell on his neck and kissed him.
- likeness He recognised Aladdin from his likeness to his brother.
- laden with The uncle came laden with wine and fruit.
- mend one's ways In spite of his mother's prayers, Aladdin did not mend his ways.
- burst into tears The boy hung his head, while his mother burst into tears.
- merchandise He offered to get a shop for him and stock it with merchandise.
- nightfall He brought Aladdin home at nightfall to his mother.
- overjoyed His mother was overjoyed to see her son dressed so fine.
- teetotaler A teetotaler is a person who does not drink alcohol.
In other languages: Български