M3 P2 Relative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g, mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Today's lesson + goals

1)  info about the upcoming test (5min)

2) Relative pronouns (betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden): who, which, whose, that (10min + 15min)

3) Listening practice: newsround (10min)

         Goal: at the end of the lesson you know what the relative pronouns are and how to use them.

1)Test info

Toets volgende week! (week 50: 15 December)

Woordjes: blz.109 t/m 114

Past Simple

Present Perfect 

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

Relative pronouns: who, which, that, whose

Modal verbs: must, have to, should

PTA week 2: Leesvaardigheid 

Betrekkelijke voornaamwoorden

• gebruik je om zinnen aan elkaar te koppelen en om extra informatie over iets of iemand te geven.
  

 

         The thief robbed an old lady. The thief was sent to jail.

            The thief who robbed an old lady was sent to jail.

Functie

Martin played Tennis with Sophie, who was slightly injured.

relative pronoun

Noa sold her phone, which was old and damaged.

relative pronoun

Relative pronouns

who - bij mensen

which - dieren en dingen

that - bij mensen, dieren en dingen

whose (waarvan, van wie) - bezit

That = informeler dan who/which, kan niet tussen komma's 

The girl, who that is my best friend, has won the lottery

The girl who we met last year won the award.

Exercises

1. Ga naar blz 98 in je boek en maak opdr. 5 en 6
2. Opdrachten 1 en 2
3. Klaar: Maak de puzzles op je werkblaadje 
4. Uitdaging: Kijk naar de zinnen op je blaadje en cirkel de nummer van de zinnen waar who/which/that weggelaten kan worden.

Checking exercises

- How did it go?

Study the grammar box about relative pronouns. Underline all relative pronouns that are correct.

a My dad is into lasagna, who / which / that is my favourite food too.

b Is that the umbrella who / which / that broke during the storm?

c My dog, who / which / that is the cutest animal in the world, is on the sofa.

d That’s the book who / which / that has every insect species in the world in it.

e Who is the athlete who / which / that won the 100 metres sprint last weekend?

f Abraham Lincoln was the US president who / which / that abolished slavery.

g Phoenix, who / which / that has 1.615.017 inhabitants, is the biggest city in the state of

Arizona.

h The Gila Monster, who / which / that is a large lizard, lives in the Sonoran Desert.

Checking exercises

- How did it go?

 Study the grammar box about relative pronouns. Fill in all the relative pronouns that are correct. Choose from:

that - which - who - whose

a Do you know the guy who / that is feeding the snakes?

b Have you seen that documentary which / that is about Africanized Bees?
c The birthday girl, whose cake was just delivered, was jumping up and down.

d The wildlife ranger whose  compass I borrowed was very kind.

e The rattlesnake, which is very dangerous, mostly lives in South-West America.

f Who is the girl who / that wrote you this letter?

g What kind of spider is the one which / that has a red marking on its back?

h Olivia, who is always talking about animals, works at the zoo.

 

Exercises

1. The movie, who/ which/ that/ whose plot is confusing, won an award.

2. The scientist, who/ which/ that/ whose research has advanced the field, is presenting at the conference.

3. The car, who/ which/ that/ whose engine failed, is parked outside my house.

4. The teacher, who/ which/ that/ whose explanations are always clear, is my favorite.

5. I saw a girl who/ which/ that/ whose car had broken down in front of the shop.

6. Mr Richards, who/ that / which / whose is a taxi driver, lives on the corner.

7. Thank you for your email who / that / which/ whose was very interesting.

8. The phone, who / which / that / whose screen is broken, is mine.

9. Marlena is a girl who/which/whose/ hobby is listening to music.

10. The cat, who/ which/ that/ whose has been missing for days, belongs to the Smiths.

How did it go?