Step 3: Sneakers rule the world

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Step 3: Sneakers rule the world

Using relative clauses

Ex. 1

Watch the trailer of the Netflix series Sneakerheads and discuss these questions.

a What are sneakerheads?

b Do you know any sneakerheads? Are you one?

Ex. 2

Almost everyone has at least 1 pair of sneakers at home. Just like the rest of your outfit, your sneakers can give a glimpse of your personality.

a Go to this website and design your favourite sneaker.

b Now take the test Which Sneaker Are You? Does the outcome of the test match your design?

c Were you surprised by some of the questions asked in the test? Which questions? Why?

Ex. 3

For some, sneakers are big business. Read the article about sneakerheads and answer the questions.

a Place these statements about the rise of sneaker culture on the timeline.

b Explain why the sneaker’s rapid popularity in the 80s was a form of rebellion.

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a Place these statements about the rise of sneaker culture on the timeline.

Ex. 3

b Explain why the sneaker’s rapid popularity in the 80s was a form of rebellion.

Ex. 3

b Explain why the sneaker’s rapid popularity in the 80s was a form of rebellion.

NBA rules required shoes to be at least 51% white.

Nike encouraged Michael Jordan, by promising him a large sum of money, to wear Air Jordan 1s (which were not sufficiently white) on the court as much as possible.

Ex. 4

4 Take a closer look at these sentences and do the tasks below.

a Highlight the words 

that the words in bold 

refer to in each of the 

following sentences.

b) What are the words in bold called?

1. demonstrative pronouns
2. personal pronouns
3. relative pronouns
4. possessive pronouns

c) What is the highlighted part called?

1. Predicate (gezegde)
2. Antecedent (antecedent)
3. Conjunction (verbindingswoord)
4. Pronoun (voornaamwoord)

d) What is special about sentences 1 and 8?

1. You can switch the word order without changing the meaning.
2. You can remove the pronoun but the meaning changes.
3. You can remove the pronoun without changing the meaning of the sentence.

e Complete this table based on the sentences in a. 

Which relative pronouns are used to refer to people?

1. that, which, whom
2. which, who, whose
3. whose, that
4. who, whom, whose

Which relative pronouns are used to refer to things (and animals)?

1. that, which
2. who, that
3. which, whom

Which relative pronoun expresses a possession?

1. that
2. which
3. whose
4. who

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

Do we need the information in the relative clause to understand who or what we are talking about in the sentence?:

1. yes, the information is necessary (important)
2. no, the information is extra (less important)

If the information in the relative clause is important/necessary (= if it defines the antecedent), the relative clause is a ...

1. defining relative clause
2. non-defining relative clause

In a defining relative clause...

1. there are usually commas
2. there are usually no commas

If the information in the relative clause is extra/less important (= the antedecent is already defined enough), the relative clause is a ...

1. defining relative clause
2. non-defining relative clause

In a non-defining relative clause...

1. there are usually commas
2. there are usually no commas

Sentences 1, 8 

and 9 = 

defining relative

clauses

h Two different pronouns can refer to things: which and that.

Are they always interchangeable? Link this to your answer in g.

e.g.:

1. Sneakers that basketball legend Michael Jordan wore are displayed for auction at Christie’s in New York City. 

2.  ‘What was happening in New York was an intertwining of basketball, hip-hop, and break

dancing,’ says Elizabeth Semmelhack, director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto,

which in 2013 became the first North American museum to devote an exhibit to the history

of sneakers.

--> next slide!

which vs. that

Explain the difference between these 2 sentences:

My bike that has a broken seat is in the garage.

My bike, which has a broken seat, is in the garage.

Answer the multiple-choice question in the next slide.

My bike that has a broken seat is in the garage. = ...?

1. The speaker probably owns just one bike.
2. The speaker has at least one other bike.

My bike, which has a broken seat, is in the garage. = ...?

1. The speaker probably owns just one bike.
2. The speaker has at least one other bike.

which vs. that

1. If your sentence has a relative clause but does not need it, use “which”(non -defining relative clauses)
2.  If the sentence needs the relative clause, use “that” (defining relative clauses)

E.g.:

My bike that has a broken seat is in the garage. 

--> The speaker has at least one other bike.

My bike, which has a broken seat, is in the garage. 

--> The speaker probably owns just one bike.

Take notes 

e.g. on p .163 (bottom of the page)

Complete notes: (p. 163)

If your sentence has a relative clause but does not need it, use “which”(non -defining relative clauses)

 If the sentence needs the relative clause, use “that.” (defining relative clauses)

who vs. whom

• Who is used as the subject of a clause (similar to "he" or "she").

E.g. The designer who created this dress is world-famous. (Who = subject)

• Whom is used as the object of a verb or preposition (similar to "him" or "her").

E.g. The model whom the designer chose wore the final piece. (Whom = object of "chose")

         To whom did you send the invitation? (Whom = object of "to")

A quick trick: If you can replace it with "he/she," use who; if "him/her" fits better, use whom.

Time to practise

Prepare ex. 5-6-7 in your teams.

Check answers in the correction keys.