Lesson plan topic: Inventions Grammar: Revision Level

Time: 25 minutes.
Materials: copies of the text from the book as handouts
Mode of interaction: group work and pair work
Procedure: Write four sentences on the board. Use one sentence with a relative clause referring a person with 'that' and one with 'who'. The other two sentences should refer to things; one beginning with 'that' and the other with 'which'. Ask students to point out these differences and explain why 'which' or
'who' is used, as well as what. As far as is possible, try to coax the students into inductively stating the rules for relative clause use.

Ask students to complete the sentences in the exercise below by choosing the two halves that go together and connecting each with a relative pronoun (who, which or that). Check answers as a class.

Activity -2

Objectives: enable students to practice explaining the items to each other using relative clauses
Time: 20 minutes
Material: handout
Mode of interaction: pair work


Procedure: Ask students to imagine ten items or people that are important to them in day-to-day work. Students should first write a list of the ten items/people. On another sheet of paper, ask students to write explanatory sentences using relative clauses.

Have students exchange their ten-item lists with a partner. Students should then practice explaining these items to each other using relative clauses. Students should not simply read what they have written, but try to use their examples as a starting point. Encourage students to ask probing questions based on the information they hear. Circulate about the room and help students. Once the exercise is finished, go over common mistakes you've heard while listening to student pair work.

Activity -3

Objectives: to enabe students to use an appropriate relative pronoun (who, which or that) to connect the two sentences