W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

Grammar Time: 20 min.
aim:
introducing and teaching 
Defining Relative Clauses
.
Write on the board two simple sentences:
I have a friend. He speaks three languages.
And ask them to join these two sentences with the words 
who, that, which, 
where, when, whose.
answer:
I have a friend 
who
speaks three languages.
then explain that we use the word 
who 
when we talk about a person.
supply other example with 
which, that, whose, where and when.
Ask students 
to read the instruction in the box. After reading, ask students to make up their 
own examples. 
1. 
Ask students to underline the correct answer. tell them sometimes both 
answers are possible. explain the example with class.
e.g
. Football is a game which/ who many people play.
answers:
1. kinesthetic is one of the style 
which
/
who
many people usually use.
2. University is a place 
that/
where
 
kamila works.
3. the people 
who
/that
learn by seeing are visual.
4. Auditory is the style 
who/
that
learners learn by listening.
5. A freshman is a person 
who/ that
studies at the first year.
6. kamila says 
that/
which
she has all types of learning.
2.
Ask students to complete the sentences with a relative pronoun.
e.g.
A true friend is a person 
who
 is always ready for a help.
1. You’re the teacher 
whose
classes i like.
2. Aziz is the person 
who
has helped me a lot.
3. this is the town