Relative Clauses

A relative clause gives more information about someone or something referred to in a main clause.

There are two kinds of relative clauses:

- Defining relative clauses: used to specify which person o thing we mean, or which type of person or thing we mean.
e.g. The couple who live next to us have ten grandchildren.

- Non-defining relative clauses: used to add extra information about a noun, but this information is not necessary to explain which person or thing we mean.
e.g.  Valerie Polkoff, who has died aged 90, escaped from Russia in 1917.

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Shakespeare's World

Willam Shakespeare was born and died on April 23rd. To honor his memory and what it involves in English literature and culture, I suggest you to do this activities at home.

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Animals

These are two videos related to the topic we are dealing with: Animals. Please, watch them to have some extra practice. They are the trailer for "Project Nim" and the other the trailer for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".
To practice, try to describe them (either by speaking with a partner or writing it by yourself) and find things they have in common and things that make them different. Which of the films do you think is most interesting?

Project Nim

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Quantifiers

Here you have two documents to review quantifiers. Click here to get some general information about them. For some extra activities that we will check in our class, click here.

Quiz: how is Easter celebrated around the world?

Here is a quiz to learn some things about Easter. Do it if you can. I will publish the answer key next week.

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Reading on holidays

Easter Holidays are here and we will be back on April 8th. During these days, I advise you to take a book you like (one in English, of course) and try to enjoy it as you learn new words. Obviously, it is better to read while you listen because, in that way, you can improve two skills instead of only one.
If you are not into whole books and you prefer magazines, you can borrow either Speak Up (with CD-rom)or Think In English (with CD) from the library. Check the list that you have on the "library's" door and fill in a form in conserjeria. They are very interesting, too.

Enjoy reading these holidays!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Some information about the origin of St. Patrick's celebrations in Ireland.

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