American Headway 4: Unit 8

American Headway 4: Unit 8

2 Been there, done that!
1 No place like home
Contents
7 Getting along
8 People and places
9 Changing times
10 Dangerous living
11 In your dreams
12 Its never too late
3 What a story!
4 Nothing but the truth
5 An eye to the future
6 Making it big
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8 People and places
The tall man,
who gave me
some peanuts,
was really
friendly.
I like people
who dont get
so close to us.
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Relative clauses defining
I like people
who dont get
so close to us.
all people?
which people?
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Relative clauses non-defining
The tall man,
who gave me
some peanuts,
was really
friendly.
secondary
information
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Defining relative clauses
Can you carry
another ball?
more common in
spoken language
Which one?
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Defining relative clauses
OK.
Can you carry
this small ball
that Im holding?
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Defining relative clauses
Can you carry
this small ball
that Im holding?
pronoun can often be left out
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Defining relative clauses
Can you carry
this small ball
Im holding?
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Non-defining relative clauses
more common in
written language
Wayne Rooney, who is from England,
is a soccer player.
His goals, which have helped win many matches,
are always exciting to watch.
His coaches provide a lot of help. They tell him
what he needs to practice to play even better.
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Students who study hard
are usually very successful.
Select the correct type of clause
defining non-defining
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Select the correct type of clause
defining non-defining
Did you see
that really cool
surfer?
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Select the correct type of clause
defining non-defining
Jack, the guy
with the green
surfboard, just
wiped out.
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, ,
, ,
non-defining clauses use commas, pause in speech
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Participles
present participles (used as
adjectives or adverbs) are
active in meaning
Some movies can be frightening!
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Participles
past participles (used as
adjectives or adverbs) are
passive in meaning
He is frightened by this movie.
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Participles
after a noun define & identify
like relative clauses
I was with a boy terrified by the movie.
who was terrified
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Participles can be used as adverbs
Having noticed how scared her friend
was, the girl tried to comfort him.
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I saw someone _________
a travel book in the coffee
shop.
read - present participle
reading
Fill in the correct participle form
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Fill in the correct participle form
Having _________ lunch,
he enjoyed a yummy dessert.
finish - past participle
finished
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