Teacher tips2n Batxillerat – Lesson 2

Errors from your reports A product of clean that used to clean

the tables and the ground Although the fast fool is delicious, have

chemicals that are unhealthy. The food, more good or more bad, will

always be conditioned by its smell. Cooking smells nice start when you are

really hungry.

Errors from your reports The Coffee Maria is a coffee shop in the

center of Barcelona. However, when you enter the place

immediately realize thet it is something more.

The aim of this report is to promote the healthy eating.

The continued ingestion of fast food is perjudicial.

Errors from your reports All multinationals use sight, smell and

hearing of their consumers for make more attractive their products.

The “Attractive Café” . Is trying to increase their sales.

The first impression is very important for the clients.

A SPOKY HALLOWEEN STORY A University student, in Australia, a few years ago. He was hitch hiking on a very dark and stormy Halloween

night. He was soaked. A car slowly came towards him. It stopped by his side. He got into the car, without thinking. He noticed there was nobody behind the wheel… It started to move slowly… A hand appeared through the window… He jumped out of the car… He rushed inside the bar and asked for two shots of tequila About 15 minutes later…

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Relative Pronouns and Adverbs WHO, WHOM , THAT, WHOSE – PEOPLE WHICH AND THAT – THINGS

ADVERBS WHERE (place) WHEN (time) WHY (reason) What (the thing(s) that)

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

They identify/define the noun we are referring to The girl (that/who) we met last week is

now dating my cousin. The dog (which/that) bite my sister was

sacrificed yesterday If we leave them out, the sentence loses

meaning.

Avoiding double subjects in defining relative clauses WHEN THE SUBJECTS ARE THE SAME. COMPARE:

She is beautiful. She lives in NY She is the beautiful girl who ()lives in NY

She is a beautiful girl. I like her a lot She is a beautiful girl (that) I like a lot

The Relative Pronoun is used As object of the relative clause

Did you like the present that I gave you? (I gave you a present)

As subject of the relative clause I met a man who speaks six languages

(He speaks six languages)

OMITTING RELATIVE PRONOUNS IN DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

If the pronoun is the object of a defining relative clause, the relative pronoun can be omitted. This is the film. We watched this film yesterday This is the film (that / which) we watched

yesterday

BUT: Whose cannot be omitted Relative pronouns should not be omitted in

formal writing.

Prepositions and relative pronouns - RegisterCOMPARE She is a doctor (who) I have talked to

you abour (Infml) She is a doctor about whom I have

always relied (fml) This is a fact (which) you cannot argue

against (infml) This is fact against which you cannot

argue (fml)

Who / Whom

A man is waiting for the bus – Who is waiting for the bus? HE is waiting for the bus

I saw a man at the bus station Whom / who did you see at the bus station? I saw him at the bus

station The man whom / who I saw…

If you can answer with a subject pronoun, “who” is correct. If you can answer with an object pronoun, both “who” and “whom” can be used.

“Whom” is not a common pronoun, and is only used in formal contexts.We need “whom” when there is a preposition before the pronoun I have no clue as to whom this may belong

Non- defining relative clauses

Do not identify what is being talked about. The simply add information.

“That” is not used in non-defining relative clauses.

They need commas. The relative pronoun cannot be omitted.

Maria, who was at the party, is not one of my closest friends.

Bruce Springsteen, who will perform in Barcelona next week, is my favourite singer.

What as relative pronoun What = the thing(s) that I do not remember what I have to do

Guy Fawkes

RATHER ADVERB OF DEGREE (BR. ENGLISH)

More emphatic than “quite” or “fairly” She sings rather well. Jane’s had a rather good idea He talks rather too much

TO EXPRESS PREFERENCE I’d prefer to go in August rather than in

July Fancy a coffee? I’d rather have a cup of

tea. (I’d rather + infinitive without to)

Verbs followed by gerund (BrE) LIKE HATE ENJOY + ing PREFER LOVE

I prefer playing tennis to reading a novel

Shall British people use both shall (less and

less) and will with I and we I shall/will see to it.

Offers and requests (The most common use of shall) Shall I open the window? Shall we visit Mary tomorrow?