English 11 Unit 12 Language Focus

English 11
Unit 12: Language focus

1. The …………….man standing in the………………….looks
very………………….
2. In the ……………., a little girl……………….aloud when she
saw a deep……………… on her leg.
3. My mother ………………an orange and put on the…………….
table in front of my face.
str- to complete the 1
st
sentence
scr- for the 2
nd
sentence
squ- for the 3
rd
sentence
square strong squeezed screamed
scratch
street strangescreen


Listen and repeat
/str/
Street
Strong
Strange
Strength
/skr/

Scream
Screen
Screw
Scratch
/skw/
Square
Squeeze
Squeak
Squeal

Practise reading aloud these sentences
1. There was a trong man on the street at night.
2. The strong man looked very strange.
3. He was holding an ice-cream in one hand, and a rubber
doll in the other hand.
4. The man was eating the ice-cream, squeezing the doll and it
was squeaking.
5. The man was creaming while walking to the square.
6. Nobody knew why he was doing the strange things


Relative clauses and the omission of relative pronouns.
a. Relative Pronoun as subject
Ex: The woman who/ that lives next door is a doctor.

The pronouns who/ which/ that can be the subject of a
relative clause.
b. Relative Pronouns as object:
Ex: The woman whom/ that I wanted to see was away.
Note: the pronouns which/ that can be the object of a relative clause

c. Omission of relative pronouns:
We can leave out the pronoun when it is not the subject of the
relative clause. Clause without pronouns are very common in
informal English.
Ex: The man Peter met knows your brother.
The dress Ann bought doesn’t fit her very well.

Exercise 1: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable
sentence in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun.
we had it for lunch we met him this morning
John told them he invited them to the birthday party
you lost it I bought it yeasterday
Example:
I like the diamond ring………………………
Mary is wearing it

we had it for lunch we met him this morning
John told them he invited them to the birthday party
you lost it I bought it yesterday
1. Have you found the bike…………………………
2. Most of the classmates……………………………could come.
3. The short stories…………………… were very funny.
4. The dictionary…………………is expensive, but very interesting.
5. I didn’t like the man…………………………………
6. The beef………………………… was really delicious.

Exercise 1: Answer
1. Have you found the bike you lost?
2. Most of the classmates he invited to the birthday
party couldn’t come.

3. The short stories John told were very funny.
4. The dictionary I bought yesterday is expensive, but
very interesting.
5. I didn’t like the man we met this morning
6. The beef we had for lunch was really delicious.

Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable
sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition.
we’re living in it they’re talking about them
I work with them we went to it
I slept in it he applied for it
I want to travel on it
Ex: The flight…………………… …… was fully booked.

we’re living in it they’re talking about them
I work with them we went to it
I slept in it he applied for it
1. I enjoy my job because I like the people ………………………
2. The dinner party…………………….wasn’t very enjoyable.
3. The house ………………………is not in good condition.
4. I wasn’t interested in the things……………………………
5. He didn’t get the job……………………………………
6. The bed………………………….was very modern.

Exercise 2: Answer
1. I enjoy my job because I like the people I work with.
2. The dinner party we went to wasn’t very enjoyable.
3. The house we are living in is not in good condition.
4. I wasn’t interested in the things they were talking about.
5. He didn’t get the job he applied for.

6. The bed I slept in was very modern.

Exercise 3: Tick () the sentences in which the relative
pronoun can be omitted.
Ex:

Are these the keys that you are looking for?
1. The girl who we are going to see is from Britain.
2. He works for a company that makes cars.
3. What was the name of the man who you met yesterday?
4. The table that was broken has now been repaired.
5. Do you know the girl who he is talking to.
6. This is the novel that I’ve been expecting.





Make five sentences about your
family, using the relative pronoun.