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Non-defining relative clauses give information about nouns
The River Nile, which is over 6,500 kilometres long, is Egypt's main source of water. This example contains information about the noun the River Nile.   The modern Olympic Games, which take place every four years, were first held in 1896. This example contains informati...Read more

 
 
 
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Non-defining relative clauses assembly II
 
Students make six sentences by combining information on cards using non-defining relative clauses. Topics: the Tungkuska Event, the London Underground, the Suez Canal The Taj Mahal, the Vatican City and the Berlin Wall
 
 
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Relative clauses : multiple choice
 
Multiple choice exercise to choose the correct form of relative clauses. Topic of Hong Kong celebrities. An online version of this quiz is here
 
 
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Non-defining relative clauses - assembly
 
Ss assemble three sentences about famous places (The Eiffel Tower, The Pyramids of Egypt and Mt Everest) containing non-defining relative clauses
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
Non-defining relative clauses quiz 4
Choose the correct forms of sentences about Hong Kong celebrities.
 
 

 

 
 
 
Non-defining relative clauses 1
Put the phrases in the correct order to make a sentence about Chinese New Year.
 
 
Non-defining relative clauses 2
Put the phrases in the correct order to make a sentence about Christmas.
 
 
Non-defining relative clauses 3
Put the phrases in the correct order to make a sentence about Bruce Lee.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
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Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 14 Review 2  Page 133 
 
Unit 11 Sell  Pages 102 - 103
 
 
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New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book
Module 7 Big events  Page 83 
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Module 7 Big events  Pages 76 - 77
 
Consolidation modules 5 - 8  Page 95 
consolidation
 
Module 7 Big events  Pages 76 - 77  Language focus 1: relative clauses
Three texts about celebrations in different countries gapped for defining and non-defining relative clauses Follow-up exercise for speaking (pairwork) Combination exercise (Combining information to make sentences with non-defining relative clauses)
 
 
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Grammar Activities Two - Upper Intermediate
57 - 59 Defining and non-defining relative clauses  Page 57 
Ss add information to a text.
 
57 - 59 Defining and non-defining relative clauses  Page 58 
Grammar analysis sheet: students look at examples and complete grammar rules by matching and filling gaps.
 
57 - 59 Defining and non-defining relative clauses  Page 59 
Gapped sentences; Completion of picture captions.
 
 
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Developing Grammar in Context
22 Non-defining relative clauses  Pages 125 - 129
 
 
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Reward Intermediate Resource Pack
9 Your secret is out!  Page 9 
Ss add information to sentences about each other using non-defining relative clauses.
 
 
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