Conditional 0 zero conditional 1 first conditional. Tell the students to shuffle the cards and place them face down in a pile on the desk. In a previous post i covered the use of relative pronouns and the difference between each of them relative pronouns with comics and jokes here are some activities for you or your students to play around and to hone the skills. A fun relative clause speaking activity activities to try.
In this engaging relative clauses game, students play bingo by describing people, places and things using defining relative clauses. See more ideas about relative clauses, relative pronouns and grammar worksheets. In this engaging relative clauses activity, students invent false definitions for words using defining relative clauses and then play a game where they guess which definition for a word is correct. Relative clauses in english article onestopenglish. Each relative clauses module presents various structures for relative clauses at an incredible value. Firstly, as for the main activity your class may need to use the alphabet quite heavily to complete the activity, it may be of value to. We cant drop the relative pronoun in this kind of clause, even if the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause. One of the best relative clauses activities that focuses on speaking is this one that features things or famous people.
Relative clauses present and past participle forms e. Relative clauses are used to describe the noun naming the process or position when discussing tasks that need to be completed, or explaining how certain things work. Relative clauses are another very common way of supplying more specific information about a noun referring to a person, thing or group. The grammar is simple enough, but it can be a bit difficult to come up with a fun activity or game that gets students using relative clauses when speaking. As with most grammarrelated concepts, i like to hit it with speaking, listening, reading, focusing, editingproofreading and the final product, writing. Relative clauses speaking activity or use it as a warmer. The worksheet covers a broad range of activities, including reading, vocabulary work, grammar practice relative clauses and speaking. Grammar clauses defining nondefining relative clauses views. Relative clauses 2 x english grammar speaking activities tpt. A participle relative clause with an ing present participle form can be used like a defining relative clause to identify which person or thing you are. Watch to find out, and be sure to listen for relative pronouns. Innovative pdf relative clause games, esl activities and worksheets to help teach a2, b1, b2 level students defining and nondefining relative clauses. It is sometimes called an adjective clause because it functions like an adjectiveit gives more information about a noun. Each student is given a bingo card and each group is given a set of word cards, which they shuffle and place face down in a pile on the desk.
Nondefining relative clauses defining relative clauses these describe the preceding noun in such a way to distinguish it from other nouns of the same class. The uros people make fires, which they use for cooking. The entire lesson can last for a week for lower level classes. They provide a comprehensive collection packed with a two page introductory worksheet, three handouts, two types of speaking drills, a story sheet with exercises and drills and a sentence jumble s. The following esl efl resources are available for relative clauses grammar. The relative clause is closed off by commas and is quite similar to information in brackets.
Relative pronouns and relative clauses learnenglish. Jul 11, 2014 in a previous post i covered the use of relative pronouns and the difference between each of them relative pronouns with comics and jokes here are some activities for you or your students to play around and to hone the skills. Tips and suggestions for teaching relative clauses in english. Relative clauses for speaking lessons busy teacher. We can leave out the pronoun if it is the object of the relative clause.
Relative clause helps define or give us extra additional information about things or people were talking about. Marie curie is the woman who she discovered radium. Listening and speaking activity, group work language focus defining relative clauses with who, which and where aim to describe words using defining relative clauses. English esl relative clauses worksheets islcollective. Students should choose one of the things from the list and say something true about that thing or person, e. Relative clauses learnenglish teens british council. Write several sentences using relative clauses in the middle. Conversation questions encouraging use of relative clauses. Relative clauses grammar speaking teaching resources. Nondefining relative clauses are not used in spoken english. Trivia sentence building challenge give or brainstorm a list of things that trivia questions are often about, e. A relative clause always begins with a relative pronoun, which substitutes for a noun, a noun. Feb 4, 2019 this relative clause speaking activity will have your students laughing and enjoying themselves while practicing english at the same time. Relative clauses games and activities edutaining english.
Apr 04, 2017 this is a grammar extension activity if you have taught relative clauses and feel your class needs speaking practice in this area. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Practice using relative clauses can help students become better writers and communicators. The relative pronoun is the subjectobject of the relative clause, so we do not repeat the subjectobject. The two are having so much fun reminiscing about their school days, that they dont realize the mistake theyve made. The first class was heavy on the grammar with this quite serious self study relative clause worksheet and some writing practice based on these relative clause family and friend questions. In this kind of relative clause, we can use that instead of who or which. The title says it all, this sheet gives a description of relative clauses both defining and non defining, how to form them, use them and shorten them. Relative clauses relative clauses, grammar activities. This is a grammar extension activity if you have taught relative clauses and feel your class needs speaking practice in this area. Relative clauses 1 advanced advanced grammar exercises.
Relative clause starts with relative pronouns who, which, that, whose, whom or relative adverbs where, when, why. The participle relative clause underlined in the example has the same meaning as a defining relative clause with the relative pronoun who, e. Discussion questionsconversation questions encouraging use of relative clauses. The first class was heavy on the grammar with this quite serious self study relative clause worksheet and some writing practice based on these relative. Choose the correct relative pronoun who, whose, that, which, why, when or where. There is also an idea for a game i play with my students during speaking classes which they all enjoy and actually leads to more conversation discussion about how difficult or not the clues. There are various ways of supplying more information about a noun in english. Relative clauses worksheet 1 relative pronouns use the relative pronouns in the box to complete the sentences whom that which where when whose 1. Procedure divide the class into groups of three or four. English esl defining relative clauses worksheets most. Firstly, as for the main activity your class may need to use the alphabet quite heavily to complete the activity, it may be of value to recap the pronunciation of individual letters using. The ability to use relative clauses easily is important to all english learners, but perhaps even more important to those wanting to use english in their workplaces. Then, students have to describe one of these things or people to their group using relative clauses.
Esl defining relative clauses activity reading, writing, listening and speaking intermediate b1 35 minutes. A clause of this kind is essential to clear understanding of the noun. Relative clauses are a way of giving more information about a person, thing, place, event, etc. Commas are not used to separate defining relative clauses from the rest of the sentence. Today, i will focus on a speaking lesson and call it relative clauses, part one. Then cut apart your sentences into three pieces the beginning of the sentences, the relative clauses, and the end of the sentences.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about defining, relative, clauses. Defining relative clauses are composed of a relative pronoun sometimes omitted, a verb, and optional other elements such as the subject or object of the verb. Relative clause speaking activity this week, my classes have been studying about using relative clauses. A clause of this kind is essential to the clear understanding of the noun. Elementary, preintermediate, intermediate, upperintermediate advanced 4 out of 5, rated by 12 teachers. English grammar relative clauses esl activities eltbase. Heres a list of all the relative clause exercises on the site. Nondefining relative pronouns exercise three things about nondefining relative clauses. We cant drop the relative pronoun in this kind of clause, even if the relative pronoun is the.
In the worksheet, students first need to decide whether the relative clause can be reduced or not, then make the necessary changes in the sentence to make it shorter. Defining and nondefining relative clauses relative clauses with prepositions gap fill text short text on a historic english castle with gaps for relative pronouns and where necessary prepositions. This 6page lesson plan is based on an article about the future of the music streaming sector. Complete the sentences with relative pronouns or relative adverbs. Defining relative clauses 1 in pdf here defining relative clauses 2 in pdf here defining relative clauses 3 in pdf here defining relative clauses 4 in pdf here go to the main relative clauses explanation page here.
Relative pronouns adverbsmeaningswhorefer to people which refer to things or animalsthatrefer to people, animals or things can replace which or who, informal. Full instructions and gamification options are provided. It has a subject and verb, but cant stand alone as a sentence. Preparation make one copy of the cards for each group of three or four and cut as indicated. A fun relative clause speaking activity relative clauses. In this lesson, we will discuss a few activities for esl students of varying ages and linguistic levels. A relative clause speaking activity which is fabulously fun relative clauses are a classic grammar point that youll find in just about every 4skills esl textbook.
We use relative clauses to make clear which person or thing we are talking about. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. English grammar defining relative clauses esl activities. We know you and your students will love this resource. Its joey were looking for commands imperatives comparison comparative and superlative comparison. Heres a worksheet on reduced relative clauses for you to check your students on reduced relative clauses. We dont use that in nondefining relative clauses, so we need to use which if the pronoun refers to a thing, and who if it refers to a person. Instructions on how to use this gamelike activity are in the second page. In this lesson plan, adaptable for grades 38, students identify and practice using relative pronouns in listening, speaking, and writing activities. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions.