Present participles. Change these to the correct participle adjective:
My bath was
relax .
Your jokes are not
amuse.”
She would not stop talking. I was very Can you tell the teacher what you have noticed about your spoken English recently?
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annoy .”
GRAMMAR
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Title? We can sometimes replace a relative clause with a participle phrase. Reduced relative clauses are very common in spoken English. If the sentence contains a BE verb we must remove the relative pronoun + the be verb EG:
The cups which are on the shelf… The cups on the shelf… The school needs teachers who are ready… The school needs teachers ready…
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Title? If there is no BE form of a verb in the sentence we can change the sentence by omitting the relative clause and adding -ing to the verb
EG:English has an alphabet that contains… English has an alphabet containing… The lightening storm, which caused a blackout… The lightening storm, causing the blackout…
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EXERCISE
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Abbreviate these relative clauses making use of the participles you learnt in the last lesson:-
I live in a house which has a blue roof. i saw a painting which was hanging on the wall. She is a guide who gives tours for Chinese tourists. The clown, which is entertaining the people,…
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Abbreviate these sentences and fill in the verbs in their right participles:
The children who attend that school. The movie which frightened them. . . He, who was being very nice, offered them a ride. The activity, which she liked best, was shopping…
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DIALOGUE
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Title ? TIM: is taking a tour inside an Art Museum… They stop at a painting. TIM: I know this painting.. TOUR GUIDE: The painting created by William Turner is very famous,
a great
example of the romantic period.” TIM: Yes. I really like this style of art. Do you know when this was painted? TOUR GUIDE: Yes. The Slave Ship was painted in 1840 showing the violent
power of the sea. A fantastic piece! TIM: Are all his paintings in the museum? TOUR GUIDE: Unfortunately not. Most paintings are in different places. When
Turner died, he wanted them to be in the same place. The museum has many galleries consisting of many paintings, but not all are Turner’s. English Language
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Title ? TIM: So if I want to see them, I must travel more! TOUR GUIDE: Yes, but we do have many more artists here. TIM: Who is your favourite painter? TOUR GUIDE: Definitely Gwen John, an amazing lady! TIM: I am sorry, I haven’t heard of her. TOUR GUIDE: Many people haven’t. She was a great painter
in the early 20th century. TIM: What style were her paintings? TOUR GUIDE: Portraits, usually of young girls or women. TIM: I will remember, thanks!
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Discussion Answer these questions with your teacher:-
Which local sites would you recommend to your teacher? Why? Which foreign sites have you always wanted to visit?
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OBJECTIVES REACHED
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You have learnt how to abbreviate relative clauses Made use of participles Recommended sites and areas of your country Talked about where you want to go and why
What a great lesson! I hope you enjoyed talking about art and places to visit! English Language