UNIT 8

STORIES WE TELL
ENGLISH VI
SOFA GONZLEZ SILVA
ALONDRA ALBORADA OLIVARES PREZ
ROSA MA. MEZA
07. DECEMBER. 2015

RELATIVE CLAUSES
GRAMMAR

RELATIVE CLAUSES
EXAMPLES

WHEN DO YOU USE

THEM?

RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Relative clauses are used to WHO: Subject or object pronoun

for

I picked up a coat THAT belonged

to someone else.

The waitress WHO server you is

people, like she, he.

give
additional
information
my sister.
about
something,
whitout WHOM: Object pronoun for people,
Thats the house WHERE i grew
adding another sentence.
when you replace him/her.
up.

With the help of relative WHICH: Subject or object pronoun

Do you remember the time
clauses, your text become more
for animals and things.
WHEN my car stalled in a traffic
fluent,
and
helps
avoid
jam?
THAT: Subject or object pronoun of
repeating words.
people, animals and things.

WHEN: Time.
WHERE: Place.

RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXAMPLES

NON DEFINING
CLAUSE

DEFINING CLAUSE

EXAMPLES

NON DEFINING
CLAUSE

DEFINING CLAUSE

VERB +
GERUND/INFINITIVE
GRAMMAR

GRAMMAR: VERB +
GERUND/INFINITIVE

ESTRUCTURE

EXAMPLES

OTHER VERBS

Verb + Gerund

Do you enjoy writing?

Ive finished cooking the cake.

Admit, avoid,
deny, discuss, dislike

Verb + Infinitive

Ill help you to do your chores.

I promised to leave the drugs.

Agree, help, invite, manage,

offer, plan, promise, refuse,
seem

Verb (B.F.) +
Gerund/Infinitive

I like to play the piano.

I hate washing the dishes.

Hate, like, love, prefer

GRAMMAR: VERB + GERUND

ADMIT

ALLOW APPRECIATE AVOID BE WORTHCANT HELP

CONFESS ALLOW DENY DETEST DISLIKEDISCUSS ENJOY

GRAMMAR: VERB + GERUND

FEEL LIKE FINISH

MISS

FORGIV
E

POSTPONE

GIVE
UP

PRACTIC

KEEP

QUIT

MIND

GRAMMAR: VERB + INFINITIVE

AGREE

OFFER

DECIDE

PROMISE

EXPECT

REFUSE

HOPE

WANT

INTEND

NEED

GRAMMAR: VERB +
GERUND/INFINITIVE

BEGIN

HATE

START

LIKE

CONTIN
UE

PREFE
R

LOVE

CANT

EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS
VOCABULARY

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
1.

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
2.

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
3.

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
4.

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
5.

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
6.

7 EMBARRASSING
MOMENTS:
7.

YOUR TURN!

DESCRIBING STORIES
VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY: ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING

STORIES

Disturbing: makes you feel uncomfortable.

Touching: Affects you emotionally.

Imaginative: Has a lot of new, creative ideas.

Entertaining: Its fun to read or watch.

Childish: Is only for children (negative way).

Pointless: Seems irrelevant and uninteresting.

Thought-provoking: Makes you think.

Unbelievable: Isnt realistic.

Thrilling: Is exciting.

Gripping: Makes you want to find how it ends.

DISTURBING

TOUCHING

IMAGINATIVE

ENTERTAINING

CHILDISH

POINTLESS

THOUGHT PROVOKING

UNBELIEVABLE

THRILLING

GRIPPING