REVIEW UNIT 2

Relative clauses; relative pronouns and prepositions

1 Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns and adverbs in the list.
that when where which who whose when

Is Saturday the day when Jake and Helen are having their engagement party?
1 The film ___________________ I saw last week was very good.
2 Pete, ___________________ is from Poland, speaks four languages.
3 That boy, ___________________ father teaches science, is always getting into trouble.
4 This book, ___________________ I still haven’t read, is about Spanish traditions and festivals.
5 The town ___________________ he used to live is on the Mexican border.
6 Bonfire Night is the night ___________________ we set off fireworks in the UK.

2 Rewrite the sentences with relative pronouns and adverbs. In some cases, there is more than one possible answer.
That’s the ring. Her boyfriend gave it to her.
That’s the ring which / that her boyfriend gave to her.
1 This is the woman. Her husband is a wedding planner.
__________________________________________
2 This is the girl. I met her at school.
__________________________________________
3 They work in a factory. The factory makes fancy-dress costumes.
__________________________________________
4 2 June was the day. We got married.
__________________________________________
5 That’s the man. He put up the decorations.
__________________________________________
6 That’s the house. My grandmother was born there.
__________________________________________
7 My teacher’s wife is French. He’s going to live in Paris next year.
__________________________________________
3 Complete the sentences with relative pronouns and adverbs. Add commas where necessary to the sentences that contain
non-defining relative clauses. Then write whether the relative pronouns can be omitted or not.
Paul Simmons, who I used to dislike, is now my husband!
Cannot be omitted.
1 This is the woman ___________________ book won an award. ___________________
2 This cake ___________________ I bought this morning is delicious! ___________________
3 The restaurant ___________________ they ate lunch had a nice view. ___________________
4 Why didn’t you bring ___________________ I asked you to?
___________________
5 Gina ___________________ is a florist sells a lot of flowers during the holidays. ___________________
6 The day ___________________ Kevin arrived back from China was cold and wet. ___________________
7 I’ll never forget the place ___________________ we went on our first date. ___________________

4 Complete the sentences with the prepositions in the list.

about for in on on to

The teacher at the school to which I go told me that I’d done well in the exam.
1 Spanish food, ___________________ which I know a lot, is nutritious and tasty.
2 The poem ‘Strange Fruit’, ___________________ which the Billie Holiday song is based, was written by Abel Meeropol.
3 The day ___________________ which we celebrate St Stephen is always enjoyable.
4 They’re playing a football match in the city ___________________ which I live.
5 Stan’s parties, ___________________ which he is famous, are always exciting.
5 Rewrite the informal sentences in a more formal way.
The woman who I was talking to is a bridesmaid at the wedding.
The woman to whom I was talking is a bridesmaid at the wedding.
1 She’s a writer who I know nothing about.
__________________________________________
2 Those are the people who I sent the flowers to.
__________________________________________
3 The boy who my sister is playing with lives next door.
__________________________________________
4 That’s the girl who I go to school with.
__________________________________________

6 Correct the sentences. Two sentences are correct.

She’s the woman which made my sister’s wedding dress.
She’s the woman who made my sister’s wedding dress.
1 The glasses, that I bought yesterday, are very nice.
__________________________________________
2 Ivan who mother is Polish always visits us at Easter.
__________________________________________
3 Do you remember the day when you went to her wedding?
__________________________________________
4 Those are the presents we bought for her birthday.
__________________________________________
5 That’s the country for which we met some nice people.
__________________________________________
6 Let’s find a cinema who shows films all night.
__________________________________________
7 We didn’t know that to get them for their anniversary.
__________________________________________
8 That’s the boy whom I sent the letter to.
__________________________________________

Key answers
1 1 that
2 who
3 whose
4 which
5 where
6 when

2 1 This is the woman whose husband is a wedding planner.

2 This is the girl that / who I met at school.
3 They work in a factory that / which makes fancy-dress costumes.
4 2 June was the day when we got married.
5 That’s the man who / that put up the decorations.
6 That’s the house where my grandmother was born.
7 My teacher, whose wife is French, is going to live in Paris next year.
3 1 This is the woman whose book won an award.
(Cannot be omitted.)
 2 This cake, which I bought this morning, is delicious!
(Cannot be omitted.)
3 The restaurant where they ate lunch had a nice view.
(Cannot be omitted.)
4 Why didn’t you bring what I asked you to?
(Cannot be omitted.)
5 Gina, who is a florist, sells a lot of flowers during the
holidays. (Cannot be omitted.)
6 The day when Kevin arrived back from China was cold and
wet. (Can be omitted.)
7 I’ll never forget the place where we went on our first date.
(Can be omitted.)
4 1 about
2 on
3 on
4 in
5 for
5 1 She’s a writer about whom I know nothing.
2 Those are the people to whom I sent the flowers.
3 The boy with whom my sister is playing lives next door.
4 That’s the girl with whom I go to school.
6 1 The glasses, which I bought yesterday, are very nice.
2 Ivan, whose mother is Polish, always visits us at Easter.
3 (Correct)
4 (Correct)
5 That’s the country in which we met some nice people.
6 Let’s find a cinema which / that shows films all night.
7 We didn’t know what to get them for their anniversary.
8 That’s the boy who / that I sent the letter to.

Celebrations and festivals

1 Complete the adjectives relating to celebrations and festivals.

international involving different countries
1 m_______________ relating to a society that contains different groups of people
2 r_______________ relating to the belief in the existence of a god or gods
3 t_______________ something that hasn’t changed for a long time
4 s_______________ unrelated to any belief in the existence of a god or gods
5 l_______________ within a particular area

2 Complete the text with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the list.
come together dress up hand out
join in pack out set off

Autumn in the UK can be an exciting time, with celebrations such as Halloween and Bonfire Night. On Halloween, children dress up in different
costumes and knock on people’s doors, hoping that the people inside will (1) _____________________ sweets. On Bonfire Night, people (2)
_____________________ by gathering round large fires and (3) _____________________ fireworks. This might take place in someone’s garden,
or people might (4) _____________________ a large field, park or sports ground to see a firework display. It’s a great way of forgetting about
 winter and (5) _____________________ the celebrations.

Language

3 Complete the dialogue with the words in the list.

common language dominant language local dialect
local language non-native speakers strange accent

Marco It’s great to practise speaking Spanish, isn’t it?

Ella Yes, we all understand Spanish here, so it’s our common language.
Marco I’d expected to speak English most of the time – it’s usually the (1) ____________________ wherever you go. It’s a shame because,
when I go abroad, I like to make an effort to speak the (2) ___________________ if I can.
Ella Some people don’t understand me when I speak
Spanish. They say that I’ve got a
(3) _____________________.
Marco I find it quite hard to understand the
(4) _____________________ because local people use different words and talk quickly. At least we
(5) _____________________ speak Spanish more slowly, even if we make mistakes!

4 Correct the underlined mistakes in the sentences.

Some people say that speaking a particular language is part of your culture identity. cultural identity
1 Spanish was the first language that I spoke – therefore, it’s my mother language. ___________________
2 In the UK, English sounds different around the country because there are a lot of local languages. ___________________
3 The literature works of Shakespeare introduced many new words to the English language. ___________________
4 Until I learn the write system of Greek, I won’t be able to read it. ___________________
5 A native learner has learnt the language from earliest childhood. ___________________

Compound nouns

5 Complete the sentences with compound nouns formed with the words in A and the words in B.
A advertising charity family love party
snack tooth wheel

B bar brush campaigns chair concert

decorations letter tradition

I forgot to pack my toothbrush when we went on holiday.

1 We go to my grandmother’s house every Christmas.
It’s a ___________________ ___________________.
2 Have you bought the balloons and other ___________________ ___________________ yet?
3 I often go to a ___________________ ___________________ when I’m in town because I get very hungry.
4 In its ___________________ ___________________, the company never uses fashion models who look too thin.
5 Several people complained that there was no ___________________ ___________________ access to the building.
6 Lydia wrote Paul a ___________________ ___________________, but she felt too shy to give it to him.
7 The ___________________ ___________________ succeeded in raising over £1,000 for disadvantaged children.

Key answers

1 1 multicultural
2 religious
3 traditional
4 secular
5 local
2 1 hand out
 2 come together
3 setting off
4 pack out
5 joining in
3 1 dominant language
2 local language
3 strange accent
4 local dialect
5 non-native speakers
4 1 mother tongue
2 local dialects
3 literary works
4 writing system
5 native speaker
5 1 family tradition
2 party decorations
3 snack bar
4 advertising campaigns
5 wheelchair
6 love letter
7 charity concert