Period 55 lesson : 6 Language focus

A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to recognize
and distinguish relative clauses and know how to use them in various situations .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , handouts on additional exercises
C / Procedure :
5 min
10 min I / Warm up : Relative clause completion
- Ask Ss to work in groups . Call at random on members
of the groups to complete the sentences . Ss can use their
own ideas but they have to make sense .
1. New Year
,
s Eve is the night when ………….
2. April Fools
,

8 min => Crowed in a is an adjective , which are crowed is a
clause The clause is doing exactly the same work as the
adjective : it is describing the holiday resorts . So we can
call it an adverbial clause or relative clause because it
relates to the noun , in this case , by means of the word
which . relative clauses can describe persons , things and
events : Who , which and when
=> There are two kinds of relative clause in written
language .
* Relative clauses without comas are called defining or
identifying clauses . They provide essential information
about the subject or object .

5 min
5 min 5 min

pairs to complete the sentences ,
- Get them to compare the answers with a friend
- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class .
- Make necessary corrections and give feedback
1.2 Exercise 2 : Describe each of the people in the
pictures . Use relative clauses
- Ask Ss to study the pictures in the book and use the
relative clauses to describe each of the people in the
pictures .

examples .
5 min 2 min

brackets :
* Notice : There is no but in the complex sentences with
though , although , even though
- Ask Ss to work individually and compare with their
friends .
- Call on some Ss to read their answers in class
- Feedback and give correct answers
2.2 Exercise 4 :
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures , complete the sentences
by using though , although , even though . Use the correct
tense of the verbs and information
- Have Ss check their answers for each other .