Grammar Review – Unit 5
1Circle the relative pronoun and underline the noun it describes.
1.I have a friend who lives in Paris.
2.This is the book which I told you about.
3.We ate in a restaurant where the waiters sing and dance.
4.That is the man whose wife died.
5.The 4th of July is the day when Americans celebrate independence.
6.Those are the flowers that my father bought.
2 Match A to B to form sentences.
AB
1.They say New York is a city ..a.when the country was at war.
2.She works for an airline..b.who speak Spanish.
3.There are many Americans ..c.whose speciality is treating back pain.
4.She took him to a doctor ..d.where people never sleep.
5.They met in 1943e.which has got offices all over the world.
3Choose the correct relative pronoun.
1.They met outside the house which / where / whose the party was held.
2.What’s the name of the artist who / which / when painted the Mona Lisa?
3.Her father didn’t like the car who / when / that her mother had chosen.
4.The girl who / whose / that bicycle was stolen is terribly upset.
5.That’s the book who / which / where he recommended.
6.Have you met the couple who / which / where want to buy the house?
7.I remember the day where / which / when my brother was born.
4Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun.
1.She knows Antonio Bear, ……………………… is an excellent translator.
2.He uses American Sign Language, ……………………… is different from British Sign Language.
3.The Bahamas, ……………………… my friends have gone on holiday, is supposed to be beautiful.
4.His father, ……………………… mother tongue is English, speaks French quite well.
5.Molly was born in 1996, ……………………… my sister was just one.
5Combine the sentences using the relative pronoun in brackets. Make any necessary changes.
1.She fell in love with a boy. His father works in Africa. (whose)
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2.That is the shop. I bought my new shoes there. (where)
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3.I’ll never forget that day. I first saw you then. (when)
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4.Where can I find a shop? It sells drumsticks. (which)
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5.This is the guide. He will take you on a tour of the city. (who)
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6Complete the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun. There may be more than one possible answer.
1.Do you know anyone ……………… speaks Welsh?
2.She uses her computer, ……………… is in her living room, to keep in touch with her family.
3.Eric met a boy ……………… father works in Hong Kong.
4.My family travelled to Japan, ……………… my grandmother is living.
5.Abigail teaches judo, ……………… is her favourite sport.
6.I miss the days ……………… we had so much free time.
7Choose ALL the correct answers. Then tick the sentences where the relative pronoun can be omitted.
..1.I saw the film who / which / that you told me about.
..2.We ate at Mike’s café, who / which / that has the best pancakes.
..3.The programme who / which / that you are watching is boring.
..4.My mother is visiting my grandmother, who / which / that lives in a nursing home.
..5.Anyone who / which / that wants to enter the zoo must buy a ticket.
..6.Helen bought a new car who / which / that was made in Japan.
..7.The student who / which / that you were speaking to was obviously very smart.
8Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns below.
who • which • where • when • whose
1.Can you tell me the name of the street ……………… Amy lives?
2.Brad Pitt, ……………… is an American actor, has starred in over 35 films.
3.My mother works with a woman ……………… husband is the star of a TV programme.
4.He speaks Italian in addition to Portuguese, ……………… is his first language.
5.I met him last summer ……………… I worked at the summer camp.
9Write sentences with the words below. Add commas when necessary.
1.he / I / that / love / the gift / gave / me
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2.cousin / dentist / married / my / is / Dr Jones / a / who
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3.prefers / which / She / are / products / environmentally-friendly
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4.the man / dog / bit / That / whose / me / is
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5.year / was / stayed / Grand Hotel / nice / The / where / very / we / last
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6.when / women / There / vote / a time / couldn’t / was
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10Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun. Make any necessary changes.
1.My neighbour won the gardening prize. His garden is beautiful.
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2.He misses his house. It was destroyed in the fire.
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3.Leonid Stadnyk is the tallest man in the world. He lives in the Ukraine.
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4.He returned to visit the town. He was born there.
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5.Ana Segon is the company secretary. She is bilingual.
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6.Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan mountains.
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7.He decided to visit London. His friend is studying there.
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11Complete the sentences. Add a relative pronoun and a suitable ending.
1.She really likes the teacher ......
2.They’ve opened a new shop ......
3.He was born in a town ......
4.2000 was the year ......
12Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns.
Washoe, (1)……………… was the first non-human to learn to speak a human language, was a chimpanzee. The language (2)……………… she learned, was American Sign Language (ASL).
Washoe was born in 1965 in West Africa, (3)……………… she was captured. She was later taken to the USA for research. Washoe lived with two scientists, Allen and Beatrice Gardner, (4)……………… goal was to teach her to communicate. She was named after Washoe County, Nevada, (5)……………… the Gardners raised and taught her. Washoe was using over 250 signs by October 2007, (6)……………… she died at the age of 42.
Vocabulary Review – Unit 5
1Match the words and expressions in A to their definitions in B.
AB
1.ignore ..a.change from one language to another
2.complain..b.say you’re sorry
3.keep in touch..c.first language
4.translate..d.ask for something
5.bilingual..e.pay no attention
6.mother tongue..f.talk or write occasionally
7.apologise..g.able to speak two languages
8.request..h.say you aren’t happy about something
2Complete the sentences with the words and expressions in Exercise 1, column A.
1.I promise to ……………………… while I’m abroad.
2.……………………… to your brother. You hurt him.
3.This food is terrible. We should ……………………… .
4.I’m talking to you. Don’t ……………………… me.
5.I don’t understand French. Could you ……………………… this into English, please?
6.If you can’t do it yourself, you’ll have to ……………………… help.
7.Michael is ……………………… . He speaks English and French.
8.Suzanne was born in Japan, but English is her ……………………… .
3Complete the collocations with the words: sign • official • bad • first
1.Small children shouldn’t watch that film because of all the violence and ……………… language.
2.Although there are many Spanish speakers in the USA, English is the ……………… language.
3.Deaf people use ……………… language to communicate with each other.
4.She speaks eight languages fluently, but French is her ……………… language.
4Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs below.
get by • get across • get through • pass on • pick up • cut in • pass down
1.He couldn’t speak Chinese so he ……………… his message ……………… using mime.
2.She has a great ear for languages and managed to ……………………………… a lot of English from
watching television.
3.The recipe is a family secret that ……………………………… from generation to generation.
4.He is able to ……………………………… at work even though he never formally learnt how to use
a computer.
5.I don’t like using open online chat rooms as anyone can suddenly ……………………………… on
your conversation.
6.He finally ……………………………… to the airline after eight tries.
7.In next week’s magazine, Penélope Cruz ……………………………… her top ten beauty tips.
5Complete the passage with the words and expressions below.
face-to-face • misunderstand • slang • get across • body language • fluent • foreign
contacts • discussing
When learning a (1)……………………… language, one of the most difficult ways to communicate is on the telephone. Why is this? Well, first of all, when someone (2)……………………… us by telephone, we can’t see him or his (3)……………………… . This means we lose a very important clue for understanding, and as a result it is easy to (4)……………………… what he is saying. Likewise, without the ability to use facial expressions and hands when we speak, it is much harder to (5)……………………… our own message. Therefore, many people avoid (6)……………………… anything important on the phone. Another reason why the telephone is challenging is that it’s often more difficult to hear a speaker on the phone than in (7)……………………… conversations. In addition, people often speak more quickly and may use more (8)……………………… on the telephone, which makes it difficult to understand if you aren’t (9)……………………… in a language.