30 Apr 2024

B1 ONLINE WEEKLY REVISION (29th April)

 

Listening

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/work-life-balance

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/meeting-an-old-friend


Reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/a-travel-guide

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/social-media-influencers


Grammar

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/present-perfect-simple-and-continuous

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/passives

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/verbs-followed-by-ing-or-by-to-infinitive-2


Vocabulary

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/meat-and-fish

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/body-parts-2

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/air-travel


RELATIVE CLAUSES


Defining Relative Clauses give detailed information defining a general term or expression. 

Do you know the girl who is talking to Tom?
A seaman is someone who works on a ship.

Object pronouns in defining relative clauses can be dropped. 

The boy (who/whom) we met yesterday is very nice.

Non-defining relative clauses give additional information on something, but do not define it. 

Do you know the girl, who is talking to Tom?

Object pronouns in non-defining relative clauses must be used.
Jim, who/whom we met yesterday, is very nice.

How to Shorten Relative Clauses?

Relative clauses with who, which, that as subject pronoun can be replaced with a participle. This makes the sentence shorter and easier to understand.

I told you about the woman who lives next door. – I told you about the woman living next door.

Do you see the cat which is lying on the roof? – Do you see the cat lying on the roof?

EXERCISES