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7B
defning relative clauses
Use defning relative clauses to say which person, thing, or place
you are talking about.
for people who / that Freds the man who cleans the school.
A dentist is someone that takes care of peoples teeth.
for things which / that A watch is a thing which shows the time.
A dictionary is a book that tells you the meanings of
words.
for places where This is the offce where I work.
When you use a relative pronoun (who / which / that / where)
you dont need to use a subject or object pronoun
(he / they / it / her / them, etc.).
>> Now go to exercises 7.1 and 7.2 to practise.
7C
can / cant (permission)
Use can to give permission (to say its OK to do something).
Use cant (= cannot) to refuse permission (to say it isnt OK to do
something).
+ ?
I / You / We / They can
borrow the bike.
I / You / We / They cant
smoke here.
Can I / you / we / they go
out?
He / She / It can use my
mobile phone.
He / She / It cant park
here.
Can he / she / it use your
car?
Short answers
Yes, I / you / we / they can. No, I / you / we / they cant.
Yes, he / she / it can. No, he / she / it cant.
Use an infnitive without to after can.
>> Now go to exercises 7.3 and 7.4 to practise.
7D
because, so
Use because to explain
why something happens.
I was late for work because I missed the bus.
Use so to explain what the
result is.
I missed the bus so I was late for work.
>> Now go to exercises 7.5 to practise.
prepositions of place: in / on / at
in for an enclosed space (e.g. rooms,
towns, continents)
My brother works in a big hotel.
The children are in the
playground.
for private cars and taxis He went to work in his car.
on for surfaces (e.g. rivers,
mountains) and lines (e.g. paths,
coasts, roads)
Weve got a villa on the
Mediterranean coast.
We had a lovely holiday on the
River Thames.
for public transport (e.g. planes,
trains, buses, boats)
She got a job on a ship.
I dont like travelling on buses.
at for a particular point, or building We met at the station.
Wait at the reception desk.
with home and work Theyre at work.
Hes working at home.
to say where people study Hes a pupil at Park School.
My daughter is at university.
>> Now go to exercise 7.6 to practise.
7.1 Match 18 with ah.
1 e A chemist is a person
2 A canteen is a place
3 A mechanic is someone
4 A bus is a vehicle
5 A postman is someone
6 A camera phone is a phone
7 An airport is a place
8 A classroom is a place
a that mends cars.
b where planes arrive and leave.
c which carries people around town.
d that takes pictures.
e who sells medicines.
f where you have lessons.
g who brings letters to your house.
h where you eat in a school.
7.2 Underline the correct word.
Example Hes the man that / he mended our car.
1 This is the house where / which we had a party.
2 Hes the man who / he teaches my children.
3 Our college has a machine that / who makes hot drinks.
4 A nurse is someone that / where works in a hospital.
5 What do you call a shop where / which you buy newspapers?
6 French is one of the subjects that / it we study at school.
7.3 Order the words to make sentences and questions.
Example photocopy can a make I ?
Can I make a photocopy?
1 have a can today we lunch break long ?
2 cant you in offce smoke the
3 jeans you at wear work can ?
4 the use cant you computer boss
5 classroom in we eat our cant
7.4 Complete the library rules with can / cant and a verb
from the box.
3 read make do 7 play eat bring write
Example You cant write in the library books.
1 You photocopies on the library photocopier.
2 You food in the library.
3 You newspapers in the library.
4 You computer games at the library.
5 You your homework here.
6 You animals into the library.
7.5 Complete the sentences using because or so.
Example I was ill so I stayed at home.
1 Your boss was angry you were late this morning.
2 The roads arent very good, Rajendra uses a bicycle to
deliver the mail.
3 I joined a travel agency I can get cheap holidays.
4 Sua doesnt sign her name, she cant write.
5 Its the weekend, we dont have to work today.
6 Hes learning English he wants to work in the USA.
7.6 Right or wrong? Tick (3) or correct the sentences.
Example Dont run on the corridor.
Dont run in the corridor.
1 I dont like travelling at busy trains.
2 My sisters studying Maths at university.
3 Their house is in the south coast.
4 Meet me in the coffee machine.
5 Holly and Anna work in an offce.
6 They got on the taxi and sat down.