DEFINING AND NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES_1stBach_2019-20

Dear students:

Moving on! We are writing a ¨check¨ next to the box of VERB TENSES and visiting a new challenge.

The new GR topic is defining and non-defining clauses. Before we go deeper, I´d like you to recall relative pronouns from previous years:

In your notes, you have to include information about:

- Relative pronouns.

- Relative clauses: differences between defining and non-defining WITH EXAMPLES and when we use each of them.

Now, take a look at this summary chart. Before you read, keep in mind that this grammar chunk deals with ¨oraciones subordinadas¨, as we call them in Spanish. You will find here the most important details about both defining and non-defining clauses. Then, do not forget to choose a video to watch step-by-step explanations! 

BASIC MATERIAL
In order to learn about relative clauses it is essential to review relative pronouns, as we did at the beginning of this post. This video will first introduce relative pronouns, take a look! The content you need to watch starts at minute 6:52 from this video.

CHALLENGE MATERIAL
Take a look at this podcast from BBC English, it is very clear and it also gives you some examples to practice!

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS,

Dear students,

First of all: as you navigate on this new chapter, PLEASE DON´T FORGET TO KEEP PRACTICING AND REVIEWING unit 1.

Here, you will be able to learn about compound future tenses: future perfect and future continuous.

As always, there is an explanatory video, more challenging and with some extra information for you to widen your knowledge and then, other material for those students who need to strengthen their skills from the basis.

Please, watch the videos and take down notes. When you come to class, we will be working on exercises about this grammar topic. DON´T FORGET TO GIVE ME YOUR NOTES ON TIME!


Here is a brief explanatory poster:

CHALLENGE MATERIAL

BASIC MATERIAL 

I am including one of the videos from last grammar post because they are quite clear. The explanations about Future perfect simple and Future continuous are at the end of the video (from minute 5:00 to minute 5:50).

ENJOY!