Lesson 25: Relative Clauses / Text language

Below there is a presentation on the use of Relative Pronouns & Clauses for pre-intermediate and intermediate ESL students:

Alternatively, you can download the PDF file here.

• Gap-Fill exercise: Relative Clauses
• Quiz: Relative Clauses

VOCABULARY:

• Do you want to text a friend? Then you will need the following handout on SMS Language
• Then you may want to try to decipher the following text messages:

Peter: I mu m8. LTNS Hru?

Tricia: Oh, I’m fine. I mu 2. Hows ur sis?

P: My sis is OK. Shes on a d8 2day.

T: IC. That’s gr8! We shud meet ASAP, b4 the w’end. I hope I’ll CU l8r. Mebbe 2moro?

P: K. HAND, CUL.

T: XxX

EXERCISES:

• You will find some exercises in the last slide of the above presentation, and there is also this Relative Clauses Worksheet.
• For further practice, check the following Translation Exercise.
• Need a challenge? Try this Cloze Test.

SONG:

• Brilliant Disguise (Bruce Springsteen) – Relative Pronouns & Clauses (A2)