Unit 3

Notes Defining relative clauses Defining relative clauses They add and give essential information about a noun or a noun phrase. Ex: People like to go to restaurants that have good food. Non- defining relative clauses Non- defining relative clauses They describe the noun, but the information they give is not essential to understand the noun. They are set off by commas. Ex: That restaurant, which has good food, is the most popular one in town.

Underline the relative clause and write D or ND 1)Bangkok, which is the capital of Thailand, has many excellent restaurants. _____ 2)Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997, when it was returned to China. _____ 3)Busan is a busy port city that is located in South Korea. ____ 4)Bogota, which is situated on a high plateau in central Colombia, has frequently changing weather. ____ 5)Montreal is a sophisticated city, where some of the best cuisine in Canada is found. _____ 6)Sao Paulo, which is the biggest city in Brazil, is also one of the world´s most populated cities. _____

What makes a city? Are these features more important to tourist or to residents? Important to touristImportant to residentsImportant to both climate -- crime rate -- green spaces -- job market neighborhoods -- shopping -- cost of living -- cuisine -- hotels landmarks -- nightlife -- transportation system

Vocabulary Terms for TownsDefinitions Border towna) It attracts visitors for its location, history, entertainment, etc Coastal townb) It´s near the border with another state or country College townc) It´s a town mainly housing with people who commute to cities for work Industrial townd) It´s population is mainly college employees and students Mountain towne) It´s a town in the countryside, usually surrounded by farms Port townf) It´s a town that has a lot of heavy industry. (large factories) Resort towng) It specializes in providing facilities for summer/winter sports and hotels for tourist Rural townh) It´s a town located by a body of water that has facilities for docking ships Suburban towni) It is found in a mountain region Tourist townj) It´s a town beside an ocean

Order of Modifiers When 2 or more modifiers occurs in a sentence, they usually follow this order. QUALITYSIZEAGECOLORTYPENOUNDESCRIPTIVE PHRASE Thisexcitinglargecitywith bustling streets It´s apicturesquelittleresorttownwith year-round outdoor activities It´s arun-downoldporttownthat has seen better days It´s awonderfulsmalloldseasidetown It´s aquietsmalloldCaliforniatownwith good shopping She has beautifulbiggreenorientaleyes It´s acheaplargenewbluepolyesterjacketthat I love

Exercise Put the words is order to complete the sentences. black/small/box/Turkish/a/old man/a/fat/friendly/young tall/our/coach/boring wooden/dark/a/table/long city/a/Spanish/beautiful/old bear/brown/old/big/a QUALITYSIZEAGECOLORTYPENOUN

Contrasting connectors Despite-In spite of: Are used as prepositions. *I won the game in spite of the rain/ raining all day. *I won the game despite the rain. Although- Even though: have the same meaning they begin a clause. *Although the movie was great, we waited on the line for so long. However-Nevertheless-On the other hand: are use to start a 2 nd sentence that contrast the 1 st one. They are followed by a comma. *The city is expensive. However, I love living in here. *The apartment is expensive. On the other hand, it has a great view.

Complete the sentences with the contrasting connectors 1)_______________the bad music, I enjoyed the party. 2)The house was really modern. ______________, it didn´t have enough windows. 3)I arrived late _____________ I woke up early. 4)I did a good project. _____________, I didn´t win the contest. Despite - In spite of – Although - Even though - However- Nevertheless - On the other hand