Unit 3

Notes Defining relative clausesDefining relative clausesThey 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 clausesNon- defining relative clausesThey 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 ND1) 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 tourist Important to residents Important to both

climate -- crime rate -- green spaces -- job market neighborhoods -- shopping -- cost of living -- cuisine -- hotels

landmarks -- nightlife -- transportation system

Vocabulary Terms for Towns Definitions

Border town a) It attracts visitors for its location, history , entertainment, etc

Coastal town b) It´s near the border with another state or country

College town c) It´s a town mainly housing with people who commute to cities for work

Industrial town d) It´s population is mainly college employees and students

Mountain town e) It´s a town in the countryside, usually surrounded by farms

Port town f) It´s a town that has a lot of heavy industry. (large factories)

Resort town g) It specializes in providing facilities for summer/winter sports and hotels for tourist

Rural town h) It´s a town located by a body of water that has facilities for docking ships

Suburban town i) It is found in a mountain region

Tourist town j) It´s a town beside an ocean

Order of Modifiers When 2 or more modifiers occurs in a sentence,

they usually follow this order.QUALITY SIZE AGE COLOR TYPE NOUN DESCRIPTIVE PHRASE

This exciting large city with bustling streets

It´s a picturesque little resort town with year-round outdoor activities

It´s a run-down old port town that has seen better days

It´s a wonderful small old seaside town

It´s a quiet small old California town with good shopping

She has beautiful big green oriental eyes

It´s a cheap large new blue polyester jacket that 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

QUALITY SIZE AGE COLOR TYPE NOUN

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 2nd sentence that contrast the 1st 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