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Who, Which, When, Where
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Who, Which, When, Where
In this intriguing group activity, students practice describing people, things, places and times
using defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Before class, make one copy of the worksheet for each group of three or four and cut as
indicated.
Procedure
Write the following on the board:
Who for people

Which for things

When for times

Where for places

Explain how each relative pronoun is used in a relative clause and give examples. If
necessary, review the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Next, give each student a sheet. Draw the students attention to the relative pronouns.
Explain that they must write two items for each category (who, which, when, where).
Example: who
1. a police officer
2. Brad Pitt
Tell the students that they are going to practice giving descriptions of their words using
defining and non-defining relative clauses. Write the following phrases on the board to help
them:
It's a person who

Its a thing which

Its a time when

Its a place where

Demonstrate the activity by telling the students that you are going to define a place for the
where category.
Write the following description on the board:
Its a place where people go to repair their cars. The people who work there are mechanics.
Elicit the answer garage from the students.
Give the students time to write definitions of the items they list on their sheet. They should
write at least two sentences - one defining and one non-defining relative clause. However,
point out that they may need to give more than two sentences if the other students have a
hard time guessing.
Next, divide the class into groups of four.
The students then take it in turns to define one of their words. The student continues saying
sentences until another student in the group guesses the item.
The student describing the word must write the name of the person who guessed correctly in
the 'Winner's name' column next to the word. When the students have finished, they add up
how many times each person's name appears on their sheet. The student who guessed the
most items wins.
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