1D.

THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY

AIMS:

- Defining Relative clauses:

who, which, where, that
- Expressions/Paraphrasing:
like, for example, etc.
- Pronunciation in a dictionary:
stressed mark, stressed syllable
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1. READING
What do you think the missing word is?

________
A dentist is a person who puts metals in your mouth and
takes coins out of your pocket.

DEVIL'S
DICTIONARY funny, cynical

written by
Ambrose Bierce
A dentist is a person who takes care of your teeth.
________

Normal
definition
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c. Read the text again and answer the questions:

1. Who was Ambrose Bierce?

He was an American author and journalist.

2. What is the normal definition of dentist?

A dentist is a a kind of doctor who looks after of

people's teeth.

3. Where can you find modern versions of Devil's

Dictionary?
We can find them on the Internet
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d. Use your dictionary. Think of normal definitions for
these words or phrases

1. a bank
2. a boring person
3. the brain
4. a movie star
5. a friend
6. a secret
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e. Match the words/phrases with these cynical definitions
a bank / a boring person / the brain / a movie star / a firend / a secret

a movie star

a secret

a boring person
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e. Match the words/phrases with these cynical definitions
a bank / the brain / a firend

a friend

the bank

the brain
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1. GRAMMAR Defining Relative clauses
When do we use
who = a person 

where = a place 

which = a thing   
that = which / who

Grammar bank 1D, p.126

1. GRAMMAR
c. Use the relative clauses to tell your partner about
three of these things below.

E.g. Mother is the person who is very important to me.

4. VOCABULARY paraphrasing

a. What is the best thing to do if you are taking to

someone in English and you don't know a word that
you need?

a. Panic and stop talking.

b. Try to mime the word.
c. Try to explain what you mean using other
words you know
 example

how

kind

like

opposite

person

place

similar

somebody

thing
c. Complete the definitions for these words

It's somebody who visit another country on

1. a tourist
holiday.

2. a gym It's a place where you can do sport.

3. a key It's a thing which you use to open or close a

door.

4. worried It's how you feel when you have a problem.

5. laugh You do this when somebody says something

which is funny
5. PRONUNCIATION -s endings
 5. PRONUNCIATION -s endings
Stressed mark
 REVIEW

[dzei]

[ə'brɔ:d]

['pə:sn] [hɑ:t]

[hiə ]

[giv]

[ri'læks] [,ju:ni'və:səti] ['eksəsaiz] ['stʌmək] [ig'zɑ:mpl]

Paragraph A- Small children
Paragraph B- Conversation makers
Paragraph C- Nervous fliers
Paragraph D- Space invaders