 What do you see in the

picture? Do you know other

kinds?

 Are they important? Why

(not)?

 Can we replace them with online events? Why (not)?

"I don't drink beer from cups which are
made from plastic."                  - Nestor Roseleth

 Which word refers to an earlier part of the

sentence?

 Does it refer to a thing, a person or a place?

 How do we call these words?

 Can you name others?

Underline the relative clauses and write
whether it adds info about a thing (T),
person (P) or place (PL)

1. There's this festival where they only play folk

music.

2. There was this drummer who they found

passed out near the toilet stalls.

3. All these tents that contain festivalgoers at
the moment will be gone when the festival is
over.
4. The result was a performance which was the
best I had seen in years.
5. There's no alcohol in my drink, which
means no headache.
6. Henham Park, where the Latitude
Festival is held, is located in Suffolk.
Defining relative clauses
• In 1932 they invented a guitar _____ was electric.

Does our clause give essential

information?

• The man _____ I needed to meet for tickets wasn't available.

Does our clause give essential

information?

• There's a new shop in town _____ you can buy musical instruments.

Does our clause give essential

information?
Defining relative clauses
• In 1932 they invented a guitar _____ / _____ was electric.

• The man _____ / _____ I needed to meet for tickets wasn't available.

• The couple _____ _____ I entered by mistake was very friendly about it.

• The months _____ we're on tour are stressful.

• The house _____ which Kurt Cobain was born _____ is still standing.
(Preposition needed)
Non-defining  relative clauses
• My newest guitar which I bought last week sounds amazing.

Does our clause give essential

information?

• That musician named Bono who apparently is the lead singer of a

band called 'U2' was nice to us. Does our clause give essential
information?

• I'm going to a festival next week which is exciting.

To what does the relative clause refer
here?
Non-defining  relative clauses
• My newest guitar, which / _____ I bought last week, sounds amazing.

• That singer named Bono, who / _____ apparently is the lead singer of a

band called 'U2', was nice to us.
Complete the sentences with the correct
relative pronoun (sometimes none is needed)
1. During 'La Judea' in Nicaragua, the crowd
searches for an actor playing Judas _____
they'll put in fake chains.
2. Carnival in Venice, ______ returned in
1979, was cancelled this year.
3. Everybody congratulated the team, _____
hard work during Puno Week helped a lot.
6. My job, _____ I love, is
4. I never cared for Aalst Carnaval until the
year _____ we couldn't celebrate it at all. working as a mascot at
festivals.
5. There's only one thing _____ I need to tell
7. I wish I could move to the
you if you're going to the Mesir Paste
Festival: expect a large crowd! front _____ I could see the
parade clearly.
Rewrite the two sentences into one and make
changes to punctuation and word order
 The performers didn't come on stage until nine o'clock. They were supposed to
start at eight-thirty.

 The festival refunds passengers. The passengers' trains are delayed.

 I looked in all the places. I thought I might have left my phone there.

 The dance worked wonderfully well. We came up with the dance together.

 Brazil is my favorite place to celebrate Carnival. We spent our honeymoon there.

 The neighbors get back from the festival tomorrow. I'm looking after the
neighbors' cat.
Correct one mistake in each sentence
A. This is the festival what I was telling you about.

B. There's a new dance instructor I really think you would like

her.

C. We're travelling to Peru, where I've always wanted to visit.

D. I was worrying about my makeup, that I'd forgotten to apply.

E. Chris, who his father is a judge at the parade, can't

participate for that reason.

F. I've finally had to replace my clown costume, I've had since

the movie 'It' came out.
Speaking: Cultural festivals
• Which is your favorite festival? Why?

• Where is it held? Do you know its tradition?

• Which activities are organized?

Correction & Good use of language
Extra speaking activity
• Do we need to stay sensitive when it comes to other people and their
feelings and beliefs? Can u give examples from your own culture?

• Or, does freedom of expression go above all else when celebrating?

You have been an incredible,
hugely, bigly, amazing class,
believe me!

Thank you very much!

References
• slide 1: https://www.latitudefestival.com/ 
• slide 2 & 3:
https://nl.metrotime.be/2016/06/09/must-read/poll-zou-jij-betalen-voor-een-pri
ve-toilet-op-een-festival/
 
• slide 8: https://traveltriangle.com/blog/venice-carnival/ 
• slide 10: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/day-of-the-dead-traditions/ &
https://www.bestofperutravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pan-wawa.jpg
• slide 12:
https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.net/?siteKey=w38GrtRHtDg4T8xq&callbackUrl=http
s://www.trouw.nl/privacy-wall/accept?redirectUri=%2fnieuws%2fer-is-met-de-ro
etpiet-nog-maar-een-probleem%7eb0e031f9%2f