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Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some survival English on how to use relative pronouns.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning when to use the relative pronouns “who” “which” “that” or “whose”.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences on how to get a summer job in England.
So let’s start!
Woman: A clause means part of a sentence, a relative clause tells us which person or thing a speaker means. Listen and learn:
Woman: We use “who” in a relative clause when we are talking about people. It replaces he, she or they. Now listen to these examples:
Man: That’s the man who interviewed me.
Man: I know a lot of people who work in America.
Man: A pilot is somebody who flies planes.
Woman: We use “which” in a relative clause when we are talking about things. For example:
Man: IBM is a company which makes a lot of money.
Man: The Concorde is a plane which flies very fast.
Man: I work for a company which makes computers.
Woman: Instead of “who” or “which” we can sometimes use “that”: For example:
Man: Do you know anyone who speaks Italian? Or Do you know anyone that speaks Italian?
Man: I work in a company which makes engines. Or I work in a company that makes engines.
Woman: We use “whose ”, (spelt W-H-O-S-E) in a relative clause when we are talking about possession. It replaces his, her and their. For example:
Man: I met a man whose wife used to work with you.
Man: That’s the man whose son is in prison for creative accounting.
Man: This school is only for students whose first language is not English.
Woman: Now let’s listen to these words in the dialogue: pay attention to how they are used.
A good way to improve your English is to take a job during the summer. Listen to this dialogue:
Woman: I really want to work in England this summer. Do you know anyone who could help me?
Man: Well I know a woman who has her own pub, are you interested in bar work?
Woman: I think it would be a good way to learn English, but, I don’t have any experience.
Man: Being a bar maid in England isn’t a job which requires a lot of experience, you are normally ok after the first day of training.
Woman: What’s a bar maid?
Man: A bar maid is a woman who works behind a bar and serves drinks.
Woman: What would I have to do?
Man: Well, it’s a job that requires a lot of patience, as they serve drinks, but they often have to listen to customers who can be quite difficult.
Woman: Would this lady be able to help me with accommodation?
Man: Yes, it’s a pub that has live-in bar staff.
Woman: How do you know her?
Man: Well she has a brother whose daughter used to go to school with me.
Woman: It’s a small world.
Man: You see, it’s not what you know it’s who you know, now would you like me to call her?
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using the EnglishBlog.
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