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A Person Who Helps: who, which, that, where
Students learn to use who, which, that and where to describe jobs and workplaces, then write about a job they know.
Relative clauses defining · Work · Jobs
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use defining relative clauses accurately
- Learn and use 12 words and phrases in 2 sets: Jobs and workplaces, Finding and doing a job
- Read for detail: A job at the Star Hotel
- Writing task: A job I know
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about work and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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who and which
- Use who for people: A nurse is a person who looks after sick people.
- Use which for things: This is the bus which goes to the hospital.
- You can also use that for people and things: the job that I want, the man that works here.
where for places
- Use where for places: An office is a place where people work.
- That's the café where we have lunch.
Watch out
- Don't repeat he / she / it: the man who works here (not who he works here).
- Don't use what: the job that I want (not the job what I want).
Study tips
- Describe jobs with who: A driver is a person who drives a bus or a taxi.
- Describe places with where: A library is a place where you can borrow books.
Glossary
- Jobs and workplaces6 items
- Finding and doing a job6 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Jobs and work
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
Maria is a ___. Every day she helps the patients on her ward: she washes them, gives them their medicine and brings their food.
- b
My dad is a bus ___. He takes people to the city centre every day.
- c
I've got a new ___ at a bank. I start on Monday.
- d
I can't come out tonight. I've got a lot of ___ to do.
- e
I haven't got a job, so every day I ___ in the newspaper and online.
- f
I found a good job on the bank's website, so I'm going to ___ today. I need to send my CV.
- g
I don't work on Saturdays. It's my ___.
- h
I can't talk now. I'm very ___ — I've got three meetings this morning.
2
who, which or where?
Choose the correct word.
- a
A nurse is a person ___ looks after sick people.
- b
An office is a place ___ people work.
- c
This is the bus ___ goes to the hospital.
- d
A driver is a person ___ drives a car, a bus or a taxi as a job.
- e
That's the restaurant ___ my brother works.
- f
I'm working on a project ___ is very important for the company.
- g
Is that the man ___ works in the café?
- h
I want a job ___ is near my home.
3
Make one sentence
Choose the sentence that joins the two sentences correctly.
- a
I have a friend. She works in a bank.
- b
This is the office. I work there.
- c
That's the bus. It goes to the station.
- d
We need a driver. She can work at weekends.
- e
I applied for a job. It's in a big hotel.
- f
That's the café. We have lunch there.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
- l
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: A job at the Star Hotel
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Lucy is looking for a job. Last week she saw an advert on a hotel website: "The Star Hotel needs people who can work in the evenings and at weekends. We need a driver who can take guests to the airport, and a person who can work at reception and speaks two languages. Send us an email which tells us about you." Lucy speaks English and Spanish, so she applied for the job at reception. Yesterday she had a job interview in the hotel office. The manager was a woman who asked a lot of questions. "Can you work on Saturdays?" she asked. "Yes," said Lucy. "But I'd like one day off every week." This morning Lucy got an email from the manager: "You've got the job! You start on Monday." Lucy is very happy. The hotel is a place where she can use her languages every day.
- a
What kind of people does the hotel need?
- b
Why did Lucy apply for the job at reception?
- c
Where was the job interview?
- d
Who asked Lucy a lot of questions?
- e
What does Lucy want every week?
6
Write: A job I know
Write about a job.
Write about a job you know — your job or the job of a friend or someone in your family. (6–8 sentences) Where does the person work? What do they do? Use who, which, that and where. Word box: nurse · driver · office · job · look for a job · apply for a job · job interview · day off · project · busy Example: My friend Daniel is a nurse. He works in a hospital which is near my house. It's a place where people are always busy.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 12 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Jobs and workplaces
- job
- the work you do to get money
- nurse
- a person who looks after ill people, for example in a hospital
- driver
- a person who drives a car, bus or taxi as a job
- office
- a room or building where people work
- project
- a piece of work with a clear plan
- busy
- with a lot of things to do
Finding and doing a job
- look for a job
- to try to find work
- apply for a job
- to ask for a job, often by email or with a form
- job interview
- a meeting where someone asks you questions about a job
- day off
- a day when you do not work
- manager
- a person who is in charge of other workers
- website
- a place on the internet with information
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