Window on Britain

Answer the questions:

Watch the video and do after-listening tasks:

🎧 Listening: Gap-fill Exercise

(Fill in the correct words while watching/listening)

1. Britain is a country which has a ___ history.

2. People in Britain often eat ___ and tea.

3. London is the ___ of the United Kingdom.

4. The video shows places where British people live and ___ .

5. One of the traditions in Britain is ___ listening.

6. The British weather is often described as ___ .

7. Many tourists visit Britain to see ___ buildings.

8. The people in Britain are proud of their ___ and culture.

🔹 Defining Relative Clauses

 ДАЮТЬ ВАЖЛИВУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ
Без них ми не зрозуміємо, про що йдеться.

• ❌ NO commas

• Often use: who, which, that, where

Example:

• This is the city which is famous for its museums.
  (ЯКЕ місто? → інформація важлива)

🔹 Non-defining Relative Clauses

ДАЮТЬ ДОДАТКОВУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ
Можна прибрати — сенс не зникне.

• ✅ WITH commas

• ❌ NO “that”

• Often use: who, which, where

Example:

• London, which is the capital of the UK, is very busy.

Exercise 1. Defining or Non-defining?

1. London, which is the capital of the UK, is very expensive.

2. The city which attracts many tourists is London.

3. Scotland, which is in the north of the UK, is very green.

4. The country which has four parts is the UK.

 Exercise 2. Put commas if necessary

1. Wales which has its own language is very proud of it.

2. Big Ben which is one of the symbols of London is not the name of the tower.

3. A place where people drink a lot of tea is the UK.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences

(Use who / which / where)

1. Great Britain is a country ______ old traditions are very important.

2. London is a city ______ you can hear many accents.

3. A person ______ lives in the UK often drinks tea.

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