The document discusses using relative clauses and provides an example about the American jackalope urban legend. It describes the jackalope as a mythical creature that looks like a rabbit with deer antlers. It explains that Douglas Herring invented the jackalope in 1932 by attaching deer antlers to a rabbit. While jackalopes are not real, the document notes that a virus can cause horns to grow on rabbits. The document provides exercises on using relative clauses to describe the jackalope legend and other urban myths.
The document discusses using relative clauses and provides an example about the American jackalope urban legend. It describes the jackalope as a mythical creature that looks like a rabbit with deer antlers. It explains that Douglas Herring invented the jackalope in 1932 by attaching deer antlers to a rabbit. While jackalopes are not real, the document notes that a virus can cause horns to grow on rabbits. The document provides exercises on using relative clauses to describe the jackalope legend and other urban myths.
The document discusses using relative clauses and provides an example about the American jackalope urban legend. It describes the jackalope as a mythical creature that looks like a rabbit with deer antlers. It explains that Douglas Herring invented the jackalope in 1932 by attaching deer antlers to a rabbit. While jackalopes are not real, the document notes that a virus can cause horns to grow on rabbits. The document provides exercises on using relative clauses to describe the jackalope legend and other urban myths.
The document discusses using relative clauses and provides an example about the American jackalope urban legend. It describes the jackalope as a mythical creature that looks like a rabbit with deer antlers. It explains that Douglas Herring invented the jackalope in 1932 by attaching deer antlers to a rabbit. While jackalopes are not real, the document notes that a virus can cause horns to grow on rabbits. The document provides exercises on using relative clauses to describe the jackalope legend and other urban myths.
'who’, ‘whose’, 'that' and 'which' in relative clauses and explain when to use each one.
● I can use relative clauses to
describe an urban legend I've heard of.
2 Warm-up On the next slide, you will read about a creature called the jackalope. What is a jackalope? 1. Look at the pictures below. 2. Answer the questions in the yellow box as a class or in breakout rooms!
Where do you think the
jackalope lives? What do you think it looks like?
3 The American jackalope 1. Read about the American jackalope. 2. Answer the questions below.
Have you ever heard of the jackalope? It’s a mythical
creature that looks like a rabbit, but with deer antlers on its head! According to legend, jackalopes move at lightning speeds and can make a noise that sounds like the human voice. They also like to drink whiskey, a drink which people use when trying to catch them.
Are jackalopes a hoax? Though they are rumoured to
exist in parts of the American West, Douglas Herring is the person who invented the jackalope.
1. What do jackalopes look like?
2. Why is whiskey mentioned in the text? 3. Who is Douglas Herring?
4 The American jackalope 1. Read about the American jackalope. 2. Answer the questions below.
One day after a hunting trip in 1932, Herring decided to attach deer antlers onto a rabbit. He sold his strange creation for $10. It was displayed in a hotel where it quickly became a popular tourist attraction.
Even though the jackalope might be a hoax, there is actually a virus that causes horns to grow on the heads of rabbits. Sounds crazy, right? That’s why you’ll find a similar creature several thousand kilometres away in Europe. This creature appears in German tales, and if you want to catch it, you’ll have to go to the Bavarian forests where it lives. Here’s a tip: it is believed that it can be caught if you put some salt on its tail!
1. Where was the first jackalope displayed?
2. According to the text, what causes horns to grow on rabbits?
5 Match the vocabulary items to their definition Match the words on the left to their definition on the right.
a horn with branches that grows on
1 creation a the heads of deer
2 taxidermy b something that is proven not to be real
3 mythical c something that is made
the process of making dead animals
4 antlers d look alive
5 hoax e existing only in stories
6 Relative clauses Read the sentences and complete the blue box below.
A jackalope is a creature that looks like a rabbit with deer antlers.
Whiskey is a drink which people use when trying to catch it.
To catch the creature, you have to go to the forest where it lives.
● Use the highlighted words above to complete
the sentences:
● We use __________ or __________ for things.
● We use __________ for places.
7 Relative clauses 1. Read the sentences below. 2. Complete the blue boxes.
He was the one who/that sold the first jackalope.
The man whose creation became known as the jackalope was Douglas Herring.
Use the highlighted words above to
complete the sentences: Relative clauses define, describe, identify, ● We use __________ or __________ for or give more information about nouns. people. Who, whose, that, which, and where are all ● The possessive form of who is used to introduce a relative clause. __________.
8 Avoid these common mistakes Read the two points below.
Try to remember these points
Use who or that for people and which or that for things.
Douglas Herring was the man which invented the jackalope.
Douglas Herring was the man who invented the jackalope. ✓
Remember to spell whose correctly.
The photographer who’s whose photo was published in the
newspaper made the monster famous.
9 Fill in the gaps Complete the sentences with the words on the right. Some sentences may have more than one correct answer.
The men _______________ recorded the creature walking through the
1 woods say it was not a hoax.
Sometimes the water in a lake appears very dark. I remember visiting a
2 lake _______________ the water seemed almost black. who whose Have you ever heard of a creature _______________ looks like a large spider 3 and lives in the woods? It has long legs _______________ allow it to run very that fast. which where In some Irish myths, there is a ghost _______________ screams are a sign 4 that someone is going to die.
The writer _______________ wrote about the creature used to live in this 5 house.
10 Transform the sentences Combine the two sentences on the left into a single sentence. Use a relative clause.
The writer used to live here. She wrote about The writer who wrote about the 1 the creature. creature used to live here.
2 I know a man. He says he saw a jackalope.
This is the lake. The creature was spotted
3 here.
That is the cave. The creature lives in the
4 cave.
Bring me the book of tales. The book is on
5 the table.
The hotel is in Nevada. The jackalope is
6 displayed in the hotel.
11 Discuss Discuss the question below.
Have you seen this
photo before?
What do you know about the
creature shown in the photo?
12 Group writing activity: the Loch Ness Monster 1. Take 5-10 minutes to write down the details surrounding one of the world’s most famous urban legends: the Loch Ness Monster.
2. Use the information in the red box to help you.
Where: Scotland; in a lake with black
water Example: Who: Robert Kenneth Wilson – took famous photo The Loch Ness Monster is a creature
When: 1934 that has a long neck…
What: creature with a long neck and one The man who took a famous photo… or more humps
13 Time to talk! Take turns choosing a question below and ask a classmate to find out more about them.
• Are there many urban legends where
you come from? • What details in urban legends do you find most interesting? Why? • Do you think urban legends are timeless? • Urban legends seem to be in almost every culture – why do you think this is? • Are there any urban legends that scared you when you were a child? • Can you think of any movies or songs based on urban legends?
14 Let’s reflect!
● Can you distinguish between 'who’,
‘whose’, 'that' and 'which' in relative clauses and explain when to use each one?
● Can you use relative clauses to
describe an urban legend you've heard of?
Your teacher will now make one suggestion
for improvement for each student.
15 End of the lesson
Idiom
A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Meaning: Something or someone that seems to be good but is actually bad.
Example: My next-door neighbour is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He seems very friendly, but is actually quite mean. Additional practice
Additional practice
17 Fill in the gaps with the options Complete the sentences. Choose the correct endings from the box. You will need to change the endings to make the correct relative clauses. Additional practice
a. he sees a 1 A unicorn is a mythical creature ______________. jackalope in the American west
b. it is a mythical 2 Where is the photo _______________? story about a place
c. jackalopes live 3 The film is about a man _______________. there
d. it shows the image of the Loch Ness 4 An urban legend is something _______________. monster
e. it has a single horn on its head 5 There is a region in America _______________.
18 Discuss Your teacher will give you one of the pictures below. Use your picture to create your own urban legend. Be creative and remember to use relative clauses. Your teacher will ask Additional practice
questions about your urban legend.
haunted house unicorn hitchhiker alligator good luck in sport
There is a legend... ...it was a hoax
I live in a town... ...she wasn’t telling the truth I know somebody... ...it never happened
19 Choose the option Read each sentence and decide if the relative pronoun is right or wrong. Correct the sentences where necessary. Additional practice
Right Wrong
I don’t like urban legends who are scary.
1 ______________________________
What was the name of the mythical animal where lives in America? 2 ______________________________
How far is the nearest station where I can get a train to Chicago? 3 ______________________________
The man which faked the story was arrested by the police. 4 ______________________________
The residents told me stories about their town that weren’t true. 5 ______________________________
20 Discuss Additional practice
There is some truth in every urban
legend
How do you think
urban legends start? Do you agree or Explain your answer Do you think they disagree? to your teacher. are based on truth or totally false?
21 Answer key
P.4: 1.) Jackalopes look like rabbits with deer antlers on their heads 2.) Whiskey is mentioned because it is a drink that jackalopes like and a drink that people use when trying to catch jackalopes. 3.) Douglas Herring was the inventor of the jackalope. P.5: 1.) The first jackalope was displayed in a hotel 2.) A virus can cause horns to grow on rabbits P.6: 1. (c.) 2. (d.) 3. (e.) 4. (a.) 5. (b.) P.7: We use that/which for things; we use where for places P.8: We use who or that people; the possessive form of who is whose P.10: 1.) who/that 2.) where 3.) that, that/which 4.) whose 5.) who/that P.11: 2.) I know a man who says he saw a jackalope 3.) There is the lake where the creature was spotted. 4.) That is the cave where the creature lives. 5.) Bring me the book of tales that is on the table 6.) The hotel where the jackalope is displayed is in Nevada. P. 18: 1. (e.) 2. (d.) 3. (a.) 4. (b.) 5. (c.) P. 20: 1.) wrong 2.) wrong 3.) right 4.) wrong 5.) right
22 Summary Relative pronouns ● that/which – things and people ● where – places ● who – people
Relative clauses ● Tells us information about a person thing or place ● I know a man. He says he saw a jackalope. 🡪 I know a man who says he saw a jackalope. ● That is the cave. The trolls live in there. 🡪 That is the cave where the trolls live.
Urban legends ● Mythical stories that are not true (or very unlikely!) ● They often prove to be a hoax ● People enjoy them because they can be entertaining, interesting and fun
