3 GRAMMAR EXTRA

ADVANCED UNIT 3 3.2 relative clauses

3.1 noun phrases

1 Match the sentences 1–2 with the correct
explanation, a) or b).
1 Correct the word order in six of the sentences. 1 1 The people, whose work was finished, le early.
2 The people whose work was finished le early.
1 We stayed in a new lovely guesthouse in the town
a) Some people le early.
centre.
b) Everyone le early.
2 We always looked forward to returning to our old
2 1 The open plan offices which had good natural
little delightful hotel room.
light were pleasant to work in.
3 The food was served on dreadful old blue and 2 The open plan offices, which had good natural
white china. light, were pleasant to work in.
4 The shops were filled with bright orange horrible a) Some offices had good natural light and were
leather bags. pleasant to work in.
5 There were two friendly little cafés near to our b) All the offices had good natural light and were
hotel. pleasant to work in.
6 The entrance to the gallery was dominated by 3 1 My colleagues whom I like I see outside work.
rectangular stone large three sculptures. 2 My colleagues, whom I like, I see outside work.
7 My leather new expensive walking shoes were very a) I like some of my colleagues and I see them
uncomfortable. outside work.
8 The local market sold lots of local delicious fresh b) I like all of my colleagues and I see them
produce. outside work.
4 1 The desk that has been in the office for
100 years is an antique.
2 The desk, which has been in the office for a
100 years, is an antique.
a) There is one desk and it’s a 100 years old.
b) There are several desks but only one of them
has been there for a 100 years.

2 Use the words and phrases in the box to combine

the pairs of sentences.

all of which at which point in which case

2 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar none of whom on which where (x2) whose
meaning to the first.
1 This is the main conference room. I presented the
1 I took my cousin, who is ten, on a walk for five miles. proposal here.
I took my cousin on a
walk. 2 They submitted the report. They had worked on it
2 We ordered the set menu with five courses. for six months.
We ordered the set menu.
3 I was surprised how interesting the museum was. 3 There is a car park under our building. I park there
It was a museum. every day.
4 The beds were in houses in the trees.
The beds were in . 4 There are ten people in my department. I don’t
5 My grandmother travels in a chair with wheels. trust any of them.
My grandmother travels in a .
6 He enjoyed the orange juice, which was delicious 5 She is the departmental manager. I used her
and refreshing. parking space on my first day here.
He enjoyed the orange juice.
7 We couldn’t sleep because cars raced under our 6 She may leave her job. I’ll get promotion.
window all night.
We were kept awake by cars all night. 7 My boss shouted at me. I le my job.
8 The receptionist recommended a local taxi company.
The receptionist gave us a recommendation 8 I have three laptops. They are all slow.
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3.3 making a proposal Consolidation

1 Complete the phrases used to structure proposals. 1 Choose the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 In the f _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , this would mean … 1
, I’m going to explain the background to our
2 Is there anything that needs proposal for a concierge – or personal assistant –
c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ? service. 2 our business is to provide a tailor-
3 J _ _ _ to g _ _ _ a bit of b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ made, personal assistance service for international
information … business travellers. What we plan to do is to have
4 T _ start w _ _ _ , we’re going to talk briefly an international network of concierges 3 will
about … supply a service 4 meets all the local needs
5 The l _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ include … of business visitors. So, for example, there is a
6 The m _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of our proposal business traveller in New York who wants tickets
is to … to the Metropolitan Opera, to buy 5 and to
retrieve their suitcase that was lost in transit. Our
7 This i _ _ _ is f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because … 6
service will take care of all these things.
8 This s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will help because … 7
build a network of hand-picked, independent
9 To s _ _ up, we are proposing … concierges so we can guarantee a first-class level of
10 We’re going to c _ _ _ u _ with … service in all the major cities of the world. Payment
8
allows the client an unlimited global service.
2 Match functions a)–g) with phrases 1–10 in The main benefit to our clients is that our service
Exercise 1. You will need to use some of the will provide a 9 inexpensive solution to the
functions twice. many problems international business travellers
a) introducing a proposal can encounter. All the hassle will be taken out of
b) stating the purpose international business travel, allowing the business
c) describing the idea person to focus on their work. 10 , we are
d) justifying the idea proposing that for one annual fee you will have a
e) listing the benefits personal assistant in all the world’s major business
centres. Thank you for your attention. Does anyone
f) summarising the proposal
have any questions?
g) soliciting questions
1 a) To justify the idea
3 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar b) To sum up
meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets. c) To start with
1 I think we should think about the situation 2 a) The aim of
differently. (look at) b) The aim to
Let’s way. c) The objective
2 I think we should combine the two ideas. 3 a) whose b) what c) who
(propose) 4 a) that b) who c) whose
I’d that we combine the two 5 a) a silver ring antique
ideas. b) a ring antique silver
3 Can we spend more than the budget? (leeway) c) an antique silver ring
Is regarding the budget? 6 a) twenty-four-hours
4 I think we need to find a solution. (come) b) twenty four hour
Let’s try to a solution. c) twenty-four-hour
5 Can this be done more quickly? (way) 7 a) This is feasible to
Is this can be done more b) In the first instance,
quickly? c) What we plan to do is
8 a) , which would be annual,
b) which would be annual
c) , whose would be annual,
9 a) remarkable
b) remarked
c) remarkably
10 a) Sum up
b) To summing up
c) To sum up