2014-12-05 Structure: famous dates and places

Greg Malivuk
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handout p. 158
Homework: make adjective clauses with the rest of the sentences about Mother Theresa and Harriet Tubman

1 Mother Theresa was born into a family in Albania that was very wealthy.
 (Mother Theresa was born into a very wealthy Albanian family.)

2 Her mother often took her daughter to visit the poor, whose miserable living conditions left a lasting impression on Mother Theresa.

3 She left the convent and started her own congregation, for which she had to obtain approval from the Vatican.

4 In 1954, Mother Theresa set up a home for the dying with 26 volunteers, whose life was austere: no possessions and a 16-hour work day.

5 In 1979, she received the Nobel Peace Prize, for which she was criticized by some people who believed she had helped the poor but had not contributed to world peace, for which the Nobel Prize was intended.

6 She has also received criticism in the United States, where some feminists disagree with her anti-abortion stance.
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1 Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped from her slave owner and then helped others to escape.

2 Harriet was born in Maryland in 1820, when slavery was legal.

3 The plantation mistress who owned her was cruel.

4 One night, Harriet escaped the plantation and went to Pennsylvania, where slavery was not legal.

5 As a free woman, Harriet worked for the Underground Railroad to set free the other slaves, whom she could not forget.

6 She became the leader of the Underground Railroad and organized the workers, who referred to her as "General Tubman" because she was so strict.

Turn on the light in the basement next to the old washing machine.
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December 25th is the day on which Christians celebrate Christmas.

The White House is the building in which the US president lives.
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Student A
1 February 14 is the day on which people celebrate Valentine's Day.
2 July 4 is the day on which Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
3 The ninth month of the Muslim calendar, Ramadan, is the month during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset.
4 1776 is the year in which US independence was declared.
5 A nursing home is a place in which old people live and are taken care of by nursing staff.
6 10 Downing Street is the address at which the British Prime Minister works.
7 Epcot Center is the part of Disney World in which you can visit different "countries" of the world.
8 Mecca is the city to which Muslims go to pray to feel closer to God.
Student B
1 Halloween is the day on which Americans dress up and go trick-or-treating.
2 April 15 is the day by which Americans must pay their taxes from the previous year.
3 1492 is the year in which Columbus first sailed to the Americas.
4 The fourth Thursday in November is the day on which Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.
5 The Forbidden City is the place in which the old Chinese Imperial Palace is.
6 A kennel is a place in which dogs are kept.
7 The Alamo is the location in which an important battle was fought.
8 Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world.
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Homework: p. 210 and 228