Page 344 - Grammar_Explorer_3_Amy_Cooper_&_Samuela_Eckstut_Didier1_1 (1)_Neat

11 APPLY.

A_ Read the description of the movie. Underline the reduced relative clauses and the relative
clauses with when and where.

VVhat movie is it?

This is a horror movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film, released in 1963, is
based on a short story written by British author Daphne du Maurier. It takes place ina
northern California town where birds start attacking people for no obvious reason. The
main characters are Melanie and Mitch. Melanie Daniels, played by actress Tippi Hedren,

is a rich young woman who follows a San Francisco lawyer named Mitch Brenner to the
coastal town of Bodega Bay, where his mother and sister live. Strangely, on the day when
Melanie arrives to town, birds start attacking people. At the end of the movie, Melanie

hears noises coming from the attic of the Brenner home. Hundreds of birds rush at her as
she opens the attic door. It’s a terrifying movie!

NWCA ster

introducing Tippi Hedren

B_ Think about a movie you remember well. Write a description of the movie. Use the model in
exercise A and the questions in the box to help you. Include at least three reduced relative
clauses and three relative clauses starting with where or when.
Who are the main characters? Where does the story take place?

Who starred in the movie? Who directed the movie?
When was the movie released? What is the most memorable scene in the movie?
Is the movie based on a book? How does the movie end?

Is the movie a true story? What happens to the main character(s)?

C Work in a group. Listen to your classmates read their movie descriptions. Try to guess the
movie. Ask questions if you aren't sure.

A: Is the movie The Birds? B: Yes, it is.

326 RELATIVE CLAUSES
Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.