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Rumours 2

D. Rewrite the following sentences using a reduced relative clause.

1. The most spoken first language in the world is Mandarin, which has over 900 million speakers.
2. The total number of English speakers, which includes those that speak it as a second language, is
more than 1.13 billion.
3. Esperanto, which was created as a universal language, currently has approximately 2 million speakers.
4. Minecraft, a popular computer game which was released in 2011, allows players to set the language
to Esperanto in the game.
5. Mutzar Abbasi, an Esperanto speaker who was born in Pakistan, translated the Qur’an into Esperanto.
6. The asteroid 1462 Zamenhof, which was named after the language’s creator by an Esperantist
astronomer, was discovered in 1938.
7. Lernu!, a site which was developed to support Esperanto learners, reports up to 200,000 visitors per
month.

8. There are over 250,000 entries in Esperanto on Wikipedia, which was launched in 2001 as a
multilingual encyclopaedia.

E. Combine the sentences using reduced relative clauses.

1. I read a great book called The Map of Love. The book was written by Ahdaf Soueif.
2. We’re going to see a film tonight. The film stars Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor.
3. That book is mine. The book is lying on the table.
4. I often watch French films. The films I watch are dubbed into my own language.
5. We really enjoyed the film. Our friend, Uri, had chosen the film.
6. My twin sister studied Film Studies at university. She was born six minutes after me.
7. Brian Bilston’s poetry is enjoyable to read. It pokes fun at everyday life.
8. My brother-in-law, who is deaf, loves visual comedy, like Mr Bean. Mr Bean is a character who was
created by Rowan Atkinson.

F. Choose the correct option in each sentence. Discuss with a partner.
1. Do you prefer films starred / starring big names or lesser-known actors? Why?

2. How many films directed / directing by Steven Spielberg have you seen?
3. Which is your favourite book written / writing by an author from your country?
4. If you were an author, would you write novels based / basing on real life or would you invent a fantasy
world?

Listening and Speaking

A. Discuss with a partner.

1. Have you seen any of the following films? AVENGERS: ENDGAME
2. Did you see them in the cinema or at home? Aladdin
3. Did you watch them in the original version
(with or without subtitles) or dubbed? High Life

bohemian rhapsody

Tolkien

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