Business skills portfolio
Key expressions
P94
2 Read more from the Business Skills Portfolio website and decide which words could fill the gaps (1 - 8). Then choose the correct options.
The Chamber of Commerce Business Skills Portfolio gives you high quality, value for money training opportunities. (1) ___________ days, employers understand that employees who are given training and development opportunities are more motivated (2) __________ contribute more to the company. (3) ____________ courses cover a wide range of subjects and cost from as little as f170. They are designed specifically to develop employees' skills, and at the same time they (4)_________ businesses increase efficiency and profitability. All of our courses are led by professional trainers (5)________ extensive expertise and understanding of business needs.
We offer:
seminars which run for a full or half day, and give you the skills you need (6) _________ and effectively;
semester courses where you attend lectures or seminars once a week over a three-month period;
e-learning which gives all the flexibility a busy (7) __________ need.
The qualifications you get will depend on the type of training. You (8)_________ find more information under each course title.
Relative Clause
P95 Exe. 5
In the sentences below, underline the relative clause and circle the person or thing it gives information about.
I've always had bosses who knew how to motivate people.
I enjoy working for a company which values its employees.
We could choose the sessions which were most useful to us.
My manager is someone who always gets goods results.
P95 Exe.6
Write a relative pronouns(who, which, where, whose)in the gap.
1 I need a course ______ gives me lots of flexibility because I travel a lot.
2 I enjoy learning things ______ help me in my job.
3 The lecture theatre ______ we usually go is too small for so many people.
4 Employees ______ do career development courses earn more money.
5 There isn't a TV screen in the room _____ we do this course.
6 I know lots of students _______ grades are better than mine.
7 The speaker _______ gave the talk is very well known.
8 The lecturer ______ course I'm doing was on TV last night.
9 The session ______ follows this one looks very interesting.
10 People _______ arrive late are not admitted to the sessions.
I went to the seminar. that在从句中做宾语，可以省略。
The trainer led the session. who在从句中做主语，不可以省略。
P95 Exe.7
Put brackets around the relative pronouns that can be let out.
1 The trainer who we had also works in our company.
2 The prices that they charge are quite reasonable.
3 That's the course which I attended last year.
4 The man who took my application form was in my group.
5 The qualifications which you get will depend on the type of training.
语法点补充：
(1)只能用that的情况:
先行词是all, much, one, any, none, few, a few, little, a little以及不定代词 something, anything, everything, nothing, someone, anyone, everyone时，关系从句只能用that不能用which引导;
当先行词前有形容词最高级，序数词(first，second...), the only, the same等词语修饰时，关系从句只能用that不能用which引导;
当先行词中既包括人又包括物时，关系从句只能用that不能形用which引导。
(2)只能用which的情况
与介词连用并位于介司之后时，关系代词只能用which，其结构经常是
“介词+which＂
