Describing a place · Connecting a place with its purpose

Application goal: Connecting a place with its purpose.

Use who for people and which for things; that can be used in many defining relative clauses. The clause identifies the person or thing you mean.

Context: Describing a place. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

The teacher who taught our class now works upstairs.

المعلم الذي درّس صفنا يعمل الآن في الطابق العلوي.

He remembers the project that our group presented.

يتذكر المشروع الذي قدمته مجموعتنا.

I enjoy returning to places that are connected with useful memories.

أستمتع بالعودة إلى أماكن مرتبطة بذكريات مفيدة.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: The teacher who taught our class now works upstairs.لدي اجتماع عمل في الوقت نفسه.قد تؤدي عبارة «يصعب السماع من الخلف إلى حد ما» وظيفة طلب رفع الصوت، لا مجرد الوصف.المعلم الذي درّس صفنا يعمل الآن في الطابق العلوي.لكن غياب النبرة في الكتابة قد يترك مجالًا لسوء الفهم.

2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أستمتع بالعودة إلى أماكن مرتبطة بذكريات مفيدة.I enjoy returning to places that are connected with useful memories.We would also need to transfer existing records without disrupting current appointments.The library across the square has a public copying service.Finding a specific instruction depends on the headings and the structure as well as the length.