E.unit 15. D.Language Focus

Non-defining and defining relative clauses 2.. Non-defining and defining relative clauses Example: • The city which is known as the biggest city in Vietnam is Ho Chi Minh City.. • New Yo

GROUP 1 – 10MATH – LUONG VAN CHANH HIGH SCHOOL

LANGUAGE FOCUS

 Grammar and vocabulary:

1 Non-defining and defining relative clauses

2 Although to connect constrasting ideas

 Pronunciation: /θ/ - /đ/

 Pronunciation: /θ/ - /đ/

• Listen and reapeat:

/θ/: think, thought, mounth, thin, something, birthday

/đ/: they, those, clothes, then, another, brother

• Practise the sentences.

1 I thought Mr Smith was thirty-three

2 But next Thursday will be his thirtieth birthday

3 Something about him makes me think he is like my brother

4 The roses that you gave him are beautiful

5 Look at the clothes on that thin man over there

 Grammar and vocabulary:

1 Non-defining and defining relative clauses

Example:

• The city which is known as the biggest city in Vietnam

is Ho Chi Minh City

• New York Harbour, which is ice-free in all seasons, is one of the largest and finest harbours in the worlds

which is known as the biggest city in Vietnam

which is ice-free in all seasons,

Non-defining relative clausesDefining relative clauses

Main clause of Defining relative clause:

• Proper name (An, Huy, …)

• Possessive adjective + Noun

• Demonstrative (this, that, these, those …) adjective + Noun

• Noun + phrase (Example: The girl with the red hat …)

THE REDUCED FORM OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS & RELATIVE ADVERBS:

Relative pronouns:

1 Who:

Example: I thanked the woman She helped me.

 I thanked the woman who help me

2 Whom:

Example: I saw a man He is Mr Black.

 The man whom I saw is Mr Black

3 Which:

Example: The book is on the table It’s mine.

 The book which is on the table is mine

4 That:

THE REDUCED FORM OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS & RELATIVE ADVERBS:

Relative adverb:

1 Where:

Example: He lives in the building It’s very old.

 The building where he lives is very old

2 When:

Example: I’ll never forget the day I met you then.

 I’ll never forget the day when I met you then

Combine the following sentences using relative clauses:

1 The man is a computer expert You were talking to him

2 Dr Michelle Weil wrote a book about “techno stress” She is a psychologist

3 The man is a botanist His father is a botanist

4 1945 is a year The revolution took place in this year

5 Jack loves his parent’s house He was born in that place

6 The river is polluted It’s not safe for swimming

7 She invited me to dinner It was very kind of her

8 The 40 passengers escaped without serious injury Five of those passengers were friends of mine

1 2 3 4 5

Game: Choose number and complete the sentence with relative clause:

1 Arc de Triomphe, which is in , is the most beautiful scenery of France

Paris

3 The office of ASEAN is in City, Indonesia, which is one of the first members of ASEAN

Jakatar

4 _ is the capital of Hungary, which has been devided into 2 smalls cities: Buda and Pest by Danupe River

Budapest

5 _, which is in Japan, is known as one of the most expensive cities in the world

Osaka

2 Although to connect constrasting ideas

 Grammar and vocabulary:

Example: Although New York is not the capital of the

USA, it is the home of the United Nations

Although Singapore have a large population density, it is very clean and its atsmophere is fresh

Although Sydney has the biggest harbour in Australia, it isn’t the capital of Australia,

Combine the following sentences using although:

1 There is not much to do in the countryside I prefer living in the countryside

2 There is a lot of pollution in Los Angeles It’s an ideal place to live

3 The shops are crowded People are not buying much

4 The city is a favorite tourist destination for many

people It has its problems

5 It is a safe neighbourhood It is best to be careful

6 She can’t answer my questions She is very

intelligent

7 He tried He was not successful

8 His life is hard He is determined to study well

1 2 3 4 5

Game: Choose number and complete the sentence with

although:

1 Although is not the capital of Vietnam, it was chose to hold Mrs World 2009

Vung Tau

2 Although _isn’t the capital of Thailand, it’s the first city in South-East Asia which has been hold SEA Games

Chieng Mai

3 Although , the capital of Qatar, is in dezert zone, it’s very rich and beautiful

Doha

The USA

4 .Although is only a small city of Central USA, it was still chosen to hold Olympic Summer 1996

Atlanta

5 Although is the capital of Nepal, its people is emigrating to surrounding Everest Mount to make tourism

Kathmandu

-Review grammar and vocabulary.

-Find informations about some historical place for Unit 16.

-Prepare READING.