E11 UNIT12 LANGUAGE FOCUS

The girl whom/ that I talked about yesterday is very nice..  The girl I talked about yesterday is very nice... + Relative pronouns of defining relative clause “who, whom, which, that”

 Slap on the sounds you hear.

/str/ /skr/ /skw/

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Square Squeeze Squeak Squeal

Pronunciation /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/

1 There was a strong man on the street at night

2 The strong man looked very strange

3 He was holding an ice-cream in one hand, and a rubber doll in the other hand.

4 The man was eating the ice-cream , squeezing the doll and

it was squeaking.

5 The man was screaming while walking to the square.

6 Nobody knew why he was doing the strange things.

+ Ex1: The woman is very friendly She lives next door.

The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly

The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly

+ Ex2: This is the novel Shakespeare wrote this novel

This is the novel which/ that Shakespeare wrote

This is the novel Shakespeare wrote

+ Ex3: The girl is very nice I talked about her yesterday

The girl whom/ that I talked about yesterday is very nice

 The girl I talked about yesterday is very nice

+ Relative pronouns of defining relative clause “who,

whom, which, that” can be omitted when they are objects

of the verb.

+ But we can’t omit:

a Relative pronouns after a comma (in a non-defining

relative clause).

b Relative pronouns after a preposition.

c “Who, which, that” as a subject.

Examples:

a Dam Vinh Hung, who sings very well, is a famous

singer.

b The house in which he lives is very old.

c The diamond ring which/ that is bought by Mary is

expensive

Exercise 1: Complete each of the following

sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun.

we had it for lunch we met him this morning

John told them he invited them to the birthday party you lost it I bought it yesterday

Example:

I like the diamond ring ……

Mary is wearing it

1 Have you found the bike………

2 Most of the classmates……… couldn’t come.

3 The short stories……… were very funny.

4 The dictionary……… …….is expensive, but very interesting.

5 I didn’t like the man………

6 The beef……… was really delicious.

we had it for lunch

we met him this morning

John told them

he invited them to the birthday party you lost it

I bought it yesterday

Exercise 2: Complete each of the following

sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition

we’re living in it they were talking about them

I work with them we went to it

I slept in it he applied for it

I want to travel on it

Ex: The flight……… …… was fully booked

we’re living in it they’re talking about them

I work with them we went to it

I slept in it he applied for it

1 I enjoy my job because I like the people ……

2 The dinner party …… wasn’t very enjoyable

3 The house …… is not in good condition

4 I wasn’t interested in the things ……

5 He didn’t get the job ……

6 The bed …… was very modern

Exercise 2:

5 He didn’t get the job he applied for.

6 The bed I slept in was very modern

Exercise 3: Combine the following sentences, using

a relative clause, and put a relative pronoun in

bracket ( ) if it can be omitted

1 Beckham is a famous footballer I met him on T.V yesterday

Ex 1 : The novel is very good My sister wrote it.

 The novel (which) my sister wrote is very good.

Ex 2 : Dan Truong is a singer He sings “Tinh khuc vang” song

 Dan Truong, who sings “Tinh khuc vang” song, is a singer.

Beckham, whom I met on T.V yesterday, is a famous footballer

The dictionary which has 205,000 words is very useful

I’m reading the book (which/that) I bought in 1996

This is Mary, who is my sister in law

I know the girl (whom) I spoke to this morning

Activity 1:

Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.

1 Are these the keys for which you are looking?

 Are these the keys (which) you are looking for?

2 Do you know the girl to who he is talking?

 Do you know the girl to whom he is talking?

3 This puppy, that my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is 9

months old

 3 This puppy, which my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is 9

months old

4 The table was broken has now been repaired

 The table that was broken has now been repaired.

5 The ladder on I was standing began to slip

 The ladder on which I was standing began to slip.

6 This is Mr Hung who writes the script of the film

 This is Mr Hung , who writes the script of the film.

Make a sentence using relative pronoun which can be omitted.

Activity 2:

Which song do you like most?

Which one do you often look for when you come back home after school?

Which animal do you hate most?

Where is the place you were born?

- Do Exercise 3 in the textbook (p.145).

- Prepare the next lesson (Unit 13- Reading, p.146).

Homework: