unit 8- language focus

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS LESSON: LANGUAGE FOCUS... Who can tell the names of the celebrations with each picture: Who can tell the names of the celebrations with each picture: A C D E Birth

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS LESSON: LANGUAGE FOCUS

Who can tell the names of the celebrations with

each picture:

Who can tell the names of the celebrations with

each picture:

A

C

D

E

Birthday

Christmas Mid-Fall Festival

Easter

B

F

UNIT 8: Celebrations

Language Focus

I Relative clauses;

4 This is a mobile phone I bought it at 14 Le Duan St.

* Use:

- Who for people

- Which for thing (s)

in defining relative

clauses

 A football player is a person who plays football.

3 Tet is a festival Tet occurs in late January.

1 A football player is a person He plays football.

2 She is a nurse I met her yesterday

 She is a nurse who I met yesterday.

 Tet is a festival which occurs in late January

 This is a mobile phone which I bought at 14 Le Duan St.

Unit 8: Celebrations Language Focus

1. Join the sentences Use relative clauses

Ex: Tet is a festival Tet occurs in late January or early February

Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.

a Auld Lang Syne is a song Auld Lang Syne is sung on New Year’s Eve

 Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on New Year’s Eve

b This watch is gift The watch was given to me by my aunt on my 14 th

birthday.

 This watch is gift which was given to me by my aunt on my 14 th birthday.

c My friend Tom can compose songs Tom sings Western folk songs very

well.

 My friend Tom, who sings Western folk songs very well, can compose

songs

d I like reading books Books tell about different peoples and their

cultures.

 I like reading books which tell about different peoples and their

cultures

Homework: e, f, g,h

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Lesson : LANGUAGE FOCUS

EXERCISE 2: Describe each of person in

the picture Use relative clauses

1 I am the boy who is wearing a white

T-shirt.

2 My Aunt Judy is the woman who is

holding Jack.

3 Uncle Tom…….

behind Aunt Judy and Grandmother.

4 Dad……….

Linda.

5 Linda………

gift.

Homework: Mom, Jack

Insert “ Who” or “Which” in the blanks.

Unit 8 : celebrations Lesson : Language focus

her house.

which who who

which

II Adverb clauses of concession

.

Unit 8 : celebrations Lesson: Language Focus

Ex 1: She is ill but she goes to school

Ex 2: It is raining but we go on a picnic

EX 3: Nam studies hard but he gets bad marks

Although/ Though/ Even though introduces adverb clauses of concession

Although/ Though/Even though S +V, S + V

Adverb clauses of concession Main clause

Unit 8 : Celebrations

Lesson : Language Focus

3 Join the sentences Use the words in brackets The first one is done for you.

a Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet Thu

Ha has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes

(even though )

Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet even though she has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes

b We don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my mom every year on the 8th

of March (although)

 Although we don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam, Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my mom every year

on the 8th of March

Unit 8 : Celebrations

Lesson : Language Focus

c We went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on the National Day last year We live in Nam Dinh (even though)

 We went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on the National Day last year even though we live in Nam Dinh

d Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam Tourists do

not understand Vietnamese culture very much (though)

not understand Vietnamese culture very much

Homework: e,f

Unit 8 : Celebrations

Lesson : Language Focus

Exercise 4: Look at the pictures

Complete the sentences Use the correct tenses of the verbs and the information

helped Tuan with his homework.

tomorrow, ……….

though………

he wasn’t very hungry

a Although Mrs Thoa was

tired , she helped Tuan

with his homework.

exam tomorrow, she is

watching TV now.

the weather bureau

predicted the weather

would be fine.

he wasn’t very hungry

Unit 8 : Celebrations Lesson: Language Focus

English.

3 The house looks very

4 She speaks English

Unit 8 : Celebrations Lesson: Language Focus

Homework

-53-54(workbook).

2 Prepare Unit 9 Natural disasters.

Good bye ! Have a good time!