Unit 4. Learning a foreign language

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Who can tell the names of the celebrations with each picture:
A
C
D
E
Birthday
wedding
Lunar new year
Christmas
Mid-Fall Festival
Easter
B
F
UNIT 8
Unit 8: Celebrations
Lesson 5: Language focus
I . Vocabulary:
1. compose (v):
Soạn, sáng tác
2. rose (n):
Hoa hồng
3. predict (v):
Dự báo, dự đoán
4. satisfied(adj):
Hài lòng, mãn nguyện
5. due to:
Bởi vì
6. weather bureau (n):
Sở khí tượng
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 14th birthday.
 This watch is gift which was given to me by my aunt on my 14th 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
2. Describe each of the people in the pictures. Use relatives clauses.
Ex:
a. I / the boy / wear / a white T-shirt.
I am the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.
b. My Aunt Judy / the woman / hold / Jack.
My Aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.
My family
My aunt’s family
S + be + the + N /N-phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
II. Adverb clauses of concession
.
Unit 8 : celebrations
Lesson: Language Focus
Ex 1: She is ill but she goes to school.
?Although she is ill, she goes to school.
Ex 2: It is raining but we go on a picnic.
? Though it is raining, we go on a picnic.
Athough/ 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)
Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam though they do not understand Vietnamese culture very much.

S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
-> Dad is the man who is standing behind Linda.
My family
Dad / the man / stand / behind Linda.
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
My Mom / the woman / sit / in an armchair.
-> My mom is the woman who is sitting in an armchair
My family
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
Linda / the little girl / wear / a pink dress.
My family
-> Linda is the little girl who is wearing a pink dress.
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
Grandmother / the woman / give / a gift to Jack
My aunt’s family
-> Grandmother is the woman who is giving a gift to Jack
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
Jack / the little boy / sit / on his mother’s lap.
My aunt’s family
-> Jack is the little boy who is sitting on his mother`s lap.
My aunt’s family
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
. My uncle John/ the man/ stand behind Aunt Judy
-> Uncle John is the man who is standing behind Aunt Judy.
Adverb clauses of concession
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Dùng để nối 2 mệnh đề có nghĩa trái ngược nhau
Although / though/ even though :
mặc dù
II. Adverb clauses of concession
.
Unit 8 : celebrations
Lesson: Language Focus
Ex 1: She is ill but she goes to school.
Although she is ill, she goes to school.
Ex 2: It is raining but we go on a picnic.
 Though it is raining, we go on a picnic.
EX 3: Nam studies hard but he gets bad marks.
 Even though Nam studies hard, 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
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
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)
Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam though they do not understand Vietnamese culture very much.
Homework: e, f
CELEBRATIONS
LANGUAGE FOCUS
4. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the correct tense of the verbs and the information.
a. Help/ Tuan/ homework
b. Watch/ TV
c. Weather bureau/ predict/ fine weather
d. Eat/ lot/ food
e. Finish/ letter
a. Although Mrs. Thoa was tired,/ help/ Tuan/ homework
Although Mrs. Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework.
Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow, tonight she is watching TV.
b. Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow, /watch /TV
c. It rained yesterday although/ weather bureau/ predict/ fine weather
It rained yesterday although the weather bureau predicted the weather would be fine.
d. Ba/ eat/ lot/ food though he wasn’t hungry.
Ba ate a lot of food though he wasn’t very hungry.
e. Even though the keyboard wasn’t working well,/ finish/ letter
Even though the keyboard wasn’t working well, she tried to finish her letter.
Insert " Who" or "Which" in the blanks.

Unit 8 : celebrations
Lesson : Language focus
The man …………helps me is a doctor.
The farmer buys a book……………is new.
Lan invites some friends …………..come to her house.
My father gave a bike…….......is old.
which
who
who
which
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