Unit 8. Celebrations

MATCHING
b. To the one whose feelings for me are so strong that the word love can’t describe them.
a. I’m the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.
c. Let us congratulate you on your success.
d. He ate a lot of food although he wasn’t very hungry.
e. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
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RELATIVE CLAUSES:
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 a gift. The watch was given to me by my aunt on my 14th birthday
This watch was is a gift which was given to me by my aunt on my 14th birthday.
1. Join the sentences. Use relative clauses
d. We often go to the town cultural house. The town cultural house always opens on public holidays.
e. I like reading books. Books tell about different people and their cultures.
We often go to the town cultural house which always opens on public holidays.
I like reading books which tell about different people and their cultures
c. My friend Tom can compose songs. Tom sings Western folk song very well.
My friend Tom who sings Western folk song very well can compose songs.
RELATIVE CLAUSES:
2. Describe each of the people in the pictures. Use relative clause.
I am the boy who is wearing a while T-shirt.
My Aunt is the woman who is holding Jack.
II. Adverb clauses of concession:
though, although, even though
Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet even though she has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes.
- Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet.
- She has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes.
even though
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in the brackets:
Ex:
Nam is tired.
He continues to study.
- Nam is tired but he continues to study.
Although Nam is tired, he continues to study
Nam continues to study although he is tired.
though
even though
Adverbial clause of concession:
Although/though/even though + clause, main- clause
Although we do not have a Mother’s day in Viet Nam, Dad and I have special gifts and parties for mom on 8th March every year.
We went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on National Day although we live in Nam Dinh.
Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam although they do not understand Vietnamese cultures very much.
e) In Australia, although Christmas season is in the summer, the Australian enjoy it as much as people in European countries do.
f) Tim could see the main part of the show although he came to the show late due to the traffic jam.
Keys:
EX-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
5. Homework .

-Review all structures
Do again all the exercises in notebooks.
Prepare unit 9 ( Listen and read) for the next period.