Unit 8. Celebrations

Welcome to our class
There are many celebrations thoughout the year.
What are they?
A
B
C
D
E
Tet
Mid-fall Festival
Wedding
Father`s day
Mother`s day
Do you like Tet?
What is Tet?
When does Tet occur?
-> Tet is a festival which occurs in the late January
or early February.
.
Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in the late January
or early February.
=> Relative clauses:
Unit 8: Celebrations
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. New words:
: sáng tác.
: miêu tả.
: dự đoán.
: nhà văn hóa.
: hài lòng, mãn nguyện
: sở khí tượng
II. Relative clauses:
Use:
 She is a doctor who met you yesterday.
1. She is a doctor. She met you yesterday
2. This is a mobile phone .I bought it at 15 Nguyen Ai Quoc St.
Who: thay thế cho đại từ hoặc danh từ chỉ người.
Which: thay thế cho danh từ hoặc đại từ chỉ vật.
Đại từ quan hệ luôn đứng sau danh từ hoặc đại từ mà nó thay thế.
II. Relative clauses:
1. Defining relative clauses:
(mệnh đề quan hệ xác định).
2. Non- defining relative clauses:
(mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định).
She is a doctor who met you yesterday.
That car, which I bought ten year ago, is still good .
1. Defining relative clauses:
(mệnh đề quan hệ xác định).
* Note: MĐQH xác định là mệnh đề cần thiết dùng để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ đứng trước nó. nếu bỏ đi ý nghĩa của câu sẽ không rõ ràng, vì tiền ngữ chưa xác định, có thể dùng That để thay thế cho Who và Which.
* Form:

N + who/ which/ that + be/ verb + …
2. Non- defining relative clauses:
(mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định).
* Note: MĐQH không xác định là phần bổ sung thêm thông tin tiền ngữ. Mệnh đề này có thể bỏ được, vì tiền ngữ đã xác định. Mệnh đề này được ngăn cách với mệnh đề chính bằng dấu phẩy. Chú ý That không dùng cho mệnh đề này.
* Form:
N, who/ which + be/ verb …, + …
She is a doctor who I met yesterday.
That car, which I bought ten year ago, is still good .
II. Relative clauses:
2. The boys are very kind. They helped me yesterday.
-> The boys who helped me yesterday are very kind.
-> This book, which is on the table , is very interesting.
1. This book is very interesting. It is on the table.
Exercise:
3. 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.

b. This watch is gift. The watch 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.

d. We often go to the town cultural house. The town cultural house always opens on public holidays.
 Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on New Year’s Eve


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


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

 We often go to the town cultural house , which always opens on public holidays
Homework: e, f, g,h
4. 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.
S + be + the + N /N-phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
My family
Ex:

b. My Aunt Judy / the woman / hold / Jack.
-> My Aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.
S + be + the + N /N-phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
My Aunt`s family
My family
My Aunt’s family
S + be + the + N /N-phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O).
-> Dad is the man who is standing behind Linda.
My family
1.Dad / the man / stand / behind Linda.
2.My Mom / the woman / sit / in an armchair.
3.Linda / the little girl / wear / a pink dress.
-> Linda is the little girl who is wearing a pink dress.
-> My mom is the woman who is sitting in an armchair
2
1
3
1.Grandmother / the woman / give / a gift to Jack
My aunt’s family
-> Grandmother is the woman who is giving a gift to Jack
2.My uncle John/ the man/ stand behind Aunt Judy
-> Uncle John is the man who is standing behind Aunt Judy.
3. Jack / the little boy / sit / on his mother’s lap.
-> Jack is the little boy who is sitting on his mother’s lap.
1
2
3
Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
-> Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
Bổ nghĩa
Để nối chỉ lí do
as, because, since
Để nối chỉ sự
tương phản
Although, even though, though
?
Although/ Though/Even though S +V, S + V

Adverb clauses of concession Main clause
III. ADVERB CLAUSES OF CONCESSION
.
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.
Adverb clauses of concession
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.
1. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets. The first one is done for you.
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.
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.
2. 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, she is watching TV now.
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.
V. Homework:
Do homework
Prepare for the new lesson.
GOOD BYE