Unit 8. Celebrations

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Guessing game:
What is it ?
1. It’s a festival.
2. It’s a time for families to be together.
3.It occurs in late January or early February.
Tet
Guessing game
Who is that?
1. He is a man.
2. He teaches us how to love, cry and laugh.
3. His feelings for us are so strong that the world love can’t describe them.
A father
Guessing game
What is it?
1. It is a song.
2. It is sung on New year’s Eve.
3. Another name of a song is The Good Old days.

Auld Lang Syne
Guessing game
Adverb clauses of concession
Relative clauses
LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. 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.
Ex: Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.
Monday, March 8 th, 2010
UNIT 8: CELEBRATIONS
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
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Join the sentences. Use 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.
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:
b. This watch is a gift. The watch was given to me by my aunt on my 14 th birthday.
This watch is a gift which was given to me by my aunt on my 14th birthday.
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Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:

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.
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:

d. We often go to the town cultural house. The town cultural house always opens on public holidays.

We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens on public holidays.
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:

e. I like reading books. Books tell about different peoples and their cultures.


I like reading books which tell about different peoples and their cultures.
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:

f. On my Mom’s birthday my Dad gave her roses. The roses were very sweet and beautiful.

On my mom’s birthday my dad gave her roses, which were very sweet and beautiful.
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Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:

g. Judy liked the full-moon festival very much. The festival is celebrated in mid-fall.



Judy like the full-moon festival, which is celebrated in mid-fall, very much.
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses:

h. Tomorrow I’ll go to the airport to meet my friends. My friends come to stay with us during the Christmas.

Tomorrow I’ll go to the airport to meet my friends, who come to stay with us during the Christmas.
2. Describe each of the people in the pictures. Use relative clause.
I am the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.
My aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.
II. Adverb clauses of concession

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What do we use for?
What are they?
They are though, although, eventhough
To combine sentences and express the opposite ideas.
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.
a.Thu Ha isn’t satisfied with her preparations for Tet. Thu Ha has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes. (eventhough)

Thu Ha isn’t satisfied with her preparations for Tet eventhough Thu Ha has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes.
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

b. We don’t have a Mother’s Day in VietNam. Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my mom every year on the 8th of March. (although)
b. Although we don’t have a Mother’s Day in VietNam, Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my mom every year on the 8th of March.
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

c. We went to Hanoi to watch the parade on National Daylast year. We live in Nam Dinh. (eventhough)
c. We went to Hanoi to watch the parade on National Daylast year eventhough we live in Nam Dinh.
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

d. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam. Tourists do not understand Vietnamese culture very much. (though)
d. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam though tourists do not understand Vietnamese culture very much.
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

e. In Australia,Christmas season is in the summer. The Australia enjoy Christmas as much as people in European countries do. (even though)
e. Even though in Australia,Christmas season is in the summer. The Australia enjoy Christmas as much as people in European countries do.
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

f. Jim could see the main part of the show. He came to the show late due to the traffic jam. (although)
f. Although Jim could see the main part of the show. He came to the show late due to the traffic jam.
4: Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the correct tense of the verbs and the information.
help / Tuan / homework
a. Although Mrs. Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework.
watch / TV
b. Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow, ……………………
she is still watching TV now.
weather bureau / predict / fine weather
c. It rained yesterday although ……………
bureau predicted the weather would be fine.
the weather
eat / lot / food
d. Ba ……………………though he wasn’t very hungry.
ate a lot of food
finish /letter
e. Even though the keyboard wasn’t working well, ………………………………
she tried to finish her letter.
c. which
a. who
b. whose
2. That is the book ……he bought yesterday.
Multiple choice:
1. He is the man …… was helped last night.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
3. We could do the test …..it was very difficult.
a. as
b. though
c. despite
It`s time to end the lesson.
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5. Homework .
Remember:
-Rewrite the answers in your notebooks.
-Prepare “ unit 9 ” for next period.
Goodbye. See you again
Thanks for your atendance!