Unit 8. Celebrations

Good Morning
Everybody!
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Vinh
REVISION
Tet is a festival which occurs
in late January or early February.
Relative clauses
Adverb clauses of
concession

Unit 8: Celebration
lesson 5: language focus.
Saturday, March 13th 2010
preriod 52
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Relative clauses
Ex 1: This is the girl .
=> 2.Non - defining clause
=> 1. defining clause
Ex 4: On my birthday my son gave me roses,which were very beautiful.
She lives near my house.
Who lives near my house.
Cung cấp thông tin cần thiết.
( ta không thể bỏ mệnh này)
Ex 2: Tom’s father goes swimming every day.
He is 78 years old.
=> Tom’s father goes swimming every day.
Cung cấp thêm thông tin.
( ta có thể bỏ mệnh đề này)
Ex 3: Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.
Notice: - Who dïng thay cho chñ ng÷, danh tõ ®øng tr­íc nã lµ ng­êi
- Which dïng thay cho chñ ng÷, danh tõ ®øng tr­íc nã lµ
vËt, hay sù viÖc
,who is 78 years old,
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.
New words:
Compose : (v)
Cultural house : (n)
nhà văn hoá
Full-moon festival:
Sáng tác
Roses : (n)
hoa hồng
Gift : (n)
quµ
= Mid - Fall festival:
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.
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.
Ex:
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.
1. Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.
b.This watch is a gift which was given to me by my aunt
on my 14th birthday.
d.We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens
on public holidays.
e. I like reading books which tell about different peoples and their cultures.
f. On my mom’s birthday my dad gave her roses, which were very sweet
and beautiful.
g.Judy likes the full-moon festival, which is celebrated
in mid- fall, very much.
h.Tomorrow I will go to the airport to meet my friends, who comes
to stay with us during Christmas.
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
2. Describe each of the people in
the pictures.Use relatives clauses.
My family
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Ex 1:
I / the boy / wear / a white T- shirt.
=>I am the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.
My uncle’s family
2. My Aunt Judy / the woman / hold / Jack.
Ex 2:
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.
=>My Aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.
2. Describe each of the people in the pictures.Use relatives clauses.
My family
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
=>Mom is the woman who is sitting in an armchair
My uncle’s family
c. Uncle John is the man who is standing behind grandmother and Aunt Judy.
=> Linda is the little girl who is giving a gift to Mom
Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.
a. Mom / the woman / in an armchair
b. Linda / little girl / giving a gift to Mom
c. Uncle John / the man / standing / grandmother and Aunt Judy.
Although Nam is tired, he continues to study.
Ex:
II.Adverb clauses of concession
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Nam is tired. He continues to study.
=>Nam continues to study although he is tired

although
Though + clause.
even though
( clause)
Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.
Ex:
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.
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
=>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 8th March.
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 8th March.
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets.
d. Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam though they do not understand Vietnamese culture very much.
e. Even though in Australia Christmas season is in the summer,
the Australians enjoy it as much as people in European countries do.
f. Although Jim came to the show late due to the traffic jam, he could
see the main part of the show.
We went to HN to watch the parade on the National Day last year even though we live in Nam Dinh.
help / Tuan / homework
Although Mrs. Thoa was tired,
she helped Tuan with his homework.
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Look at the pictures.Complete the sentences.
Use the correct tense of the verbs and the information.
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the correct tense of the verbs and the information.

=> It rained yesterday although
the weather bureau pridicted the weather would be fine.
weather bureau = côc khÝ t­îng,thuû v¨n.
Predict = dù b¸o
c. weather bureau/ pridict / fine / weather
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the correct tense of the verbs and the information.
b. Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow,
She is still watching TV now.
d. Ba ate a lot of food though he wasn’t very hungry.
c. It rained yesterday although the weather bureau
pridicted the weather would be fine.
e. Even though the keyboard wasn’t working well,
she tried to finish her letter
Period 52:
Unit 8: lesson 5.LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Relative clauses
EX: This is the girl who lives near my house.
2. Non - defining clause
1.defining clause
EX: Although Nam is tired,
he continues to study.
II. Adverb clauses of concession
Cung cấp thông tin cần thiết.
( ta không thể bỏ mệnh này)
Cung cấp thêm thông tin.
( ta có thể bỏ mệnh đề này)
EX: Tom’s father ,who is 78 years old,
goes swimming every day.
although
Though + clause.
even though
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4
Group A
Group B
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I know a lot of people.
They live in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.
(using relative clause)
=> I know a lot of people who live in
Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.
Jane finds Vietnamese difficult.
She enjoys learning it.
( using “although”)
=>Although Jane finds Vietnamese difficult,
She enjoys learning it.
I was very tired. I couldn’t sleep
( though)

Though I was very tired, I couln’t sleep.
lucky number

The house is the library.
It is on the street corner
( using Relative clause)

The house which is on the street corner is the library.
lucky number
Homework:
Learn new words by heart.
Write down the exercises in your
notebook.
Prepare new lesson Unit 9: Getting
started + Listen & read.
Thank you!
Good bye!
My family
My uncle’s family