Unit 8. Celebrations

Unit 8:


1. Join the sentences . Use relative clauses:
ex:
- This is the girl who lives near my house.
The students are kind. They helped us .
- The students who helped us are kind.
The students are kind. He talked to them last night.
- The students (to) whom he talked (to ) last night are kind.
Those are the flowers . The flowers (they) are very beautiful.
Those are the flowers which are very beautiful.
defining clause
They are the pandas. These pandas are very lovely.
- They are the pandas which are very lovely.
non-defining clause

CELEBRATIONS
LESSON 5:
LANGUAGE FOCUS
She is the girl.
She lives near my house.
*Relative pronoun:
Are the words that follow the noun or the phrasal noun preceding and modify the meanings for these nouns or noun phrases.

There are five relative pronouns:

Who: N ( person) + who + S
Whom: N ( person) + whom + V
Which : N ( thing) + which + S / V

Who,
Whom,
Which,
That,
Whose.
*Answers:
Auld Lang Syne is a song. Auld Lang Syne is sung on early February.
- Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on early February.
b) This watch is the gift . The watch was given by my aunt on 14th birthday.
- This watch is the gift which was given to me by my aunt on 14th birthday.
c) My friend Tom can composes songs. Tom sings Western folksongs very well,
- My friend Tom, who sings Western folksongs very well, can composes songs.
d) We often go to the town cultural house. The town culture house always opens on public holidays.
- We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens on public holidays.
e) I like reading the books . Books tell about different peoples and their cultures
- I like reading the books which tell about different peoples and their cultures
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.
g) Judy likes the full moon festival . The festival is celebrated in mid- fall very much.
- 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 friend. My friends comes to stay with us during Christmas.
- Tomorrow I will go to the airport to meet my friend, who comes to stay with us during Christmas.
2. Describe each of the people in the pictures . Use the relatives clauses:
Ex:


My mom







who is standing behind my mom.
I am the boy
who is wearing a white pull and dark blue trousers
is the woman who is sitting in an armchair/ receiving the gift from the little girl.
My family
My uncle’s family
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O)
S + be + the + N /N –phrase+ who + be + V-ing (+O)
* My dad is the man who is standing behind my sister.
Linda is the little girl who is wearing a pink dress/ giving the gift to my mom.
My grandmother is the woman who is wearing a violet blouse.
Uncle John is the man who is standing behind the my grandmother.
Jack is the little boy who is sitting on his mother’s lap.

3. Join the sentences. Use the words in the brackets:
Ex:
- 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:
( Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ sự nhượng bộ)
Although/though/ even though + clause, main- clause
Nam is tired.
He continues to study.
*Keys:

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.
In Australia, although Christmas season is in the summer, the Australian enjoy it as much as people in European countries do.
Tim could see the main part of the show although he came to the show late due to the traffic jam.
4. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences , using the correct tenses of the verbs and the information:
Mrs Thoa was tired. She helped Tuan with his homework.
- Although Mrs Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework.
b) Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow ,
a/ help/ Tuan/ homework
b/ watch TV
she is still watching TV now.
c) It rained yesterday although






d) Ba ……………………
though he wasn’t hungry.

the weather bureau predicted the weather would be fine.
ate a lot of food
c/ weather bureau predict / fine/ weather
d/ eat/ lot/ food.
Homework:
Review all structures
Do again all the exercises in notebooks.
Give 5 examples using relative pronouns (‘who” and “which”)
Prepare for unit 9 ( Listen and read) for the next period.