Unit 8. Celebrations

Unit 8: CELEBRATIONS
LESSON: LANGUAGE FOCUS


Who can tell the names of the celebrations with each picture:
A
C
D
E
Birthday
wedding
Lunar new year
Christmas
Mid-Fall Festival
Easter
B
F
UNIT 8: Celebrations
Language Focus
I. Relative clauses;

4. This is a mobile phone .I bought it at 14 Le Duan St.
 A football player is a person who plays football.
3. Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January.

1. A football player is a person . He plays football.
2. She is a nurse. I met her yesterday
 She is a nurse who I met yesterday.
 Tet is a festival which occurs in late January.
This is a mobile phone which I bought at 14 Le Duan St.
Unit 8: Celebrations
Language Focus
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.
 Auld Lang Syne is a song which 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.
 This watch is gift which 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.
 My friend Tom, who sings Western folk songs very well, can compose songs
d. I like reading books. Books tell about different peoples and their cultures.
I like reading books which tell about different peoples and their cultures
Homework: e, f, g,h
Unit 8 : celebrations
Lesson : LANGUAGE FOCUS
EXERCISE 2: Describe each of person in the picture. Use relative clauses.
1. I am the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.
2. My Aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.
3. Uncle Tom…….
Uncle Tom is the man who is standing
behind Aunt Judy and Grandmother.
4. Dad……….
 Dad is the man who is standing behind
Linda.
5. Linda………..
 Linda is the girl who is giving Mom a gift.
Homework: Mom, Jack


Insert " Who" or "Which" in the blanks.


Unit 8 : celebrations
Lesson : Language focus
The man …………helps me is a doctor.
The farmer buys a book……………is new.
Lan invites some friends …………..come to her house.
My father gave a bike…….......is old.
which
who
who
which
II. Adverb clauses of concession
.
Unit 8 : celebrations
Lesson: Language Focus
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.
Although/ Though/Even though S +V, S + V

Adverb clauses of concession Main clause
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Lesson : Language Focus
3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets. The first one is done for you.
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.
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.

Unit 8 : Celebrations
Lesson : Language Focus
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
Unit 8 : Celebrations
Lesson : Language Focus
Exercise 4: Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the correct tenses of the verbs and the information.
Although Mrs. Thoa was tired , she helped Tuan with his homework.
Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow, …………………………………….
It rained yesterday though…………………………………………..
Ba …………………………………….though he wasn’t very hungry.
Although Mrs. Thoa was tired , she helped Tuan with his homework.
Even though Liz has an exam tomorrow, she is watching TV now.
It rained yesterday though the weather bureau predicted the weather would be fine.
Ba ate a lot of food though he wasn’t very hungry.

Unit 8 : Celebrations
Lesson: Language Focus

Matching

Unit 8 : Celebrations
Lesson: Language Focus
Homework
1. Do exercise 1, 2,3 4/ page 52 -53-54(workbook).
2. Prepare Unit 9 Natural disasters.




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