Unit 9. Natural disaters

UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
ENGLISH 9
I. New words:
chew (v):
swallow (v):
logo (n):
horn (n):
snout (n):
destroy (v):
extensive (adj.): huge, large
snout
horn
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 6: Language focus.
II.Grammar:
Relative Pronouns: WHO, WHICH, THAT
WHO = used for people
WHICH = used for things
THAT = used for both people and things
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 6: Language focus.
* Match the questions with the appropriate answers. Note how to use “who”, “which” or “that” in the answers.
a, Which city in Japan was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995?
b,Which country won the 1998 Tiger cup?
c, Which animal has one or two horns on its snout?
d, Which explorer discovered America?
e, Which planet is closest to the Earth?
f, Which animal in Viet Nam has chosen to be the logo of SEA Games 2003?
g, Which ASEAN country is devided into two regions by the sea?
h, Which food you can chew but you can’t swallow and which one you can swallow but you can’t chew?



1. The food which/that you can chew but you can’t swallow is the chewing gum and the thing which/that you can swallow but you can’t chew is water.
2. The city which was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 is Kobe.
3. The ASEAN country which is devided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia.
4. The animal which was chosen to be the logo of SEA games 2003 is buffalo.
5. The explorer who discovered America is Christopher Columbus.
6. The planet which is closest to the Earth is Venus.
7. The animal which has one or two horns on its snout is rhinoceros.
8. The country which won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore.
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1. The food which/that you can chew but you can’t swallow is the chewing gum and the thing which/that you can swallow but you can’t chew is water.
2. The city which was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 is Kobe.
3. The ASEAN country which is devided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia.
4. The animal which was chosen to be the logo of SEA games 2003 is buffalo.
5. The explorer who discovered America is Christopher Columbus.
6. The planet which is closest to the Earth is Venus.
7. The animal which has one or two horns on its snout is rhinoceros.
8. The country which won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore.
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 6: Language focus.
Eg:
The novel which you gave me on my birthday has been lost.
Viet Nam exports rice. Viet Nam is in the Southest Asia.
 Viet Nam, which is in the Southest Asia, exports rice.
a, Defining relative clause.
b, Non- defining relative clause
Eg:
(defining relative clause)
(non- defining clause)
* Defining relative clause: được sử dụng để xác định danh từ đứng trước nó, nếu không có mệnh đề này thì người đọc/người nghe không biết người viết/ nói đề cập đến người/ vật nào.
* Non- defining relative clause: được sử dụng để cung cấp thêm cho danh từ đứng trước nó, trong văn viết nó được tách khỏi các thành phần khác trong câu bằng dấu phẩy.
2. Relative clauses
The novel has been lost. You gave me the novel on my birthday.
Notes:
* We can’t use “that” in non- defining relative clause
* We can’t leave “who/which” in non- defining relative clause
Underline the relative clause in the sentence. Then add commas to separate the non – defining relative clause from the rest of the sentence.
b, Kangaroos which come from Australia have long tails.
c, Ba who lives onTrang Tien Street likes playing the guitar.
e, Neil Amstrong who first walked on the moon lived in the USA.
g, Miss Lien who sings very well is my English teacher.
d, The novel that you gave me on my birthday has been lost.
f, The chair that I bought yesteray is broken.
a) Viet Nam exports rice. Viet Nam is in the Southest Asia.
 Viet Nam, which is in the Southest Asia, exports rice.
, which is in the Southest Asia,
Underline the relative clause in the sentence. Then add commas to separate the non – defining relative clause from the rest of the sentence.
b, Kangaroos, which come from Australia, have long tails.
c, Ba, who lives onTrang Tien Street, likes playing the guitar.
e, Neil Amstrong, who first walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
g, Miss Lien, who sings very well, is my English teacher.
d, The novel that you gave me on my birthday has been lost.
f, The chair that I bought yesteray is broken.
a) Viet Nam exports rice. Viet Nam is in the Southest Asia.
 Viet Nam, which is in the Southest Asia, exports rice.
, which is in the Southest Asia,
Example: 1. Andrew is flying to Sacramento.
e. Sacramento is the capital city of California.

* Match the sentences in column A with a related sentence in column B . Then use a suitable relative pronoun to join the two sentences.(ex2-p81- 82)
1 – e:
Andrew is flying to Sacramento, which is the capital city of California.
LUCKY FLOWERS
* Do exercise 4 (page 82): Rewrite the sentences in Exercise 3 (page 82). Replace each underlined clause with a clause you have written. You may use facts or your imagination.
Examples:
-Kangaroos, which come from Australia, have long tails.
-Kangaroos, which can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails.
-Kangaroos, which are called chuot tui in Vietnam, have long tails
* Learn new words and grammar notes by heart.
* Prepare for Unit 10: Getting Started – Listen and read (vocabulary).
Homework
7- b. The October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which measured 7,1 on the Richter scale, caused extensive damage to older buildings in San Francisco Bay area.
b. Loma Prieta earthquake measured 7,1 on the Richter scale.
7. The October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused extensive damage to older buildings in San Francisco Bay area.
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4- a. Hurrican Andrew, which swept through southern Frorida in August 1992, killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless.
a. Hurrican Andrew swept through southern Frorida in August 1992.
4- a. Hurrican Andrew, killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless.
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3. Pompeii was completely destroyed in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
3- f. Pompeii, which is an acient city of Italy, was completely destroyed in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
f. Pompeii is an acient city of Italy.
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2. It snowed in Lang Son in the winter of 2002.
g. Lang Son is on the Ky Cung River.
2- g. It snowed in Lang Son, which is on the Ky Cung River, in the winter of 2002.
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d. The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history ccurred in 1923.
6- d. The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history, which occurred in 1923 , damaged Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 150,000 people.
6. The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 150,000 people.
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5- c. The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh, which killed about 500,000 people, was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century.
c. The cyclone killed about 500,000 people.
5. The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century.
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