Unit 9. Natural disaters

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UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Tuesday, 6th April 2009
I. New words:
- horn
( n ):
sừng, ngà
- snout
( n ):
mồm, mũi ( động vật)
- chew
( v ):
nhai
- swallow
nuốt
( v ):
- extensive ( adj):
rộng lớn, lớn
- export (v):
xuất khẩu
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Tuesday, 6th April 2009
I. New words:
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
II. Defining relative clause:
Relative pronouns: Who, Which, That..
Ex1: I need to meet the boy. He is my friend’s son
I need to meet the boy who is my friend’s son
Ex2: She works for a company. It makes cars.
She works for a company which makes cars.
that
that
Ex 3:The novel has been lost. You gave me the novel onmybirthday.
The novel which you gave me on my birthday has been lost.
that
a.Which city in Japan was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995?














1. Activity 1: Answer questions using: who, which or that.
-The city which was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 is Kobe.
b. Which country won the 1998 Tiger cup?
- The country which won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore.
c. Which animal has one or two horns on its snout?
-The animal which has one or two horns on its snout is rhinoceros.
d. Which explorer discovered America?
- The explorer who discovered America is Christopher Columbus.
e. Which planet is closest to the Earth?
- The planet which is closest to the Earth is Venus.
f. Which animal in Viet Nam has chosen to be the logo of SEA Games 2003?
- The animal which was chosen to be the logo of SEA games 2003 is buffalo.
g. Which ASEAN country is devided into two regions by the sea?
- The ASEAN country which is devided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia.
h. Which food you can chew but you can’t swallow and which one
you can swallow but you can’t chew?
The food that you can chew but you can’t swallow is the chewing gum
and the thing which you can swallow but you can’t chew is water.
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Tuesday, 6th April 2009
I. New words:
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
II. Defining relative clause:
III. Non- defining relative clause:
- Viet Nam exports rice.
Ex :The novel has been lost. You gave me the novel on my birthday.
- The novel has been lost.
which you gave me on my birthday
Ex: Viet Nam exports rice. Viet Nam is in the Southest Asia.
, which is in the Southest Asia,
* 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 thông tin cho danh từ đứng trước nó, nó được tách khỏi các thành phần khác trong câu bằng dấu phẩy.Không thể thay which = that.
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,
2. Activity 2: Language focus 3
Example: 1. Andrew is flying to Sacramento.
e. Sacramento is the capital city ofCalifornia.

3. Activity 3:Language focus 2: P.82
Andrew is flying to Sacramento which is the capital city of California.
2. It snowed in Lang Son in the winter of 2002.
g. Lang Son is on the Ky Cung River.
It snowed in Lang Son, which is on the Ky Cung River, in the winter of 2002.
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g
Pompeii, which is an ancient city of Italy, was completely destroyed in A.D 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

f. Pompeii is an ancient city of Italy.
3. Pompeii was completely destroyed in A.D 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
3 -
f
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.
4 -
a
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.
5 -
c
d. The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history occurred in 1923.
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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d
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.
7 -
b
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
Tuesday, 6th April 2009
I. New words:
LESSON 6: LANGUAGE FOCUS
II. Defining relative clause:
III. Non- defining relative clause:
Ex :The novel has been lost. You gave me the novel on my birthday.
- The novel has been lost.
which you gave me on my birthday
IV. Homework:
* Do exercise 4 (page 82):
* Learn new words and grammar notes by heart.
* Prepare for Unit 10: Getting Started – Listen and read.
- Viet Nam exports rice.
, which is in the Southest Asia,