Unit 9. Natural disaters

Friday, April 14th 2006
Unit nine: NATURAL DISASTERS
Lesson 6: Language Focus
(pages 80, 81, 82)
A
a. The city in Japan was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995.
b. The country won the 1998 Tiger Cup.
c. The animal has 1 or 2 horns on its snout.
d. The explorer discovered America.
e. The planet is closest to the Earth
f. The animal was chosen to be the logo of SEA Games 2003.
g. The ASEAN country is divided into two regions by the sea.
h. The food you can chew but you cannot swallow and the thing you can swallow but you cannot chew.
MATCHING TASK
B
1.Chewing gum/ water
2.Malaysia
3.Christopher Columbus
4.Rhinoceros
5. Kobe
6. Singapore

7. Buffalo

8. Venus


Answers:

a5, b6, c4, d3, e8, f7, g2, h1


* New words:
chew (v)
swallow (v)
logo (n)
horn (n)
snout (n)
destroy (v)
extensive (adj.): huge, large
snout
horn
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* New words:
chew (v)
swallow (v)
logo (n)
horn (n)
snout (n)
destroy (v)
extensive (adj.): huge, large
snout
horn
* Relative pronouns:
“Who” refers to people.
“Which” refers to things.
“That” can refer to both people and things.
1/ p. 81: Using a suitable relative pronoun to answer the questions
Which city in Japan was struck by
a huge earthquake in 1995?
The city which was struck by
a huge earthquake in 1995 in Japan
is Kobe.
Which…?
………
Ask and answer each other similar questions about the world and Vietnam.
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Combine these pairs of sentences, using relative pronouns
a. The book has been lost. You gave me the book on my birthday.
 The book which you gave me on my birthday has been lost.


b. Vietnam exports rice. Vietnam is in the Southeast Asia.
 Vietnam which is in the Southeast Asia exports rice.

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* Relative clauses:
Defining relative clauses identify nouns..
Non- defining relative clauses give more information about a person or thing already identified.

2/ p. 81,82: Matching. Then use a suitable relative pronoun to join them
Answers: 1-e (which), 2-g (which), 3-f (which),
4-a (which), 5-c (which), 6-d (which), 7-b (which)
1-e: Andrew is flying to Sacramento. Sacramento is the capital city of California.

2-g: It’s snowed in Lang Son in the winter of 2002. Lang Son is on Ky Cung River.

1-e (which): Andrew is flying to Sacramento which is the capital city of California.
2-g (which): It’s snowed in Lang Son which is on Ky Cung River in the winter of 2002.

3-f: Pompeii was completely destroyed in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii is an ancient city of Italy
3-f (which): Pompeii which is an ancient city of Italy was completely destroyed in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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4-a: Hurricane Andrew killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless. Hurricane Andrew swept through southern Florida in August 1992.






4-a (which): Hurricane Andrew which swept through southern Florida in August 1992 killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless.
2/ p. 81,82:
Answers: 1-e (which), 2-g (which), 3-f (which),
4-a (which), 5-c (which), 6-d (which), 7-b (which)
5-c: The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century. The cyclone killed about 500,000 people.

5-c (which): The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh which killed about 500,000 people was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century.
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2/ p. 81,82:
Answers: 1-e (which), 2-g (which), 3-f (which),
4-a (which), 5-c (which), 6-d (which), 7-b (which)
6-d: The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 150,000 people. The most disastrous earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923.
6-d (which): The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history which occurred in 1923 damaged Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 150,000 people.
7-b: The October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused extensive damage to older buildings in San Francisco Bay area. The Loma Prieta earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.

7-b (which): 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.
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3/p.82: Recognizing defining and non- defining relative clauses
a. Viet Nam which is in south- east Asia exports rice.
b. Kangaroos which come from Australia have long tails.
c. Ba who lives on Trang Tien Street likes playing the guitar.
d. The novel that you gave me on my birthday has been lost.
e. Neil Armstrong who first walked on the moon lived in the USA.
f. The chair that I bought yesterday is broken.
g. Miss Lien who sings very well is my English teacher.
, which is in south- east Asia,
, who lives on Trang Tien Street,
that you gave me on my birthday
, who first walked on the moon,
that I bought yesterday
, which come from Australia,
, who sings very well,
GAME: CROSSWORD

Which words are remembered from these following pictures?



GAME: CROSSWORD
Do exercise 4/ p. 82 : Rewrite the sentences in exercise 3/ p. 82, replace each underlined clause with your own clause.
Ex:



Learn new words and grammar notes by heart.
Prepare for unit ten: Getting Started – Listen and read (vocabulary).

Homework:
Viet Nam, which is in south- east Asia, exports rice.
Viet Nam, which is a small country, exports rice.
Join the sentences with suitable relative pronouns
a5. The city in Japan was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 -
b6. The country - Singapore.
c4. The animal - Rhinoceros.
d3. The explorer –
Christopher Columbus.
e8. The planet - Venus
f7. The animal
Games 2003 - Buffalo
g2.The ASEAN country
by the sea - Malaysia.
h1. The food
and the thing you can swallow but you can’t chew - chewing gum and water.
is
which
which
in Japan is
Kobe.
won the 1998 Tiger Cup
which
is
discovered America
who
is
is closest to the Earth
is Venus.
which
which
is buffalo.
was chosen to be the logo of SEA
which
is
is divided into two regions
which
has 1 or 2 horns on its snout
are
you can chew but you can’t swallow
which