E11 UNIT12 LANGUAGE FOCUS

 Slap on the sounds you hear /str/ /skr/ /skw/ LANGUAGE FOCUS Pronunciation : /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/ * Listen and repeat /str/ /skr/ /skw/ Street Strong Strange Strength Scream Screen Screw Scratch Square Squeeze Squeak Squeal Pronunciation /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/ There was a strong man on the street at night The strong man looked very strange He was holding an ice-cream in one hand, and a rubber doll in the other hand The man was eating the ice-cream, squeezing the doll and it was squeaking The man was screaming while walking to the square Nobody knew why he was doing the strange things + Ex1: The woman is very friendly She lives next door The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly  Can’t omit Subject The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly + Ex2: This is the novel Shakespeare wrote this novel This is the novel which/ that Shakespeare wrote Object  Can omit This is the novel Shakespeare wrote + Ex3: The girl is very nice I talked about her yesterday The girl whom/ that I talked about yesterday is very nice Object of  Can omit preposition  The girl I talked about yesterday is very nice Notes: + Relative pronouns of defining relative clause “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when they are objects of the verb + But we can’t omit: a Relative pronouns after a comma (in a non-defining relative clause) b Relative pronouns after a preposition c “Who, which, that” as a subject Examples: a Dam Vinh Hung, who sings very well, is a famous singer b The house in which he lives is very old c The diamond ring which/ that is bought by Mary is expensive Exercise 1: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun Mary is wearing it we had it for lunch we met him this morning John told them he invited them to the birthday party you lost it I bought it yesterday Example: I like the diamond ring …… John told them we had it for lunch you lost it I bought it yesterday he invited them to the birthday party we met him this morning Have you found the bike………………………… Most of the classmates……………………………………… .couldn’t come The short stories…………………… .were very funny The dictionary…………………… …….is expensive, but very interesting I didn’t like the man………………………………… The beef………………………… was really delicious Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition I want to travel on it we’re living in it they were talking about them I work with them we went to it I slept in it he applied for it Ex: The flight…………………… …… was fully booked Exercise 2: we’re living in it they’re talking about them I work with them we went to it I slept in it he applied for it I enjoy my job because I like the people …… The dinner party …… wasn’t very enjoyable The house …… is not in good condition I wasn’t interested in the things …… He didn’t get the job …… The bed …… was very modern Exercise 2: Answers I enjoy my job because I like the people I work with The dinner party we went to wasn’t very enjoyable The house we are living in is not in good condition I wasn’t interested in the things they were talking about He didn’t get the job he applied for The bed I slept in was very modern Exercise 3: Combine the following sentences, using a relative clause, and put a relative pronoun in bracket ( ) if it can be omitted Beckham is a famous footballer I met him on T.V yesterday  Beckham, whom I met on T.V yesterday, is a famous footballer The dictionary is very useful It has 205,000 words  The dictionary which has 205,000 words is very useful I’m reading the book I bought it in 1996  I’m reading the book (which/that) I bought in 1996 I know the girl I spoke to this girl this morning  I know the girl (whom) I spoke to this morning This is Mary She is my sister in law  This is Mary, who is my sister in law Ex1: The novel is very good My sister wrote it  The novel (which) my sister wrote is very good Ex2: Dan Truong is a singer He sings “Tinh khuc vang” song Activity 1: Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them Are these the keys for which you are looking?  Are these the keys (which) you are looking for? Do you know the girl to who he is talking?  Do you know the girl to whom he is talking? This puppy, that my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is months old  This puppy, which my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is months old The table was broken has now been repaired  The table that was broken has now been repaired The ladder on I was standing began to slip  The ladder on which I was standing began to slip This is Mr Hung who writes the script of the film  This is Mr Hung , who writes the script of the film Activity 2: Make a sentence using relative pronoun which can be omitted Which song you like most? Which one you often look for when you come back home after school? Which animal you hate most? Where is the place you were born? Homework: - Do Exercise in the textbook (p.145) - Prepare the next lesson (Unit 13- Reading, p.146) ... Slap on the sounds you hear /str/ /skr/ /skw/ LANGUAGE FOCUS Pronunciation : /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/ * Listen and repeat /str/ /skr/ /skw/ Street Strong