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Unit 15 Cities Language focus I Pronunciation : /θ / /ð/ through there theatre father cloth clothes breath breathe tenth together Practise the sentences  Notes: */θ/: thought, Smith, thirty, three, Thursday, thirtieth, birthday, something, think , thin */ ð / : brother, the, that, clothes, there Choose the underlined part which is differently pronounced from the others  1.them month  2.weather mouth  threaten their  truth thumb  thousand cloth bathe length whether then thriller gather thing though strength feather II Grammar and vocabulary Non- defining and defining relative clauses: Examples: • The lady who lives next door is a teacher • We stayed at the hotel that you recommended • My youngest brother, who lives in Hanoi, is a teacher • We stayed at the King Hotel, which is very nice Rules: Defining relative clause Non- defining relative clause (restrictive clause) (non-restrictive clause) -To identify the noun -To provide more before it information about the noun - That can be used - We use “,” before and - “,” can’t be used after this kind of clause Eg: The flowers that you - We can’t use that gave her are lovely -Eg: Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is very beautiful Exercise Underline the relative clauses , indicate if they are defining (D) or non-defining (ND) and add a comma where required Answers: 1… , which is located on the East Coast of the United States,… ND …,which is located on the Granada` River,… ND 3… , which has a population of nearly 20,000,000 ,… ND … , which hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics ,….ND 5… , which used to be the capital of Japan,… ND More exercise Rewrite the sentences, using relative clauses We first went to Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories I sent you a postcard It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis Our flight was delayed This meant we had to wait three hours at the airport II Grammar and vocabulary Connecting contrasting ideas : Although Examples : * Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam It is not the largest city of Vietnam →Although Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam ,it is not the largest city * Although he had tried hard, he didn’t pass his driving test Rules : * We use although or though or even though to connect contrasting ideas • Though/ although/ even though + clause = despite the fact that + clause = despite/ in spite of + N phrase / V-ing Note : not use BUT with although Eg: Even though he is a millionaire, he is very mean In spite of being a millionaire, he is very mean Exercise Combine the sentences using although Answers: 1.Although there is not much to in the countryside, I prefer living in there Although there is a lot of pollution in Los Angeles, it is an ideal place to live 3.Although the shops are crowded, people are not buying much Although the city is a favourite tourist destination for many people, it has its problems 5.Although it is a safe neighbourhood, it is best to be careful 10 More practice • Choose the best answers 1.She will never stop working … she is very rich a despite b because c although d so The chemistry book… was a little expensive a that I bought it b I bought that c what I bought d I bought 3…the fact that she is young, she is given a high position a despite b although c in spite d both a and c 4… we are close friends, we’ve known each other for a short time a In spite of b Although c Despite d none is correct 5.They couldn’t go to the party, …was a pity a that b which c what d both a and b 11 Choose the underlined part which needs correcting I don’t know the name of the woman whom I spoke on the phone Although his tiredness, he walked to the office Are you the kind of person whom are shy around people? Because of heavy rain, we went on a picnic He is over seventy although he still wants to continue working 12 Homework  Make two sentences using defining relative clause and two with non-defining relative clause  Make two sentences with although 13