UNIT 9:
ENGLISH IN THE WORLD
Lesson 2: A closer look 2

Lesson 2: A closer look 2

Conditional
sentence of
type 2

Relative
clauses

A. Conditional sentence of type 2:
I. Read and remember: Ex1a

If + S + V(past)…, S + would + V(bare inf)…
(Be:
were/was)

(Could)

- Conditional sentence of type 2
(Unreal in present /Future)
Form:
If+S+V(past)…,S+would+V(bare inf)…
(Be: were/was)

Example:
Peter has such a lot of English homework that
he won't go to the party.

→ Does Peter go to the party? Why?
→ No. Because he has a lot of English
homework.
→ If
Peter didn't have such a lot of English
homework, he would go to the party.

II. Write Yes or No: Ex1b-P35

1. If Tien had an IELTS certificate, he would get
the job.
Does Tien have an IELTS certificate?
______
No
2. If our English teacher weren't here, we
wouldn't know what to do.
Is the English teacher here now?
______
Yes
3. If we went to England this summer, we would
have the chance to pick up a bit of English.
Is it possible that they will go to England this
summer?
No
______

4. English would be easy to master if it
didn't have such a large vocabulary.
Is English easy to master?
______
No
5. If she used English more often, her
English wouldn't be so rusty.
Does she often use English?
_____
No

III. Rewrite the sentences: Ex2-P35
Example:
Peter has such a lot of English homework that
he won't go to the party.
→ If Peter didn't have such a lot of English
homework, he would go to the party.
1. I don't feel confident at interviews because my
English is not very good.
If If
my
English 

my
English were good, I would feel confident
at interviews.

2. Minh doesn't read many English books because
she doesn't have time.
If Minh 
If Minh had time, she would read many English
books.

3. I think you should spend more time
improving your pronunciation.
If
 IIfwere 
I were you, I would spend more time
improving my pronunciation.
4. Mai is so good at the language because she
has some friends who are native speakers of
English.
 If Mai didn't have some friends who were
Ifnative
Mai didn't
haveof English, she wouldn't be so
speakers
good at the language 

5. We can't offer you the job because you can't
f you could speak English, we would offer you the jo
speak English.
If you could speak 

B - Relative clauses:
I. Read part of the conversation from
GETTING STARTED: Ex3a-P35

Teacher: 
Question one: Is English the
language which is spoken as a first
language by most people in the world?

II. When do we use relative clause?
Can you think of any rules: Ex3b-P36
Relative
pronouns

Example

which (for things
and animals)

The book which I liked
was the detective story.

who (for people)
(+V)

The girl who is wearing a
blue shirt is Mai.

whom (for people
That's the boy whom we
as the object of the saw at school yesterday.
relative clause)(+S)
when (for time)

Do you remember the day
when we first met,

Relative
pronouns
where (for places)

Example
This is the place where
they filmed Star Wars.

why (for reasons)

That's the reason why he
failed.

whose (for
possession)

That's the man whose dog
we found.

that (for people,
Where's letter that came
things, animals and yesterday? 
times)
The people that I spoke to
were very helpful. 
We moved here the year
that my uncle died.

III. Circle the correct word.
Sometimes more than one answer is
possible: Ex4-P36
1. That's the boy who / whom / that is
bilingual in English and Vietnamese.
2. This is the room which / who / where
we are having an English lesson this
evening.
3. The girl who / whose / which father is
my English teacher is reasonably good at
English.

4. Do you remember the year where /
when / that we started to learn English?
5. The teacher whom / which / who you
met yesterday is fluent in both English
and French.
6. That's the reason where / when / why
his English is a bit rusty.

V. Rewrite these sentences as one
sentence using a relative clause: Ex6P36
1. My friend plays the guitar. He has just

released a CD.
My friend who/that plays the guitar has just
released a CD.
2. Parts of the palace are open to the public. It
of the
the queen
palacelives.
where/in which the queen
isParts
where
lives
are open to the public.
_______________________________________________.

3. English has borrowed many words. They
come
from
languages.
English
hasother
borrowed
many words which/that
_______________________________________________.
come
from other languages.

4. I moved to a new school. English is taught by
native teachers there.
_________________________________________________
I moved to a new school where/in which English
_______________________________.
is taught by native teachers.
5. I don't like English. There are several reasons
There
are several reasons why I don't like
for
that.
English
____________________________________________
6. The new girl in our class is reasonably good at
English. Her name is Mi.
The new girl in our class, whose name is Mi, is
_________________________________________________
reasonably good at English.
_______________________________.

EX

Fill in the blanks with WHO, WHICH or THAT

1. The men _______ lives next-door are English.

2. The dictionary _______ you gave me is very good.
3. Do you know the girls _______ are standing outside the church?
4. The police ___ are looking for the thieve got into my house last night.
5. The chocolate _______ you like comes from the United States.
6. I have lost the ring _______ my mother gave me on my birthday.
7. A burglar _______ is someone breaks into a house and steals things.
8. Buses _______ go to the airport run every half hour.
9. I can't find the key _______ opens this door.
10. I gave you a book _______ had many pictures.
11. I don't like the boy _______ Sue is going out with.
12. Did you see the beautiful dress _______ she wore yesterday.
13. The man ___she is going to marry is very rich.
14. This is the bank ___was robbed yesterday. WHICH____
15. He wore a mask _______ made him look like Mickey Mouse. WHICH

EX

Fill in the blanks with WHO, WHICH or THAT

1. The men __WHO__lives next-door are English.

2. The dictionary ___WHICH____ you gave me is very good.
3. Do you know the girls__WHO____ are standing outside the church? 4The
police WHO are looking for the thieve got into my house last night.
5. The chocolate___WHICH__ you like comes from the United States.
6. I have lost the ring _WHICH___ my mother gave me on my birthday.
7. A burglar WHO/THAT_is someone breaks into a house and steals things.
8. Buses__THAT_____ go to the airport run every half hour.
9. I can't find the key___WHICH/THAT opens this door.
10. I gave you a book ___WHICH/THAT___ had many pictures.
11. I don't like the boy ___WHO__ Sue is going out with.
12. Did you see the beautiful dress _WHICH/THAT _ she wore yesterday.
13. The man _WHOM__she is going to marry is very rich.
14. This is the bank __WHICH_was robbed yesterday.
15. He wore a mask _WHICH___ made him look like Mickey Mouse.

C. HOMEWORK:
• Learn by heart the structures.
• Practice with the structures.
• Copy the tables “REMEMBER” in workbooks.
• Do the EX 4/P36.
• Prepare: SKILL 1

IV. Write true sentences about
yourself: Ex5-P36
I would like to:
• have a friend who......
• go to a country
where.....
• buy a book which...... 
•
meet
a
person
whose......
•
do
something
that......