Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
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THE ASIAN GAMES
UNIT 12
LANGUAGE FOCUS
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Street
Strong
Strange
Strength
Scream
Screen
Screw
Scratch
Square
Squeeze
Squeak
Squeal
Pronunciation /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/
1. There was a strong man on the street at night.
2. The strong man looked very strange.
3. He was holding an ice-cream in one hand, and a rubber doll in the other hand.
4. The man was eating the ice-cream, squeezing the doll and it was squeaking.
5. The man was screaming while walking to the square.
6. 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.

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.

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.


 The girl I talked about yesterday is very nice.
Subject
Object
 Can’t omit
 Can omit
Object of preposition
 Can omit
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.

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 ……
Mary is wearing it
1. Have you found the bike…………………………..
2. Most of the classmates……………………………………….......couldn’t come.
3. The short stories…………………….......were very funny.
4. The dictionary……………………..…….is expensive, but very interesting.
5. I didn’t like the man…………………………………
6. The beef…………………………..was really delicious.
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
Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition.

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
I want to travel on it
Ex: The flight……………………..……..was fully booked.
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 ……
6. The bed …… was very modern.
Exercise 2:
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.
5. He didn’t get the job he applied for.
6. 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.
1. Beckham is a famous footballer. I met him on T.V yesterday.
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2. The dictionary is very useful. It has 205,000 words.
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3. I’m reading the book. I bought it in 1996.
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4. I know the girl. I spoke to this girl this morning.
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5. This is Mary. She is my sister in law.
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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.
 Dan Truong, who sings “Tinh khuc vang” song, is a singer.
Beckham, whom I met on T.V yesterday, is a famous footballer.
The dictionary which has 205,000 words is very useful.

I’m reading the book (which/that) I bought in 1996.
This is Mary, who is my sister in law.
I know the girl (whom) I spoke to this morning.
Activity 1:

Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.
1. Are these the keys for which you are looking?
 Are these the keys (which) you are looking for?
2. Do you know the girl to who he is talking?
 Do you know the girl to whom he is talking?
3. This puppy, that my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is 9 months old.
 3. This puppy, which my grandfather gave me on my birthday, is 9 months old.
4. The table was broken has now been repaired.
 The table that was broken has now been repaired.
5. The ladder on I was standing began to slip.
 The ladder on which I was standing began to slip.
6. This is Mr. Hung who writes the script of the film.
 This is Mr. Hung , who writes the script of the film.
Make a sentence using relative pronoun which can be omitted.
Activity 2:
Which song do you like most?

Which one do you often look for when you come back home after school?
Which animal do you hate most?
Where is the place you were born?

- Do Exercise 3 in the textbook (p.145).
Prepare the next lesson
(Unit 13- Reading, p.146).
Homework:

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