Mr Vu Thanh Tung
Luc Ngan high school No 4
Look at the pictures and answer the question:
What is it?
square
strawberry
screen
strawberry
screen
square
/str/
/skr/
/skw/
BA DINH










THE ASIAN GAMES
Lesson 5: LANGUAGE FOCUS
UNIT 12
I. PRONUNCIATION: /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/
/skr/
/skw/
/str/
1. Listen and repeat
street
strong
strange
strength
scream
screen
screw
scratch
square
squeeze
squeak
squeal
2. Practise reading aloud these sentences





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.
II. GRAMMAR: Relative clauses and Omission of relative
pronouns
Ex: a. This is the novel. John wrote this novel.
 This is the novel which /that John wrote.
b. The girl is a singer. I saw her on TV last night.
 The girl who/whom/that I saw on TV last night is a singer.
 This is the novel John wrote.
 The girl I saw on TV last night is a singer.
+ But we can’t omit:
Notes:
+ Relative pronouns “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when they are objects (O) in the sentences.
Ex: a. Dam Vinh Hung, who I saw yesterday, 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.
 relative pronouns after a comma (,) and a preposition.
 “who,which, that” as a subject (S).
Exercise 1. Combine the sentences, using relative pronouns and put relative pronouns in brackets ( ) if they can be omitted.
4. David Beckham is a famous football player. I saw him on T.V yesterday.
3. The student kept talking about the project. It was done last week.
2. I know the girl. I spoke to this girl this morning.
1. This is Mary. She is my sister in law.
6. The dam is nearly empty. We receive our water supply from it.
5. I’m reading the book. I bought it in 1996.
 This is Mary, who is my sister in law.
 I know the girl (who/whom/that) I spoke to this morning.
 The student kept talking about the project which/that was done last week.
 David Beckham, who/whom I saw on T.V yesterday, is a famous football player.
 I’m reading the book (which/that) I bought in 1996.
 The dam (which/that) we receive our water supply from is nearly empty.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences, using a suitable sentence provided in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun.
6. He didn’t get the job ................................... .
a. we met him this morning
b. I work with them.
c. we’re living in it.
d. John told them
e. you lost it
f. He applied for it.
1. Have you found the bike ...........…...........?
3. I didn’t like the man ............................................. .
4. I enjoy my job because I like the people ................................... .
5. The house ................................ is not in good condition.
2. The short stories ...........…..................... were very funny.
6. He didn’t get the job he applied for .
1. Have you found the bike you lost ?
3. I didn’t like the man we met this morning .
4. I enjoy my job because I like the people I work with
5. The house we’re living in is not in good condition.
2. The short stories John told were very funny.
Exercise 3. Tick ()the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted.
0. Are these the keys that you are looking for?
1. The girl who we are going to see is from Britain.
2. He works for a company that makes cars.
3.What was the name of the man who you met yesterday?
4. The table that was broken has now been repaired.
5. Do you know the girl who he is talking to?
6. This is the novel that I’ve been expecting.
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CONSOLIDATION
Choose the best option to complete the sentences.
1. Do you know the man about ____ they’re talking?
A. whom B. where C. that D. who
2. Where is the girl ____ sells tickets?
A. who B. whose C. whom D. A&C are correct
3. I need to find a painting ____ will match the rest of my room.
A.  B. whom C. who D. which
4. What’s the music to ____ you are listening?
A. whose B. which C. whom D. that
5. This is Mr Jones, with ____ I have worked.
A. which B. who C. whom D. B&C are correct
6. The man ____ she is married to is an engineer.
A.  B. who C. whom D. all are correct
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