UNIT 12 – THE ASIAN GAMES
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Teacher: Nguyen Le Quyen Uy
STRAWBERRY
ICE - CREAM
SQUIRREL
PRONUNCIATION
Listen and repeat
/str/ /skr/ /skw/
street
strong
strange
strength
scream
screen
screw
scratch
square
squeeze
squeak
squeal
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


PRONUNCIATION
REVIEW OF RELATIVE CLAUSE
1. Where is the cheese? The cheese was in the fridge.
 Where is the cheese which/that was in the fridge?
2. The woman spoke at the meeting. She was very knowledgeable.
 The woman who spoke at the meeting was very knowledgeable.
3. My sister is very good at cooking. She won the first prize at a cooking contest.
 My sister, who is very good at cooking, won the first prize at a cooking contest.
 Who/Which/That acts as the SUBJECT of a relative clause

4. The girl is very beautiful. My brother loves her.
 The girl whom my brother loves is very beautiful.
5. The exercises are very difficult. The Mathematics teacher gave us the exercises.
 The exercise which/that the Mathematics teacher gave us are very difficult.
6. My brother is talking to the man. The man is a doctor.
The man to whom my brother is talking is a doctor.
 Whom/Which/That acts as the OBJECT of a relative clause


REVIEW OF RELATIVE CLAUSE
SUBJECT OR OBJECT?
The man who is sitting over there is Mary’s father.
 Relative Pronoun + V  SUBJECT
The woman who Gary met knows you.
 Relative Pronoun + S + V  OBJECT
RULES
I. We can omit the relative pronouns if they are the OBJECT in the relative clauses
II. We cannot omit the relative pronouns if:
they are the SUBJECT in the relative clauses
they are the OBJECT preceded by a preposition in the relative clauses
they are in the non-defining relative clauses
Omission of relative pronouns in a relative clause
1. Where is the cheese which/that was in the fridge? (We cannot omit the relative pronoun)
2. The woman who spoke at the meeting was very knowledgeable. (We cannot omit the relative pronoun)
3. My sister, who is very good at cooking, won the first prize at a cooking contest. (We cannot omit the relative pronouns)
4. The girl whom my brother loves is very beautiful. (We can omit the relative pronouns)
5. The exercise which/that the Mathematics teacher gave us are very difficult. (We can omit the relative pronouns)
6. The man to whom my brother is talking is a doctor. (We cannot omit the relative pronouns)

EXERCISE 1.

Ex: I like the diamond ring
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.
Mary is wearing
it
you lost
it
he invited
them
to the birthday party
John told
them
I bought
it
yesterday
we met
him
this morning
we had
it
for lunch
EXERCISE 2.
The flight was fully booked.
1. I enjoy my job because I enjoy the people I
2. The dinner party wasn’t very enjoyable.
3. The house is not in good condition.
4. I wasn’t interested in the things .
5. He didn’t get the job .
6. The bed was very modern.
I wanted to travel on
it
I work with
them
we went to
it
I slept in
it
they were talking about
them
he applied for
it
we‘re living in
it
EXERCISE 3.
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.

CONSOLIDATION
- PRONUNCIATION: /str/ - /skr/ - /skw/
- GRAMMAR:
I. We can omit the relative pronouns if they are the OBJECT in the relative clauses
II. We cannot omit the relative pronouns if:
they are the SUBJECT in the relative clauses
they are the OBJECT followed by a preposition
they are in the non-defining relative clauses
HOMEWORK
Practise reading the words and the sentences at home
Learn the grammar rules
Prepare for part D – WRITING