WELCOME TO
OUR
CLASS
11A
TEACHER:
NGUYEN THI THUY THUONG
STREET
/str/
SCREW
/skr/
SQUARE
/skw/
ICE-CREAM
/skr/
Unit 12 : THE ASIAN GAMES
Period 85
Part E. Language focus
Friday, March 13th, 2015
I. PRONUNCIATION
Listen and repeat
/str/ /skr/ /skw/
street
strange
strong
strength
scream
screen
screw
scratch
square
squeeze
squeak
squeal
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Practise reading aloud these sentences.

He was holding an ice-cream in one hand, and a
rubber doll in the other hand.
2. There was a strong man on the street at night.
3. The strong man looked very strange.
4. 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.
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
street
ice-cream
strong
strong
strange.
ice-cream
squeezing
squeaking.
screaming
square
strange
EXAMPLE:
1. The girl who often helps me with my homework studies very well.
2. The man whom we are going to see comes from England.
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
II. GRAMMAR:
- RELATIVE CLAUSE (REVISION)
- OMISSION OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
The woman is very friendly. She lives next door.
The woman who lives next door is very friendly.
S V

can’t be omitted
2. The apples are bad. We bought them in the shop.
The apples that we bought in the shop are bad.
O S V

can be omitted
=> The apples we bought in the shop are bad.
Note: “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when
they are objects in defining relative clauses.



EXAMPLE 1:
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
- I don’t like the thing. They are talking about it.
I don’t like the thing which they are talking about.
O S V Pre

can be omitted
I don’t like the thing about which they are talking.
Pre O S V

can’t be omitted
Note: “who, whom, which, that” can’t be omitted when they come after a preposition (about, on, in, at …)
EXAMPLE 2:
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Nguyen Thuy Hien , whom we admire a lot , is
can’t be omitted
the first Vietnamese to win a gold medal in Wushu.
Non-defining
Notes: “who, whom, which, that” can’t be omitted when:
they are in non- defining relative clauses
(come after a comma)
EXAMPLE 3:
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Nguyen Thuy Hien is the first Vietnamese to win a gold medal in Wushu. We admire a lot her.
Notes:
1. “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when they are objects in defining relative clauses.
2. “who, whom, which, that” can’t be omitted when:
- they come after a preposition (about, on, in, at … )
- they are subjects in defining relative clauses.
- they are in non- defining relative clauses (come after a comma)
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Exercise 1: Complete each of the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause without a relative pronoun.
1. I didn’t like the man…………………….
2. The short stories…………….......... were very funny.
=> The short stories John told were very funny.
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
3.The dictionary…….is expensive, but very interesting.
=> The dictionary I bought yesterday is expensive, but very interesting .

John told them
We had it for lunch
I bought it yesterday
We met him this morning
4. The beef…………………was really delicious.
=> The beef we had for lunch was really delicious.
=> I didn’t like the man we met this morning.
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
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
I work with them
He applied for it
I slept in it
1. I enjoy my job because I like the people……………
2.The house……………….is not in good condition.
3. He didn’t get the job………………………….
=> I enjoy my job because I like the people I work with.
=>The house we’re living in is not in good condition.
=>He didn’t get the job he applied for.
4. The bed……………………….was very modern.
=>The bed I slept in was very modern .
MORE EXERCISE:
Choose the best answer.
2. We live near a farm ……… raises many cows.
1. The teacher……..we are going to meet comes from Britain.
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
A. that
B. which
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D. All are correct
C.
A. who
B.
C. that
D. B and C are correct
3. John, …….. , is very kind.
4. The man is Mr.Pike. Mary is talking to him.
B. whom we visited last night.
A. that we visited last night.
C. we visited last night.
D. B and C are correct.
A. The man Mary is talking to is Mr.Pike.
B. The man to whom Mary is talking is Mr.Pike.
C. The man to Mary is talking is Mr.Pike.
D. A and B are correct.
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Review relative clauses and omission of relative pronouns.
Do the lost sentences in Exercise 1,2,3.
Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 13: HOBBIES
Part A: READING
UNIT 12: THE ASIAN GAMES –Period 85 –Part E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Goodbye!