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THE ASIAN GAMES
UNIT 12
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Activity 1. Pronunciation
Listen and repeat
/str/ /skr/ /skw/
Street Scream Square
Strong Screen Squeeze
Strange Screw Squeak
Strength Scratch Squeal
The difference between the consonant clusters: /str/, /skr/, /skw/.
Pronunciation
Practice 1: Read aloud these sentences
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
II. GRAMMAR
Relative clauses (revision)

2. Omission of relative pronouns.
Complete the sentences using relative pronouns as a subject.
1. The woman is very friendly. She lives next door.

2. The street is very wide. It leads to my school.

3. Mr Brown is a doctor. He works in An Viet hospital.

4.My sister bought me a book.The book is very interesting
The woman who/that lives next door is very friendly
The street which/that leads to my school is very wide
Mr Brown, who works in An Viet hospital, is a doctor
My sister bought me a book which/that is very interesting.
A. REVIEW RELATIVE CLAUSES
Complete the sentences using relative pronouns as an object.
Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.
→Please post these letters that/which I wrote this morning.
2. This is the novel. Shakespeare wrote this novel.
→ This is the novel which/that Shakespeare wrote.
3. Mr Brown is a doctor. You met him last night.
→ Mr Brown, whom you met last night, is a doctor.
4. The girl is very nice. I talked about her yesterday.
→The girl whom/who/that I talked about yesterday is very nice.
→ The girl about whom I talked yesterday is very nice.
5. The comic book “Conan” is very interesting. I like it most.
→The comic book “Conan”, which I like most, is very interesting.
Examples:
can be omitted
=> What is the name of the girl you met last night?
you met last night
V
S
can be omitted
can be omitted
II. Omission of relative pronouns
3.The girl comes from England.
whom we are going to see
4. “The Lion King” is the cartoon
which I enjoy watching.
2. What is the name of the girl ?
S
S
O
O
O
V
V
D
D
D
who/ that
Note: “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when
they are objects in defining relative clauses.
X
X
pre
2. I don’t like the thing about which they are talking.
O
1. I don’t like the thing which they are talking about.
O
S
can’t be omitted
=> I don’t like the thing they are talking about.

V
S
Omission of relative pronouns

V
can be omitted

Note: “who, whom, which, that” can’t be omitted
when they come after a preposition
(about, on, in, at …)
pre
Examples:
2. Nguyen Thuy Hien , whom we admire a lot , is the first


Vietnamese to win a gold medal in Wushu.
1. They work for a company that makes cars.
S
can’t be omitted
II. Omission of relative pronouns
V
can’t be omitted



Examples:
Notes: “who, whom, which, that” can’t be omitted when:
- they are subjects in defining relative clauses.
- they are in non- defining relative clauses
(come after a comma)
Non-defining
Omission of relative pronouns
1. “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when they are objects (O) in defining relative clauses.
Notes:
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)
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I. Grammar:
II. Practice:
Exercise 1 : Tick the sentences in which the
relative pronoun can be omitted.
1. The teacher who we are going to meet comes from Britain.
2. We live near a farm that raises many cows.
3. My house , which was built in 1985 , is being repaired.
4. Do you know the girl with whom he went out last night?
5. This is the novel that I have been expecting.








S
pre
O
O
x
x
x
V
S
S
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II. Practice:
Exercise 2: Join the sentences with a suitable relative pronoun, then omit the relative pronoun if possible.
1. I like the diamond ring. Mary is wearing it.
2.Most of his classmates couldn’t come. He invited them to his party.
3. The short stories were very funny. John told them.
4. I didn’t like the man. We met him this morning.
5. The beef was really delicious. We had it for lunch.
=> I like the diamond ring which Mary is wearing.
=>Most of his classmates, whom he invited to his party, couldn’t come.
=> The short stories which John told were very funny.
=> I didn’t like the man whom we met this morning.
=> The beef which we had for lunch was really delicious.
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II. Practice:
1. The flight……………………………………was fully booked.
=> The flight which I wanted to travel on was fully booked.
2. I enjoy my job because I like the people……………
3.The house………………………….…….is not in good condition.

4. He didn’t get the job……………………………..
a. we’re living in it
b. I work with them
d. he applied for it
c. I wanted to travel on it
X
=> The flight on which I wanted to travel was fully booked.
X
=> I enjoy my job because I like the people whom I work with.
=> I enjoy my job because I like the people with whom I work.
X
=>The house which we’re living in is not in good condition.
=>The house in which we’re living is not in good condition.
X
=>He didn’t get the job which he applied for.
=>He didn’t get the job for which he applied.
Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences, using a suitable sentence in the box to make a relative clause with a preposition.
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Consolidation:
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence.
1. I can’t answer the questions ____ the teacher gave me yesterday.
A. which B. that C.  D. All are correct
2. Do you know the swimmer ____ won 6 gold medals at the Asian Games?
A. who B.  C. whom D. All are correct
3. I enjoy these books, ____ you bought me last week, very much.
A. which B. that C.  D. All are correct
4. The dinner party ____ they were talking about wasn’t enjoyable.
A. which B.  C. whom D. A & B are correct
5. The people with ____ I work are very friendly and helpful.
A. that B. whom C. who D. 
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 (on, in, at …)
- they are subjects in defining relative clauses.
- they are in non- defining relative clauses (come after a comma)
S
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Practice 6: Choose the best answer
 


Activity 2. Grammar.
- Combine these sentences, using relative pronouns.
Ex 1: The woman is a doctor. She lives next door.
Ex 2: The book is about Africa. It has some wonderful pictures.
Activity 2. Grammar.
- Combine these sentences, using relative pronouns.
Ex1: The woman is a doctor. She lives next door.
→The woman who/ that lives next door is a doctor.
Ex2: The book is about Africa. It has some wonderful pictures.
→ The book which / that has some wonderful pictures is about Africa.
Activity 2. Grammar.

Ex1. The woman who/ that lives next door is a doctor.
Ex2. The book which has some wonderful pictures is about Africa.
What is the role of these relative pronouns?
+ They are the subjects of the clauses.
 N + who/which/that + V
Activity 3.
Ex 3: The man who/whom you saw yesterday is my uncle.
Ex 4: The dog which/that you gave me is lovely.
What is the role of these relative pronouns?
+ They are the objects of the clauses.
 N + who/whom/which/that + S + V
Practice 3. (2m): Complete the sentences using relative pronouns as an object.
Please post these letters. I wrote them this morning.
2. This is the novel. Shakespeare wrote this novel.
3. Mr Brown is a doctor. You met him last night.
4. The girl is very nice. I talked about her yesterday.
5. The comic book “Conan” is very interesting. I like it most.
Activity 4: The omission of relative pronouns
1. The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly.
Subject  can’t omit
The woman who/ that lives next door is very friendly.
2. This is the novel which/ that Shakespeare wrote.
Object  can omit
This is the novel Shakespeare wrote.
3. The girl whom/who/ that I talked about yesterday is very nice.
Object of Pre.  can omit
 The girl I talked about yesterday is very nice
4. The girl about whom I talked yesterday is very nice.
Prepostion + whom  can’t omit
 When can relative pronouns “whom, which, that” be omitted ?




When can relative pronouns “who, whom, which, that” be omitted ?


?

- Relative pronouns “who, whom, which, that” can be omitted when they are OBJECTS in the sentences.
But can’t omit :
+ “whom , which” after a COMMA and a PREPOSITION.
* Note: The omission is only applied in Restrictive clause

Practice 4. (2m): Tick () the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted.
Ex:

Are these the keys that you are looking for?
1. The boy who we are going to see is a good student.
2. Paul works for a company that makes noodle.
Have you phoned the man whom you met last Saturday?
The building that was destroyed has now been rebuilt.
Do you know the girl who he is talking to.
6. I like the diamond ring which Mary is wearing.

x

x


Practice 5 :Rewrite these sentences using Omission of relative pronouns (2ms).
Ex: The dictionary is expensive, but very interesting. I bought it yesterday.
→ The dictionary which I bought yesterday is expensive, but very interesting.
1. That man is a teacher. I talked to him yesterday.
2. The girl is from Brazil. We are going to see her.
3. This is the book. John gave it to me last week.
4. The bed was very modern. I slept in it last night.

Practice 5: Rewrite these sentences using Omission of relative pronouns:
That man is a teacher. I talked to him yesterday.

2. The girl is from Brazil. We are going to see her.

3. This is the book. John gave it to me last week.

4. The bed was very modern. I slept in it last night.
→That man I talked to yesterday is a teacher.
→ The girl we are going to see is from Brazil.
→ This is the book John gave to me last week.
→ The bed I slept in last night was very modern.
III. Production
III. Production
met yesterday
Binh
He is Binh, whom I met yesterday.
This is the book (which/that) I like best.
book/ like best
Nguyen Du/ Kieu story/ famous writer
Nguyen Du, who wrote Kieu story, is a famous writer.
House / live /20 years
That is the house in which I have lived for 20 years.
SUMMARY
Unit 12:
LANGUAGE FOCUS
PRONUNCIATION
GRAMMAR
3 sounds
1. /str /
2. /skr/
3. /skw/
1. Relative pronouns revision
2. Omission of relative pronouns

- Do Exercise 2 in the textbook (p.145).
Prepare the next lesson
(Unit 13- Reading, p.146).
Homework:
I.Complete these sentences .
The man standing in the………........looks very……………
The little boy was eating………………while the little girl was……………..
3. My mother ……………….an orange and put it on the …………….table.
strong
ice- cream
square
street
screaming
squeezed
II.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
6. The man ____ she is married to is an engineer.
A.  B. who C. whom D. all are correct

- Do Exercise 2 in the textbook (p.145).
Prepare the next lesson
(Unit 13- Reading, p.146).
Homework:
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
TÓM LẠI
*Note: The omission is only applied in Restrictive clauses
Activity 2: “Joining us”
Work in groups in 5 mins
Joining 12 clauses to create 6 meaningful conditional sentences.
Stick your sentences on your board
If the wind blows out the sun 
I’ll still believe you are the one 
For example