Period 55 lesson : 6 Language focus
A / Aims and Objectives : By the end of the lesson , Ss will be able to recognize
and distinguish relative clauses and know how to use them in various situations .
B / Teaching aids : Textbook , handouts on additional exercises
C / Procedure :
5 min
10 min
I / Warm up : Relative clause completion
- Ask Ss to work in groups . Call at random on members
of the groups to complete the sentences . Ss can use their
own ideas but they have to make sense .
1. New Year
,
s Eve is the night when ………….
2. April Fools
,
Day is a day when………………
3. May Day is the day when ………………
4. Father
,
s Day is the day …………………….
5. July 4 is the day when ……………………
II /Presentation :
1. Relatives clauses :
- Tell Ss to identify a relative clause :
a) Crowed holiday resorts are not very pleasant .
b) Holiday resorts which are crowed are not very
pleasant
Work in group
Listen and identify the
relative clauses
8 min
=> Crowed in a is an adjective , which are crowed is a
clause The clause is doing exactly the same work as the
adjective : it is describing the holiday resorts . So we can
call it an adverbial clause or relative clause because it
relates to the noun , in this case , by means of the word
which . relative clauses can describe persons , things and
events : Who , which and when
=> There are two kinds of relative clause in written
language .
* Relative clauses without comas are called defining or
identifying clauses . They provide essential information
about the subject or object .
Eg : What kind of book will be popular ?
The book which contains pictures .
*Relative clauses with comas are called non- defining
clauses . They provide additional information , which can
be omitted .
Eg: The book , which contains pictures , will be popular
Exercises:
1.1 Exercise1:Join the sentences .Use relative clauses
- Have Ss read the example aloud and ask them to work in
Copy in their
notebooks .
Read and give some
more examples
Work individually and
in pairs
5 min
5 min
5 min
pairs to complete the sentences ,
- Get them to compare the answers with a friend
- Call on some pairs to practice in front of class .
- Make necessary corrections and give feedback
1.2 Exercise 2 : Describe each of the people in the
pictures . Use relative clauses
- Ask Ss to study the pictures in the book and use the
relative clauses to describe each of the people in the
pictures .
- Call on some Ss to read the examples aloud .
- Have them work individually and exchange their
answers with their friends to correct .
- Call on some Ss to read their answers aloud .
- Give feedback
2. Adverbial clauses of concessions :
Though , although , even though + clause
These express the opposite ideas .
Example : Hai is not satisfied with his preparations for
Tet even though he has decorated his house and made
plenty of cakes .
2.1 Exercise 3 : Join the sentences . Use the words in the
Demonstrate in front
of class .
Work individually
Read their answers
aloud in class .
Listen and copy in
their notebooks .
Read their notebooks
and give some more
examples .
5 min
2 min
brackets :
* Notice : There is no but in the complex sentences with
though , although , even though
- Ask Ss to work individually and compare with their
friends .
- Call on some Ss to read their answers in class
- Feedback and give correct answers
2.2 Exercise 4 :
- Ask Ss to look at the pictures , complete the sentences
by using though , although , even though . Use the correct
tense of the verbs and information
- Have Ss check their answers for each other .
- Feedback and give correct Answers
V/ Homework :
- Let Ss redo all the exercises and copy them in their
notebooks , then prepare the next lesson
Work individually
Read their answers
aloud .
Work individually
Check their answers
for each other .
Listen and copy down
.