Unit 15 cities language focus

GROUP 1 – 10MATH – LUONG VAN CHANH HIGH SCHOOL


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 Pronunciation: /θ/ - /đ/
 Grammar and vocabulary:
1. Non-defining and defining relative clauses
2. Although to connect constrasting ideas


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 Pronunciation: /θ/ - /đ/
• Listen and reapeat:

/θ/: think, thought, mounth, thin, something, birthday.
/đ/: they, those, clothes, then, another, brother.
• Practise the sentences.
1. I thought Mr. Smith was thirty-three.
2. But next Thursday will be his thirtieth birthday.
3. Something about him makes me think he is like my
brother.
4. The roses that you gave him are beautiful.
5. Look at the clothes on that thin man over there.


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 Grammar and vocabulary:
1. Non-defining and defining relative clauses
Example:
Non-defining relative clauses
• The city which
whichisisknown
knownas
asthe
thebiggest
biggestcity
cityininVietnam
Vietnam
is Ho Chi Minh City.
Defining relative clauses
which is
is ice-free
ice-free in
in all
all seasons,
seasons, is
• New York Harbour, which
one of the largest and finest harbours in the worlds.


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THE
FORM relative

OF RELATIVE
Main REDUCED
clause of Defining
clause: PRONOUNS &
RELATIVE ADVERBS:
• Proper name (An, Huy, …)
Relative pronouns:
1.
Who:
• Possessive
adjective + Noun
Example: I thanked the woman. She helped me.
• Demonstrative (this, that, these, those …) adjective +
→ I thanked the woman who help me.
Noun
2. Whom:
•Example:
Noun + phrase
with the red hat …)
I saw a(Example:
man. He isThe
Mr girl
Black.
→ The man whom I saw is Mr Black.
3. Which:
Example: The book is on the table. It’s mine.
→The book which is on the table is mine.
4. That:

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THE REDUCED FORM OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS &
RELATIVE ADVERBS:
Relative adverb:
1. Where:
Example: He lives in the building. It’s very old.
→ The building where he lives is very old.
2. When:
Example: I’ll never forget the day. I met you then.
→I’ll never forget the day when I met you then


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Combine the following sentences using relative clauses:
1. The man is a computer expert. You were talking to
him.
2. Dr. Michelle Weil wrote a book about “techno stress”.
She is a psychologist.
3. The man is a botanist. His father is a botanist.
4. 1945 is a year. The revolution took place in this year.
5. Jack loves his parent’s house. He was born in that
place.
6. The river is polluted. It’s not safe for swimming.
7. She invited me to dinner. It was very kind of her.
8. The 40 passengers escaped without serious injury.
Five of those passengers were friends of mine.

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Game: Choose number and complete the sentence with
relative clause:

1

2

3

4

5


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Paris is the most
1. Arc de Triomphe, which is in ______,
France
beautiful scenery of France


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named
2. Sai Gon, the biggest city of Vietnam, which was_____
Ho
Chi Minh City in 1976.
______________
Vietnam


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Jakatar City, Indonesia,
3. The office of ASEAN is in ________
which is one of the first members of ASEAN.

Indonesia


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Budapest is the capital of Hungary, which has been
4. _________
Hungary
devided into 2 smalls cities: Buda and Pest by Danupe
River.


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Osaka which is in Japan, is known as one of the
5. _______,
Japan
most expensive cities in the world.


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 Grammar and vocabulary:
2. Although to connect constrasting ideas
Example: Although New York is not the capital of the
USA, it is the home of the United Nations.
Although Singapore have a large population density, it is
very clean and its atsmophere is fresh
Although Sydney has the biggest harbour in Australia, it
isn’t the capital of Australia,


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Combine the following sentences using although:
1. There is not much to do in the countryside. I prefer
living in the countryside.
2. There is a lot of pollution in Los Angeles. It’s an ideal
place to live.
3. The shops are crowded. People are not buying much.

4. The city is a favorite tourist destination for many
people. It has its problems.
5. It is a safe neighbourhood. It is best to be careful.
6. She can’t answer my questions. She is very
intelligent.
7. He tried. He was not successful.
8. His life is hard. He is determined to study well.


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Game: Choose number and complete the sentence with
although:

1

2

3

4

5


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Tau is not the capital of Vietnam, it

1. Although Vung
________
was chose to hold Mrs World 2009
Vietnam


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Chieng Mai
2. Although _________isn’t
the capital of Thailand, it’s
the first city in South-East Asia which has been hold SEA
Games.
Thailand


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Doha the capital of Qatar, is in dezert
3. Although ______,
zone, it’s very rich and beautiful.
Qatar


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Atlanta is only a small city of Central

4. .Although ________
USA, it was still chosen to hold Olympic Summer 1996.
The USA


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Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, its
5. Although __________
people is emigrating to surrounding Everest Mount to
make tourism.

Nepal


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HOMEWORK:
-Review grammar and vocabulary.
-Find informations about some historical place for
Unit 16.
-Prepare READING.


Dessiner by: Vu Le Ngoc
Editor by: Vo Dinh Long
Adviser by: Vo Phuong Hang