Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Tiết 94, Unit 15: Cities (Language focus)

Unit 15 CitiesLanguage focus 
Pronunciation : 
 	 / θ / 	 / ð / 
 	 through	there 
	theatre	father 
	cloth	clothes 
	breath	breathe 
	tenth	together 
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Practise the sentences 
Notes: 
*/ θ /: thought, Smith, thirty, three, Thursday, thirtieth, birthday, something, think , thin. 
*/ ð / : brother, the, that, clothes, there. 
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Choose the underlined part which is differently pronounced from the others . 
1. th em	mon th 	ba th e	ga th er 
2.wea th er	mou th 	leng th 	 th ing 
3. th reaten	 th eir	whe th er	 th ough 
4. tru th 	 th umb	 th en	streng th 
5. th ousand	clo th 	 th riller	fea th er 
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II. Grammar and vocabulary 
Non- defining and defining relative clauses: 
Examples: 
The lady who lives next door is a teacher. 
We stayed at the hotel that you recommended . 
My youngest brother, who lives in Hanoi , is a teacher. 
We stayed at the King Hotel, which is very nice. 
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Rules: 
Defining relative clause 
( restrictive clause ) 
Non- defining relative clause 
( non-restrictive clause) 
To identify the noun before it. 
 That can be used. 
 “ ,” can’t be used. 
Eg : The flowers that you gave her are lovely. 
To provide more information about the noun. 
 We use “ , ” before and after this kind of clause. 
 We can’t use that 
Eg : Hanoi, which is the capital of Vietnam, is very beautiful. 
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Exercise 1 
Underline the relative clauses , indicate if they are defining (D) or non-defining (ND) and add a comma where required. 
Answers: 
1.., which is located on the East Coast of the United States, ND 
2. ,which is located on the Granada` River,. ND 
3.., which has a population of nearly 20,000,000 ,. ND 
4. .., which hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics ,.ND 
5.., which used to be the capital of Japan,. ND 
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More exercise Rewrite the sentences, using relative clauses. 
We first went to Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. 
Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh. He wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories. 
I sent you a postcard. It was written on the summit of Ben Nevis. 
Our flight was delayed. This meant we had to wait three hours at the airport. 
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II. Grammar and vocabulary 
2. Connecting contrasting ideas : Although 
	Examples : 
* Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. It is not the largest city of Vietnam. 
→Although Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam ,it is not the largest city . 
* Although he had tried hard, he didn’t pass his driving test. 
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Rules : 
* We use although or though or even though to connect contrasting ideas. 
Though/ although/ even though + clause 
= despite the fact that + clause 
= despite/ in spite of + N phrase / V- ing 
Note : do not use BUT with although 
Eg : Even though he is a millionaire, he is very mean. 
 In spite of being a millionaire, he is very mean. 
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Exercise 2 Combine the sentences using although 
Answers: 
1.Although there is not much to do in the countryside, I prefer living in there. 
2. Although there is a lot of pollution in Los Angeles, it is an ideal place to live. 
3.Although the shops are crowded, people are not buying much. 
4. Although the city is a favourite tourist destination for many people, it has its problems. 
5.Although it is a safe neighbourhood , it is best to be careful. 
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More practice 
Choose the best answers. 
1.She will never stop working .. she is very rich. 
a. despite	b. because	c. although	d. so 
2. The chemistry book.. was a little expensive. 
a. that I bought it b. I bought that c. what I bought d. I bought 
3the fact that she is young, she is given a high position . 
a. despite	b. although	c. in spite	d. both a and c 
4..we are close friends, we’ve known each other for a short time. 
a. In spite of	 b. Although	 c. Despite	d. none is correct 
5.They couldn’t go to the party, was a pity. 
a. that	b. which	c. what	d. both a and b 
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Choose the underlined part which needs correcting. 
I don’t know the name of the woman whom I spoke on the phone. 
Although his t iredness , he walked to the office. 
Are you the kind of person whom are shy around people? 
Because of heavy rain , we went on a picnic. 
He is over seventy a lthough he s till wants to continue working. 
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Homework 
Make two sentences using defining relative clause and two with non-defining relative clause. 
Make two sentences with although. 
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