Language Focus - Unit 8 trang 70 SGK Tiếng Anh 9

LANGUAGE FOCUS

1.  Join the sentences. Use relative clauses.

(Nối các câu. Sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ.)

Example:

-    Tet is a festival. Tet occurs in late January or early February.

Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February.

a) Auld Lang Syne is a song. Auld Lang Syne is sung on New Year’s Eve.

b) This watch is a gift. The watch was given to me by my aunt on my 14th birthday.

c) My friend Tom can compose songs. Tom sings Western folk songs very well.

d) We often go to the town cultural house. The town cultural house always opens on public holidays.

e) I like reading books. Books tell about different peoples and theỉ cultures.

f) On my mom’s birthday ray dad gave her roses. The roses were very sweet and beautiful.

g) Judy liked the full-moon festival very much. The festival is celebrated in mid-fall.

h) Tomorrow I'll go to the airport to meet my friends. My friends come to stay with us during the Christmas.

Trả lời:

a) Auld Lang Syne is a song which is sung on New Year's Eve.

b) This watch, which was given to me by my aunt on my 14th birthday, is a gift.

c) My friend Tom, who can compose songs, sings Western folk songs very well.

d) We often go to the town cultural house, which always opens on public holidays.

e) I like reading books which tell about different people and their cultures.

f) The roses which my Dad gave my Mum on her birthday were very sweet and beautiful.

g) Judy very much liked the full-moon festival which is celebrated in mid-fall.

h) Tomorrow I'll go to the airport to meet my friends, who come to stay with us during the Christmas.

2. Describe each of the people in the pictures. Use relative clauses.

(Miêu tả từng người trong tranh. Sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ.)

Example:

I am the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt.

My Aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.

Trả lời:

My family

- I'm the boy who is wearing a white T-shirt and blue trousers.

- The woman who is sitting in the armchair is my Mum.

- My Dad is the man who is standing behind Linda.

- The girl, who is giving my Mum a present, is my younger sister Linda.

My Aunt's family

- My aunt Judy is the woman who is holding Jack.

- The woman who is on the right of my aunt is my grandmother.

- The man who is at the back of the picture is my uncle John.

3. Join the sentences. Use the words in brackets. The first is done for you.

(Nối các câu. Sử dụng các từ trong ngoặc.)

a) Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet. Thu Ha has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes, (even though)

⟹ Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet even though she has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes.

b) We don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam. Dad and I have special eifts and parties for ray mom every year on the 8^th of March, (although)

c) We went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on National Day last year. We live in Nam Dinh. (even though)

d) Many tourists enjoy festivals in Viet Nam. Tourists do not understand Vietnamese culture very much, (though)

e) In Australia, Christmas season is in summer. The Australians enjoy Christmas as much as people in European countries do. (even though)

f) Jim could see the main part of the show. He came to the show late due to the traffic jam. (although)

Trả lời:

a) Thu Ha is not satisfied with her preparations for Tet, even thought she has decorated her house and made plenty of cakes

b) Allhough we don’t have a Mother’s Day in Viet Nam, Dad and I have special gifts and parties for my Mom every year on the 8^th of March.

c. Even though I live in Nam Dinh, we went to Ha Noi to watch the parade on the National Day last year.

d. Many tourists enjoy moat of the festivals in- Viet Nam though they do not understand Vietnamese culture very much.

e. Even though in Australia Christmas season is in summer, people enjoy Christmas as much as they do in other European countrios.

f. Although Jim came to the show late due to the traffic jam, ho could see the main part of it.