Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 10 A Closer Look 2

Non-defining relative clauses

Usage

Example

- Add extra information.

- Have a comma when using non-defining relative clauses.

- Earth, which is the third planet from the Sun, depends much on the Sun for its energy

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may find it confusing when to use the grammar points.

Give short and clear explanations with legible examples for each case.

Students may have underdeveloped co-operating skills.

- Give clear instructions, give examples before letting students work in groups.

- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

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STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

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Option 1: Quiz

- Divide the class into two big groups.

- Show the questions on the board.

- The questions can be MCQ questions, and the two groups just say A, B, C, or D.

- The one with most correct answers wins.

- Declare the winner and lead into the new lesson.

- Ask Ss to look at A CLOSER LOOK 2 on page 106

- Look and answer.

Quiz:

Option 2: Planet Earth Pictionary

- Divide students into pairs.

- One student in each pair secretly draws a picture of a natural phenomenon or geographical feature related to Earth.

- The other student, usingrelative clauses, must describe the picture to their partner without explicitly naming it.

- The partner guesses the phenomenon or feature within the set time limit.

- Most correct guesses within the time limit wins!

- Lead into new lesson

- Work in pairs.

- Use relative clauses to describe picture.

- Guess

Example:

Draw picture about coral reefs, volcanic eruption.

Sentences:

- An area of coral, the top of which can sometimes be seen just above the see.

- A tall, sleeping mountain that is covered in green forests and dotted with fluffy white clouds. But sometimes, this mountain wakes up in a very dramatic way!

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Grammar Explanation

- Ask Ss to work individually toread the Remember box.

- Write examples of a sentence with a non-defining relative clause and one with a defining relative clause on the board.

- Ask some Ss to underline the relative clauses in the two examples. Ask them to point out the differences between pairs of relative clauses.

- Explain the differences in (1) sentence punctuation (,), (2) the position of the clause, (3) use/ function of each type of relative clause, and (4) whether they can be omitted or not, (5) whether the relative pronouns can be omitted or replaced with that.

- Follow instructions

- Read the Remember box carefully and listen to the teacher.

Examples:

She gave me the cupcake that was red velvet flavoured.

She gave me a cupcake, which was red velvet flavoured.

Task 1: Complete the sentences with correct relative pronouns. (7 mins)

- Have Ss work in pairs to look at Remember boxto fill the blanks.

- Check the answers as a class.

- Ask if these pronouns can be replaced with that or not.

- Ask several Ss to read aloud the full sentences. Correct their pronunciation if necessary.

- Work in pairs to do the task.

- Listen and check

- Answer

- Read aloud.

Answer key:

1. which

2. who

3. whose.

4. which

5. which

Task 2: Underline the relative clauses. Tick (√) if the relative clause can be omitted. (7 mins)

- Remind Ss that non-definingrelative clauses cannot be omitted from a sentence. They are used to give more information about the noun in front of it.

- Have Ss work in pairs to underline the relative clauses and tick if the relative clauses can be omitted.

- Write sentence 2 and 3 on the board and ask one student to go to the board to do as required by the task.

- Check the student’s answers. Correct any mistakes and re-explain the rule if necessary.

- Check the other sentences as a class.

- Have Ss read out loud sentences again and correct pronunciation if necessary.

- Listen.

- Work in pairs to do the task.

- Listen and check.

Answer key:

1. V______ The second planet from the Sun is Venus, which is sometimes called Earth’s sister.

2. V______ The Ocean, which is the body of salt water, contains 97% of Earth’s water.

3. ______ Landforms make up the areas which include mountains, hills, plains and plateau.

4. V______ One of the world’s most famous earth scientists is James Hutton, who was a British geologist.

5. V______Artic sea ice and water make up a habitat for polar bears, whose main food is seals.

Task 3: Complete each sentence with a non-defining relative clause (A-E). (7 mins)

- Have Ss work individually to complete the sentences using the non-defining relative clauses.

- Remind them of which relative pronouns (which, who, whose) are used for which nouns before it.

- Remind them also of the meaning of the full sentence after they have matched them.

- Ask some Ss to read out their completed sentences. Correct pronunciation if necessary.

- Check the answers as a class.

- Work individually to do the task.

- Listen.

- Listen and check

Answer key:

1. B

2. C

3. A

4. E

5. D

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

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Task 4: Combine the two sentences into one, using a non-defining relative clause.(6 mins)