Help me!... I’m being polluted… Too dirty!!! I’m being destroyed… Mommy! We are going to be...

Help me!... I’m being polluted…

Too dirty!!!

I’m being destroyed…

Mommy! We are going to be killed!

Savage!!!...

What are these

pictures talking about?

Pronunciation

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He is swimming.

He is smoking.He is sleeping.

He is catching a snake.

A

BC

D

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Pronunciation: / sl / - / sm / - / sn / - / sw / Listen and repeat.

/ sl / / sm / / sn / / sw /

slavesleepslim

slowly

small smart smellsmoke

snacksneeze

snookersnowy

swallowswimswing

switch

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Play the game “slap the board”

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/ sl / / sm / / sn / / sw /

1. Snack2. Slowly3. Swim4. Smoke5. Sleep6. Switch7. Smell8. snow

X

XX

XX

XX

X

Practise reading aloud this dialogue.

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Relative pronouns with prepositions

Grammar

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MaryMary’s mother

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1. The woman is Mary’s mother. Mary is talking to whom/ that

her.

The woman is Mary’s mother.

whom/ that Mary is talking to

The woman to whom Mary is talking is her mother.

Or

2. This is the magazine. I talked about yesterday.

This is the magazine about which I talked yesterday.

This is the magazine

Or

which/ thatit

which/ that I talked about yesterday.

1. The woman

the magazine.

Mary is talking to her.

I talked about it yesterday.

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Relative Pronoun with PrepositionPrepositions can be move toward relative pronouns.

Eg: The woman to whom Mary is talking is her mother. This is the magazine about which I talked yesterday.

Exception:• Relative pronouns can’t be omitted.

Eg: The woman to Mary is talking to is her mother. (X)

The woman to whom Mary is talking to is her mother. (√)• That = who, whom, which; but that doesn’t plus preposition.

Eg: The woman to that Mary is talking to is her mother. (X)

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Exercise 1: ( in pairs)

Choose the suitable word to complete the following sentences.

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1. To whom it may concern.2. It was a service for which I was

grateful.3. The success of a shared holiday depends on

whom you share it with.4. Do you like the person who sits next

to you?5. Midway through the second half, Manchester

United scored their third goal, at that point Leeds United gave up completely.

6. There is one person to whom I owe more than I can say.

7. It was kind of accident for which nobody was really to blame.

who /

/ whom

/ which

/ who

/ that

/ that

who /

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Exercise 2: (in groups)

Combine the following sentences, using preposition + whom or which

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1. She is the woman. I told you about

She is the woman

Whomher.

about whom I told you.

the woman.

2. The song was interesting. we listened to last night. which

it

The song was interesting.

to which we listened last night.The song We listened to it last night.

I told you about her.

Now do exercise 2 page 122

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1. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.

=> The man to whom I talked yesterday was very kind.

2. The man works in the hospital. I told you about him.

=> The man about whom I told you works in the hospital.

3. The woman teaches me English. I am telling you about her.

=> The woman about whom I am telling you teaches me English.

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4. The movie is fantastic. They are talking about it.

=> The movie about which they are talking is fantastic.

5. The picture was beautiful. She was looking at it.

=> The picture at which she was looking was beautiful.

6. I’ll give you the address. You should write to it.

=> I’ll give you the address to which you should write.

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Exercise 3 (Individually)Complete the following sentences, using

who, whom, which or that.Page 123

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1. Jack is the one I miss most.

that

who/ whom/ which/ that

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2. It was a kind of computer with I was not familiar.

which

who/ whom/ which/ that

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3. Do you get on with the person lives next door?

who

who/ whom/ which/ that

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4. I must thank the man from I got the present.

whom

who/ whom/ which/ that

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5. It is an event I would rather forget.

which

who/ whom/ which/ that

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6. The meeting to I went was interesting.

which

who/ whom/ which/ that

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7. The person did it was never caught.who

who/ whom/ which/ that

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8. That’s the woman to Jim used to

be married.

whom

who/ whom/ which/ that

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MORE PRACTICE

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from that of the other words

A.answer B. sweater C. swim D. switchA

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Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D1. He was the doctor to ____ I often talks.A. that B. who C. whom D. which2. The movie ____ we have just seen was extremely boring .A. to that B. to which C. for what D. for which3. That’s the man ____ my brother gave the money to.A. which B. who C. whom D. to whom.4. What are the problem the government concerned.A. which B. about that C. about which D. both B and C

C

B

C

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C

Unit 10:

LANGUAGE FOCUS

PRONUNCIATION GRAMMAR

4 sounds

1. /sl /

3. /sn /2. /sm /

4. /sw/Relative pronouns with prepositions

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Language FocusLanguage Focus

- Do all the exercises in the textbook again.

- Prepare UNIT 11: READING