Unit 8 grade 10: New Ways To Learn – Looking Back

1. Pronunciation

1.1. Task 1 Unit 8 grade 10

Listen and repeat. (Listen and repeat.)

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1.2. Task 2 Unit 8 grade 10

Listen again and put a mark (‘) before the stressed syllable. (Listen again and put a ‘ before the stressed syllable.)

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Guide to answer

2. Vocabulary

2.1. Task 1 Unit 8 grade 10

Complete the text with the appropriate words from the box. (Complete the text with the appropriate words in the box.)

Guide to answer

(1) d. electronic (2) e. learning (3) b. dictionary

(4) c. technology (5) f. advantage (6) a. devices

Translated:

Electronic dictionaries are now popular in English classrooms. They can be very easily downloaded to your personal electronic device that you can take with you anywhere. This new technology is great, but it can affect your learning. One might think a dictionary is the best way to learn new words. In fact, learning new words by translating slows down your learning process. Dictionaries should only be used when all attempts to find the meaning have failed. There are other ways to understand new vocabulary, such as looking at word components or using context to guess. Modern technology has entered your life and you should try to take advantage of it. Electronic dictionaries on mobile devices are great learning tools, but you also need to think about how to use them effectively.

2.2. Task 2 Unit 8 grade 10

In pairs, ask and answer the following questions. (In pairs, ask and answer the following questions.)

first. How can we use electronic dictionaries?

(How can we use electronic dictionaries)

2. Why is learning new vocabulary with a dictionary not the best way?

(Why is learning new words with a dictionary not the best way?)

3. What should we do now that modern technology has entered our lives?

(What should we do when modern technology enters our lives?)

Guide to answer

1. We can easily download them into your personal electronic device we can carry with us everywhere.

(We can easily download them into personal electronic devices that we can take them with us everywhere.)

2. Because learning new vocabulary by translating slow down the learning process.

(Because learning new words by translating slows down the learning process.)

3. We need to think how to use them effectively.

(We need to think of a way to use them effectively.)

3. Grammar

3.1. Task 1 Unit 8 grade 10

Use ‘which’, ‘that’, ‘who’ or ‘whose’ to fill in each gap. (Use “which”, “that”, “who” or “whose” to fill in the blanks.)

Guide to answer

1. which

2. who

3. which

4. whose

5. who

6. whose

Translation

1. The house that my father built is big.

2. Mr. Xuan Truong, who was my first teacher, received an award for outstanding teaching.

3. Communication tools, which I often use to practice English, have some good applications.

4. It was Peter, whose father had just returned from the Philippines.

5. The woman you just talked to is my favorite English teacher.

6. People whose job involves using a computer most of the day can suffer from headaches.

3.2. Task 2 Unit 8 grade 10

Combine each pair of sentences into one. Use comma(s) if necessary. (Combine each pair of sentences into one. Use commas (,) if necessary.)

first. Shakespeare was a famous playwright. His birthplace was Stradord-upon-Avon.

(Shakespeare was a famous playwright. His birthplace was Stradord-upon-Avon)

2. His grandmother had a great influence on his life. She was a hard-working woman.

(His grandmother had a great influence on him. She was a hard worker.)

3. Tom has hundreds of books.They are all in foreign languages.

(Tom has hundreds of books. They are all in foreign languages.)

4. Lan is interested in physics. I don’t like it.

(Lan likes Physics. I don’t like it.)

5. I will always remember the teacher. He taught me how to read and write.

(I always miss that teacher. He taught me to read and write)

6. The girl looked very upset. Her electronic dictionary broke down.

(The girl looks annoyed. Her electronic dictionary is broken)

Guide to answer

1. Shakespeare, whose birthplace was Stratford-upon-Avon, was a famous playwright.

(Shakespeare, who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, was a famous playwright.)

2. His grandmother, who was a hard-working woman, had a great influence on his life.

(His grandmother, who was a hardworking woman, had a great influence on his life.)

3. Tom has hundreds of books, which are all on foreign languages.

(Tom has hundreds of books in foreign languages.)

4. Lan is interested in physics, which I don’t like.

(Lan likes physics, which I don’t like.)

5. I will always remember the teacher who taught me how to read and write.

(I will always remember the teacher who taught me to read and write.)

6. The girl whose electronic dictionary broke down looked very upset.

(The girl whose electronic dictionary is broken looks very upset.)

4. Practice Task 1

Combine each pair of sentences into one

first. She opened the cupboard. She kept her best glasses in there.

2. This is the house. General Giap lived here.

3. The flight was canceled. We were going to take it.

4. I saw the lady in the shop. She was Vicki Zhao.

5. The man is a director. His dog is sick.

6. My violin is missing. It was my birthday present.

5. Practice Task 2

Choose the best answers

first. She is talking about the author________book is one of the best-sellers this year.

A. which B. whose C. that D. who

2. He bought all the books__________are needed for the next exam.

A. that B. what C. those D. who

3. The children,__________parents are famous teachers, are taught well.

A. that B. whom C. whose D. their

4. Do you know the boy________we met at the party last week?

A. which B. whose C. who D. whom

5. The exercises which we are doing ________very easy.

A. is B. has been C. are D. was

6. The man_______next to me kept talking during the film, _______really annoyed me.

A. having sat / that B. sitting / which C. to sit / what D. sitting / who

7. Conclusion

At the end of the lesson, you should remember:

– Vocabulary:

• device: device
• dictionary: dictionary
• technology: technology
• electronic: electronic
• advantage: favorable

– Sound stress in three-syllable adjectives and verbs

– Grammar: relative clauses

+ Relative clauses begin with relative pronouns: who, whom, which, that, whose or relative adverbs: why, where, when. A relative clause is used to modify the noun that comes before it.

Ex: Mr. Brown is a nice teacher. We studied with him last year. => Mr. Brown, whom we studied with last year, is a nice teacher.

There are two types of relative clauses: defining relative clauses and indefinite relative clauses.

• Defining relative clauses: are clauses used to identify the noun that precedes it. A defining clause is a necessary clause for the meaning of a sentence, without which the sentence would not be meaningful. It is used when the noun is an indefinite noun and does not use a comma to separate it from the main clause.
• Non-defining relative clauses: are clauses that provide additional information about a person, thing or thing that has been identified. An indefinite clause is a clause that does not have to be present in a sentence, without which the sentence still makes sense. It is used when the noun is a definite noun and is separated from the main clause by one or two commas (,).