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Academic English I

Reading• Review quiz• Vocabulary from Unit 8• ReadingGrammar• Simple Past vs. Past Continuous• Grammar in use• Homework

Reading about calorie counting

Pay attention to the main ideas of each paragraph.

Tip: Keep the first sentence of each paragraph fresh in your mind.

1. A2. B3. D4. C5. B6. D

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Shows the relationship of the topics, main ideas, and details or examples.

Topic is the title of the outline. Main ideas appear in Roman numerals. (I,

II, etc.) Supporting details or examples are

represented by capital letters: A, B, C, etc.

If you have more details, you can number them under the letters. 1, 2, 3, …

Look at the reading on page 161.Read through the article in small

groups.Complete the Outline exercises on

pp.164,165.

Read through the paragraphs together and answer the questions on pp.168-171.

Practice summarizing.

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Relative clauses describe, identify, or give more information about the nouns they follow.

I like the nurse.

She brings the food.

I like the nurse who brings the food.I like the nurse that brings the food.

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She’s got a new boyfriend.

He works at Samsung.

She’s got a new boyfriend who works at Samsung.She’s got a new boyfriend that works at Samsung.

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MORE INFORMATION

Have you ever spoken to the people?

The people who live next door.

Have you ever spoken to the people who live next door?Have you ever spoken to the people that live next door?

Which people?

There’s a TV show on tonight.

A TV show that you might like.

There’s a TV show on tonight that you might like.There’s a TV show on tonight which you might like.

What kind of TV show?

Here’s the book.

The book that you were looking for.

Here’s the book that you were looking for.Here’s the book which you were looking for.

Which book?

What do you notice so far?

Kinds of relative clauses

Tell us which person or thing, or which kind of person or thing.

What’s the name of the tall man?

The tall man who just came in.

What’s the name of the tall man who just came in?What’s the name of the tall man that just came in?

Which tall man?

Paris is a city.

A city that I’ve always wanted to visit.

Paris is a city that I’ve always wanted to visit.Paris is a city I’ve always wanted to visit.

What kind of city?

Subject versus object pronouns in relative clauses and reduction to relative phrases.

The nurse is Ms. Alvarez.

He likes her.

The nurse who(m) he likes is Ms. Alvarez.The nurse he likes is Ms. Alvarez.

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The food was terrible.

We ate it in the hospital.

The food that we ate in the hospital was terrible.The food we ate in the hospital was terrible.

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The cough was annoying.

I had the cough.

The cough that I had was annoying.The cough I had was annoying.

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What do you notice so far?

Notes on ‘who’ versus ‘whom’

He / she WhoHer / him Whom

Practice

The woman – she lives next door – is a doctor.

The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

We know a lot of people – they live in the country

We know a lot of people who live in the country.

Where is the cheese? - it was in the fridge

Where is the cheese that was in the fridge?

Describe the following people:

1.An architect2.A burglar3.A customer4.A shoplifter5.A coward

Make one sentence from two.

1.A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in the hospital.2.A waitress served us. She was impolite and impatient.3.A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt.4.Some people were arrested. They have now been released.

Are these sentences correct?

1.I don’t like stories who have unhappy endings.2.What was the name of the person who phoned you?3.Where’s the nearest shop who sells newspapers?4.The driver which caused the accident was fined 1 million won.

Are these sentences correct?

1.Do you know the person that took these photographs?2.We live in a world what is changing all the time.3.Dan said some things about me that were not true.4.What was the name of the horse it won the race?

I wanted to see the woman. – The woman was away on vacation.

The woman (who) I wanted to see was away on vacation.

You lost the keys. – Have you found the keys?

Have you found the keys (that) you lost?

Tom is talking to a woman. - Do you know her?

Do you know the woman (who/that) Tom is talking to?

I slept in a bed last night. – It wasn’t very comfortable.

The bed (which/that) I slept in last night wasn’t very comfortable.

Are these sentences correct?

1.The woman lives next door is a doctor.2.Have you found the keys you lost?3.The people we met last night were very nice.4.The people work in the office are very nice.5.The people I work with are very nice.

Are these sentences correct?

1.What have you done with the money I gave you?2.What happened to the money was on the table?3.What’s the worst film you’ve ever seen?4.What’s the best thing it has ever happened to you?

Are these sentences correct?

1.What have you done with the money I gave you?2.What happened to the money was on the table?3.What’s the worst film you’ve ever seen?4.What’s the best thing it has ever happened to you?

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1. The flowers are beautiful. They are on the table next to my bed.

2. The doctor examined me. He told me I was getting better.

3. The book is very boring. It’s on the desk.

4. The boy is in serious condition. He hurt his head.

1. The television is broken. It’s in my room.

2. The janitor cleans the rooms. He is going to college part time.

1. which / gave me / the injection / was / the doctor / painful / .

2. the people / friendly / all / working here / are / .

3. I / a place / New York / really want to visit / is / .

4. is / I / the computer / want to buy the most / fast and powerful / .

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Reading BooksP.173 – 179

Grammar eCourseP. 214 – 218 (7.5 – 7.7)

Review units 6 – 8, and all of the grammar points assigned for homework. We will have the third quiz next Wednesday.