CHARACTER ADJECTIVES

I/ VOCABULARY

Courageous /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ : people have ability to control their fear in a difficult situation.

Determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/: people want to do something very much and don’t let anyone/
anything stop them.

Weak-willed /ˌwēkˈwild/ : people are not ready to act in a certain way.

Willing(n): ready to do sth

Generous /ˈdʒenərəs/

Brave(a)

Bravery(n)

Reckless /ˈrekləs/: people do dangerous things and don’t care about the risks.

Timid /ˈtɪmɪd/: people are shy or scare

Confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

Cautious /ˈkɔːʃəs/ : people act with great care and attention.

Arrogant /ˈærəɡənt/: people who think they are better than others

Mean /miːn/ not willing to give or share things, especially money

Responsible (a)

Responsibility(n): /rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/

Meticulous tỉ mỉ

Spontaneous tự ý

Extravagant phung phí

Tight-fisted

Gullible cả tin

Arrogant kiêu căng

Finicky cầu kì

Obstinate bướng bỉnh

As timid as a rabbit

Impetuous dữ dội

Positive Adjectives Negative Adjectives

Courageous unconfident
Determined
Generous
Confident
Cautious incautious

- Which characteristics do you think are necessary to be successful? Why?

- Do you think everyone would like to be successful? Why?/Why not?

Eat out

‘’aholic’’, ‘’oholic’’, ‘’HOLIC’’

Eataholic >< fussy eater / ˈfʌsi/

Sleepaholic

Movie-holic

Shopaholic

Workaholic

Bookworm /ˈbʊkwɜːm/

Coffe lover

HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANT/ Housemaid

Building materials /məˈtɪəriəl/

Admire(v)

ADMIRABLE (a) /ˈædmərəbl/

Addicted(a)

Kicked-in-the-guts: 1 cú chí mạng

Sheer exhilaration : phấn khởi

Strong as an ox

- Describe a person that you admire?

II/ RELATIVE CLAUSES/ RELATIVE CLAUSE WITH PREPOSITIONS/ REDUCED FORMS

1. Relative clauses

* Defining relative clauses

- Person: who/that/whom/whose

- Things: which/that/whose

Ex: The girl sits next to me. She is friendly

-> The girl who/that sits next to me is friendly

The girl sits next to me. I like her

-> The girl whom/that I like sits next to me.

* Non-defining relative clauses

- Person: who/whom/whose

- Things: which/whose

Ex: Shakepeare was an English playwright. He was born in 1616

-> Shakepeare, who was born in 1616, was an English playwright.

- After ‘’one of, some of, many of’’+ N : person: whom

: things: which

Ex: I have 2 brothers. One of them is doctor

-> I have 2 brothers, one of whom is doctor

I have 2 pens. I never use one of them.

-> I have 2 pens, one of which I never use.

Relative clauses with prepositions

- Supporting for the main clause

Ex: I came home late. This made me feel so tired.

-> I came home late, which made me so tired.

I know she who/whom you meet this morning.

 2. Reduced forms

* Present participate ( V-ing: Nghĩa chủ động)

Ex: Do you know the girl ? She is talking to Tom

-> Do you know the girl who is…

-> : Do you know the girl talking to Tom?

The man lives next to my door. He is friendly

-> the man who is friendly lives…

-> the man living next to my door is friendly.

I eat

I EAT CHICKEN

* Past Participate (V_ed: Nghia bi dong)

Ex: The man was injured in the accident. He was taken to the hospital

-> The man injured in the accident was taken to the hospital

I was arranged in a class. It has many boys

->I arranged in a class which/ that has many boys.

* To-infinitive

- Person:

Ex: He was the second man who came to the party

-> He was the second man to come to the party

First

Second

Last

Only

This is the only thing that make me happy

-> This is the only thing to make me happy

- Thing: chi muc dich

Ex: I have some letters that i must to write

-> I have some letters to write

We play a game. Playing this game will help us to be more relaxing.

-> We play a game which help us..

-> We play a game to be more relaxing.

3. Relative clauses with prepositions (giới từ) / adverbs(trạng từ)

* Preposition+which= where

At which

In which

To which

From which

There

Ex: This is the village( place). I was born there

-> This is the village which/ that i was born.

This is the village where I was born/ which I was born in

-> This is the village in which i was born.

clearer

* preposition+which = when

At which

In which

On which

Then

Ex: Today is Sunday. He arrives on Sunday

->Today is Sunday which he arrives on

->Today is Sunday on which he arrives

* For which= why : reason

Preposition + which/whom

Ex: This is the name that he was known by

-> This is the name by which he was known

She should ask the students who she is responsible for

-> She should ask the students for whom she is responsible.

EXERCISES:

1. My son is a sweet boy. He talked to you last night

-> My son is a sweet boy who/ that/ talked to u last 9

Whom+ I She he they..

2. I don’t like that man. He doesn’t speak the truth

-> I don’t like that man who/ that ….

3. I have a chair. Its leg is broken

-> I have a chair whose leg is broken.

4. I would like to introduce someone who i owe my life to.

->

5. She loved charity work, which her life was dedicated to

->

6. The room which we are standing in is where Anne wrote most of her diary.

-> The room where/ in which we are standing is…

7. The ceremony will be attended by 40 members of Michaels’ family. It is being held in

Cambridge.

->

8. The examiner said,:’’ It is a remarkable piece of scholarship’’. The examiner marked

Michael’s thesis.

->
9. The artist eventually finished the picture that he’d been working on.

->

10. I’m impressed by the speed that he rans at.

->

11, He embarked on a long journey which he never returned from.

->

embarked /ɪmˈbɑːk/: to get onto a ship or plane; to put somebody/something onto a ship
or plane

12, She had lots of ideas, but most of them were impractical (of which/of whom)

->…, but most of which were..

13, She has 2 children, but neither of them look like her

->either ..or..

Neither.. nor..

14. There were only 2 flights that day but they were both full

-> There were only 2 flights that day but both of which WERe full

15. I studied German at school, but remember none of it

->

16. I don't remember the man. You said you met him at the canteen last week.

->

17. The only thing is how to go home. It make me worried

->

12. Did you see the beautiful dress _______ she wore yesterday.

13. The man _______ she is going to marry is very rich.

14. This is the bank // that was robbed yesterday.

15. He wore ( wear) a mask, which made him look like Mickey Mouse.

2. The man ____whose__ mobile was ringing did not know what to do.

4. The woman __whose____ daughter was crying tried to calm her down.

5. The postman ___who/ that_ works in the village is very old.