UNIT 5

A GOOD STORY!

I. READING
Read the text on page 38 – SB and answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D.
1. What kind of book is Alice in Wonderland?
A. Western B. detective story C. fantasy D. travel
2. Which is one of the characters in the book?
A. a rabbit B. an elf C. a hobbit D. a boy
3. When did people start reading Alice in Wonderland?
A. over a hundred and fifty years ago
B. nearly a century and a half ago
C. almost a century ago
D. nearly 100 years ago
4. The rabbit hole that Alice falls into is
A. an imaginary world of mysterious and magical creatures.
B. largely populated by adorable non-human creatures.
C. a rabbits’ world populated by fantastic living beings.
D. an imaginary world with strange and powerful magicians.
5. Which statement is NOT true according to the text?
A. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland.
B. The first publication of the book was in the 19th century.
C. It took a long time for the book to be popular.
D. A royal family member was a fan of the story.
6. How many editions of the book have been published?
A. hundreds of millions B. one hundred C. more than one hundred D. countless
7. How many ways has Alice in Wonderland been presented by the media?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
8. How was Tim Burton’s film version received?
A. It was well received by both critics and the public.
B. It was a huge commercial success.
C. It was highly praised by the critics only.
D. It was more successful than the director expected.
9. The electronic book Alice for the iPad
A. was published too late. B. doesn’t have a name.
C. can be touched, shaken, thrown or swung. D. is innovative, interactive and enjoyable.

II. VOCABULARY: Book and film genres

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiUIPK4V_40 Genres of Film (with exampes)
III. LISTENING

IV. VOCABULARY: Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing

Adjectives ending in -ed Adjectives ending in -ing
- V-ed: frightened, disappointed - V-ing: frightening, disappointing
- cảm xúc, cảm giác (người) - tính chất, phẩm chất, tính cách (người & vật)
VD: He is interested in history. VD: He is interesting.

Exercise 5 (p. 45 – WB): Complete the sentences with a given adjective. More than one
correct answer is possible.
amazed / amazing; annoyed / annoying; confused / confusing; disappointed / disappointing;
embarrassed / embarrassing; satisfied / satisfying
1. My dad was really ________ when I woke him up at four in the morning.
2. I don’t really like reading the instructions for gadgets. They are usually very ________ .
3. I was really ________ with the result of my exam. It was terrible!
4. Disneyland is one of the best theme parks in the world: the rides are ________ !
5. It’s really ________ when you tell a joke and nobody laughs.
6. My teacher told me he was ________ with my progress.
Exercise 4 (p. 45 – WB): Choose the correct option in each sentence.
1. Films adaptations of good novels are often disappointed / disappointing.
2. This book is so bored / boring; I don’t think I will ever finish it.
3. Books are definitely more exciting / excited than video games.
4. Reading horror stories late at night makes me frightened / frightening.
5. He’s not interested / interesting in historical novels.
6. I find listening to music more relaxed / relaxing than reading a book.

III. GRAMMAR
1. Relative Clauses (Mệnh đề quan hệ)
* Mệnh đề quan hệ bổ nghĩa cho danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ (tương tự như tính từ), và
đứng sau danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ mà nó bổ nghĩa.

He is a model student, who always does his homework.

He is a model student , who always does his homework.
MAIN CLAUSE RELATIVE RELATIVE CLAUSE
(MĐ CHÍNH) PRONOUN (MĐ QUAN HỆ)
(ĐẠI TỪ
QUAN HỆ)
Alice in Wonderland, which was first published in 1865, was made into numerous films around
the world.
Alice in Wonderland , which was first published was made into numerous films
in 1865, around the world.
SUBJECT RELATIVE RELATIVE BE +
PRONOUN CLAUSE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
MAIN CLAUSE

* Relative pronouns: whom, who, which, that, whose, where, when, why (tùy vào danh
từ/cụm danh từ và chức năng của nó trong mệnh đề quan hệ)
Examples: He is a model student, whom/who all the teachers adore.

* Defining and non-defining relative clauses (MĐQH xác định & không xác định):
Defining relative clause
MĐ quan hệ xác định – nhận dạng,
nhận diện (identify) đối tượng mà nó
bổ nghĩa
VD:
Meaning
She is the woman who/that wrote the
(Function)
book.
This is the book which/that the English
teacher recommended.
- KHÔNG có dấu “,” ngăn cách MĐ
quan hệ với phần còn lại của câu.
Form
- Có thể sử dụng đại từ quan hệ “that”
thay cho “who, which, whom”
Non-defining relative clause
MĐ quan hệ không xác định – bổ sung
thông tin (provide extra information)
về đối tượng mà nó bổ nghĩa
VD:
In 1941, he moved to New York, where
he wrote The Little Prince.
In the 1920's he flew very basic
aircraft, which did not have many
instruments.
- Có dấu “,” ngăn cách MĐ quan hệ
với phần còn lại của câu.
- KHÔNG sử dụng đại từ quan hệ
“that”

Exercise 3 (p. 46 – WB): Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun. Are the relative
clauses defining or non-defining?
1. Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born, is visited by lots of tourists all year
round. non-defining
2. Don Quixote is the type of book which/that everybody admires but few people have read.
defining
3. I don’t like novels which/that have boring endings. defining
4. Middle Earth is the place where The Lord of the Rings is set. defining
5. Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Dodgson, wrote Alice in Wonderland. non-
defining
6. The Goblet of Fire, which is the fourth book in the Harry Potter series, is the fastest-selling
book of all time. non-defining

Exercise 4 (p. 46 – WB): Join these sentences using a relative pronoun.

1. Have you seen the film? It won the Academy Award.
Have you seen the film which/that won the Academy Award?
2. This is the library. You can borrow books, CDs and DVDs here.
3. I met that girl. Her brother won the short-story competition.
4. Tom Ripley is a fictional character. He appears in a series of Patricia Highsmith novels.
5. He writes books. You can’t put them down.

Exercise 7 (p. 47 – WB): Complete the summary of the novel Cold Mountain with these
relative clauses. What type of story is it?
a. where Ada is waiting for him
b. where they talk about their lives and make plans for the future
c. which he manages to overcome
d. which is called Black Cove
e. which took place between 1861 and 1865
f. who is a soldier in the army
g. who is hiding from the Home Guard
h. whose father is against the war
Cold Mountain is a novel set in North Carolina during the American Civil War, (1)
________. The novel tells the story of Inman and Ada and how they deal with the challenges of
life at that time.
Inman, (2) ________, is injured in battle. In hospital he decides to leave the army and travel
back to Cold Mountain, (3) ________. The novel describes Inman’s long journey, the people he
meets and the problems he faces, (4) ________.
Ada’s life also changes in many ways during the war. Her father dies and she inherits the
family farm, (5) ________. Ada doesn’t know how to look after the farm and turns to her
neighbours for advice. Luckily for Ada, she meets Ruby, (6) ________. They become close
friends and run the farm together.
At the end of the novel the two women are in the mountains looking for Ruby’s father, (7)
________. This is where Inman finds Ada. The young lovers spend four days together in the
mountains, (8) ________. On their way back to the farm, Inman is shot and he dies in Ada’s
arms.

* Omitting relative pronouns in DEFINING relative clauses

OMIT? Examples
(YES/NO)
Relative pronoun = object of He is the writer (who/whom) I told you about.
relative clause YES What’s the name of the novel (which/that) you
are looking for?
Relative pronoun = subject of He is the writer who created Sherlock Holmes.
NO
relative clause He wrote a book which tells the story of his life.
Relative pronoun whose NO The dog, whose owner lives next door, bit me.

Exercise 5 (p. 47 – WB): Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun if necessary.
1. I really admire people ________ give up their free time to do charity work.
2. Is that the girl ________ you met at the party?
3. I hate films ________ have an open ending.
4. I couldn’t understand the notes ________ you lent me.
5. I don’t know how they are going to pay for the new flat ________ they bought.
6. The stories ________ Stephen King writes are usually very frightening.
7. Is that the girl ________ father is a TV presenter?

2. Comparisons
*Comparative and superlative
Phân loại tính từ (TT) Nguyên dạng So sánh hơn So sánh nhất
TT 1 âm tiết: Thêm đuôi old older the oldest
-er -est few (lượng từ) fewer the fewest
soft softer the softest
short shorter the shortest
TT 1 âm tiết kết thúc big bigger the biggest
bằng phụ âm – nguyên thin thinner the thinnest
âm – phụ âm: x2 phụ âm hot hotter the hottest
cuối & thêm -er -est
TT 1-2 âm tiết kết thúc noisy noisier the noisiest
bằng phụ âm + y: Đổi y happy happier the happiest
thành -ier -iest dry drier the driest
TT 2 âm tiết trở lên: beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
Thêm more most trước important more important the most important
TT expensive more expensive the most expensive
Bất quy tắc good better the best
bad worse the worst
far further/ farther the furthest/ the farthest
old older/ elder (sister) the oldest/ the eldest (sister)
little (lượng less the least
từ)
many, much more the most
(lượng từ)
Examples:
Gold is softer than copper.
This is the cheapest sweater in my wardrobe.

*Equal comparison
A + (NOT) AS + adjective/adverb/quantity + AS + B
Examples:
I’m not as good at math as my older brother. (= My older brother is better at math than me.)
My laptop is not as expensive as yours. (= Your laptop is more expensive than mine.)
I love watching films on Netflix. But reading a classic novel is just as good.
Exercise 5 (p. 49 – WB): Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in
brackets.
1. What is the ________ book that you’ve ever read? (long)
2. I think reading is ________ than watching television? (satisfying)
3. Books are usually much ________ than their film adaptations. (good)
4. Science fiction films are often ________ than romantic films. (exciting)
5. It was ________ film I’d ever seen. (scary)
6.________ present I’ve ever received was an iPhone. (expensive)
7. CDs are ________ than DVDs. (cheap)

Exercise 6 (p. 49 – WB): Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets.
1. Books are more relaxing than films. (less)
2. Robin Hood is not as long as Alice in Wonderland. (shorter)
3. Historical films are less amusing than comedies. (more)
4. Comedies are more enjoyable than westerns. (as)
5. This dictionary is not as good as that one. (better)
6. Magazines are easier to read than science fiction books. (easy)
7. More people watched Avatar than any other film last year. (popular)
8. My favourite film is Toy Story 3. (seen)

Exercise 7 (p. 49 – WB): Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1. This is the funnyest novel I have ever read.
2. It is easier to read in my language as in English.
3. Cookery books are less popular as romantic novels; they sell fewer copies.
4. I don’t like watching western films; they are more bored than science fiction films.
5. I love J. K. Rowling: I think she is the more imaginative fiction writer of our time.