ENGLISH 11 – UNIT 11

A. GRAMMAR
RELATIVE CLAUSES
(Mệnh đề quan hệ)

* Omission of relative pronouns. (Lược bỏ đại từ quan hệ)

Đại từ quan hệ làm tân ngữ WHO(M), WHICH, THAT có thể được bỏ trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác
định. (không được lược bỏ WHOM/ WHICH khi nó đứng ngay sau giới từ)
Ví dụ : - He promised to lend me the book (which/that) he bought yesterday.
-The girl (whom/ that) you met yesterday is my sister’s close friend.

=> Đại từ quan hệ có thể được lược bỏ khi đủ 3 điều kiện
- Được dùng trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (không đặt sau dấu phẩy)
- Làm tân ngữ
- Không đứng ngay sau giới từ

B. VOCABULARY
1. intercultural knowledge (n) : kiến thức liên văn hóa, sự hiếu biết lẫn nhau về văn hóa
2. solidarity (n) : tình đoàn kết
3. advance (v) = develop : phát triển, tiến bộ
4. facilities (pl.n) : thiết bị
5. to make an effort = to try: cố gắng/ nỗ lực
- effort (n) : sự cố gắng/ nỗ lực
6. appreciate (v) : đánh giá cao, coi trọng
7. bodybuilding (n) : môn thể hình
8. aquatic sport (np) : thể thao dưới nước
9. promote (v) : xúc tiến, đẩy mạnh
10. host country/ nation (n) : nước chủ nhà
Eg: The 14th Asian Games was held in Busan, Korea.
=> Korea was the host nation of the 14th Asian Games.
11. hold (v) = organize: tổ chức
(hold/ held/ held)
12. athlete (n) : vận động viên
- athletic (adj) : thuộc điền kinh/ khỏe mạnh, lực lưỡng
- athletics (n) : (môn) điền kinh
13. medal (n) : huy chương
E.g. There are three kinds of medal. They are gold, silver and bronze.
14. participant (n) : người tham gia
- participation (n) : sự tham gia
- participate (v) : tham gia (participate in sth = take part in sth)
15. freestyle (n) : kiểu bơi tự do
16. bar (n) : thanh xà
17. land (v) : hạ, rơi, tiếp đất
(n) : đất
 18. gymnasium (n) : phòng thể dục dụng cụ
- gymnast (n) : vận động viên thể dục dụng cụ
- gymnatics (n) : môn thể dục dụng cụ
19. record (n) : kỷ lục
- to break the record: phá kỷ lục
- to set a new record: lập kỷ lục mới
E.g. She won the gold medal in women swimmimg. She set a new world record time of 1 minute 58 seconds.
20. upgrade (v) : nâng cấp
21. widen (v) : mở rộng
- wide (adj) : rộng
- width (n) : chiều rộng
22. promote (v) : xúc tiến, đẩy mạnh
23. recruit (v) : tuyển dụng, tuyển chọn
24. National Sports Centre (np) : trung tâm thể thao quốc gia
25. guest house (n) : nhà khách

C. EXERCISES
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. A. bodybuilding B. gymnasium C. appreciate D. variety
2. A. nation B. athlete C.advance D. gymnast
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
3. A. competitor B. medal C. wrestling D. recruit
4. A. bronze B. effort C. official D. protect
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
5. The Vietnamese participants took ____ in the 14th Asian Games with great enthusiasm.
A. notice B. notes C. part D. role
6. The Asian Games take _____ every four years for the countries in the Asia to compete.
A. seat B. stand C. place D. spot
7. ____ from several countries competed in many Asian Games.
A. Spectators B. Athletes C. Audiences D. Viewers
8. On some special occasions, people often march and demonstrate to show their ____.
A. nation B. event C. culture D. solidarity
9. The Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting ____ all over the world.
A. problems B. athletes C. cultures D. events
10. Vietnam won 3 gold ____ at the 15th Asian Games.
A. degrees B. medals C. awards D. boards
11. Swimming is one of the ____ sports.
A. mountainous B. aquatic C. racing D. running
12. I’m not the man ____ you are looking for?
A. that B. x (nothing) C. whom D. all are correct
13. Fencing was first introduced at the 13th Asian Games, ____ in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998.
A. to be held B. holding C. that was held D. which were held
14. This is a picture in the newspaper of a high jumper ____ leg was seriously hurt.
A. who B. who C. whose D. that
15. There are five students in my class ______ speak Chinese very well.
A. whom B. whose C. who D. which
16. Our field _____ have performed very well.
a. artists B. athletes C. specialists D. sportmen
17. The football match was so dull that most of the _____ left at half-time.
A. attendants B. audiences C. participants D. spectators
18. We live in an age of rapid scientific and technological _____.
A. advance B. advanced C. advancing D. advancement
19. The first village _____ was not far from the capital.
A. whom I visited B. where I visited C. to which I visited D. I visited
20. _____ volleyball players, footballers cannot use their hands in the game.
A. Like B. Different C. Unlike D. Opposite
21. Linda: So how are things at school, Tom? - Tom: _______.
A. Well, I can’t agree with you B. I was not good at it
C. It’s my pleasure D. Oh, pretty good, actually
22 - A: I'm looking for the airport. Can you tell me how to get there? - B: _________.
A. No, sorry. I don't know. B. Where? I don't see it. C. Thank you. D. No problem
23. Ann: Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment ? "
Laura: " __________."
A. There 's no doubt about it B. Well, that's very surprising
C. Of course not. D. Never mind.
Choose the letter A,B,C,D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
24. Their efforts were much appreciated when they won 2 gold medals on bodybuilding and billiards
A B C D
25. There were many scientists at the meeting, several of which were very young.
A B C D
Choose the option that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.
26. The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling.
A. driving a car B. riding a bicycle C. kicking a ball D. playing football
Choose the option that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word.
27. To prepare for the coming Asian games, we should widen roads to sports buildings.
A. upgrade B. equip C. narrow D.build
Fill each numbered blank with one suitable word.
The Asian Games takes place every four years. The spirit of the Asian Games has been built up over a
long period of time, spreading the messages of unity, warmth, and (28)______ through competitive sports. It helps
to establish the relationships among individual athletes, coaches, trainers, officials, volunteers and spectators(29)
_________come from many different backgrounds and cultures.
The 15th Asian Games took place from December 1 st through December 15th, 2006, in Dolha, the capital of
Qatar. More than 10,000 athletes, who presented 45 countries and regions, took part (30)______39 sports and 424
events of the games.
However, it wasn’t all about the winning of medals, taking part for some was just as much of an
achievement for them. The Games have been about more than just the athletes as 16,000 volunteers from 100
countries around the world have worked 100,000 shifts to ensure the 750,000 (31)_______ had an experience of a
lifetime.
28. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. unfriendly
29. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
30. A. in B. on C. for D. with
31. A. viewers B. audiences C. witnesses D. spectators
Combine these pairs of sentences, using relative clauses without relative pronouns.
32.The birthday party was too noisy. We went to it.
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33 The train was full of passengers and goods. We travelled on it.
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34. The dictionary is very expensive, but very interesting. We bought the dictionary last year.
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Rewrite these sentences, using the cues in brackets
35. Some people only think about money. I don't like them. (WHO)
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36. The police want to know the hotel. Mr. Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago. (WHERE)
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