Unit1culturalrelicsLearningaboutLanguageTeachingGoals:1.Tolearnabouttherestrictiveandnon-restrictiveattributiveclause2.Tolearnhowtousesomeusefulwordsandexpressions.3.TolearnhowtousesomeusefulstructuresTeachingProcedures:Step1.WarmingUpAskSstofinishEx1(P3),Ex2(P3)andEx3(P4).SuggestedAnswers:Ex1:1.select2.rare3.reception4.amaze5.lessthan6.wooden7.insearchof8.survive9.remove10.artist11.former12.atwarEx2:dynastiesstyleamazingjewelsdesigneddecoratedfancyraredoubtworthEx3:A.3B.2C.3D.1Step2.Learningabouttheattributiveclause1.ShowSsthedefinitionofanadjectiveclause(attributiveclause).Anadjectiveclauseisadependentclausewhichtakestheplaceofanadjectiveinanotherclauseorphrase.Likeanadjective,anadjectiveclausemodifiesanounorpronoun,answeringquestionslike"which?"or"whatkindof?"Considerthefollowingexamples:Adjective:theredcoatAdjectiveclause:thecoatwhichIboughtyesterdayLiketheword“red”inthefirstexample,thedependentclause“whichIboughtyesterday”inthesecondexamplemodifiesthenoun“coat”.Notethatanadjectiveclauseusuallycomesafterwhatitmodifies,whileanadjectiveusuallycomesbefore.Informalwriting,anadjectiveclausebeginswiththerelativepronouns“who(m),”“that”,or“which”.Ininformalwritingorspeech,youmayleaveouttherelativepronounwhenitisnotthesubjectoftheadjectiveclause,butyoushouldusuallyincludetherelativepronouninformal,academicwriting.Informal:Thebookspeoplereadweremainlyreligious.Formal:Thebooksthatpeoplereadweremainlyreligious.InformalSomefirefightersnevermeetthepeopletheysave.FormalSomefirefightersnevermeetthepeoplewhomtheysave.Moreexamplesofadjectiveclauses:Themeatwhichtheyatewastainted.They'retalkingaboutthemoviewhichmadehimcry.Theyaresearchingforthestudentwhoborrowedthebook.DidItellyouabouttheauthorwhomImet?2.GetSstotellwhetherthefollowingpairsofsentencesmeanthesamething.(1)Myuncle,wholivesinLondon,isveryrich.MyunclewholivesinLondonisveryrich.(2)Thepolicies,whichwereunpopular,wererejectedbythevoters.Thepolicieswhichwereunpopularwererejectedbythevoters.(3)Myniece,whosehusbandisoutofwork,willinheritthehouse,whichIhavealwaystreasured.Myniecewhosehusbandisoutofworkwillinheritthehouse,whichIhavealwaystreasured.Suggestedanswers:Thefirstsentenceineachpairhasanon-restrictiveclausewithintwocommas,andthesecondhasarestrictiveclause.Anon-restrictiveclausesimplyaddsmoreinformationintothesentenceanddoesnotaffectthemeaningofthemainclause:itisthereforebracketedoffwithcommas(1a=anunclewhohappenstoliveinLondon).Conversely,arestrictiveclausedefinesitsreferentinthemainclausemorespecificallyandcontributessignificantlytothemeaningofthesentence.ThusitisthatparticularunclewholivesinLondonwhoisreferredto(1b).In2a,allpolicieswereunpopularandallwererejected,whereasin2bonlythepoliciesthatwereunpopularwererejected.Notethatinrestrictiveclausesthenon-humanrelativepronouniseither'that'or'which',whereasforhumanreferentstherelativepronouncanbeeither'who/m'or'that'(themanthat/whomIwillmarry...)3.LetSsselectoneanswerfromthechoicesprovidedaftereachsentence.(1)Asmanychildren___cameweregivensomecakes.A.thatB.asC.whoD.whom(2)Thevisitorssawrowsofhousestheroofs_____arered.A.onwhichB.ofwhichC.whereD.that(3)Iusuallytakeanapafterlunch,______ismyhabit.A.whichitB.asitC.asD.that(4)Pleasetellmetheway_____youdidthejob.A.howB.whereC.whichD.inwhich(5)Isthismuseum____someGermanfriendsvisitedthedaybeforeyesterday?A.theoneB.whichC.thatD.where(6)Thefarmeruseswoodtobuildahouse____tostoregrain.A.inwhichB.whereC.thatD.withwhich(7)Ishallneverforgettheyears_____Ispentinthecountrywiththefarmers,____hasagreateffectonmylife.A.when;whichB.that;whichC.when;thatD.which;that(8)Littlehasbeendone____ishelpfultoourwork.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.allthat(9)Perhapsthisistheonlymarket____youcangetsuchcheapgoods.A.thatB.ofwhichC.bywhichD.where(10)We'llputofftheoutinguntilnextweek,____wewon'tbesobusy.A.whenB.whichC.atwhichD.inthatSuggestedAnswers:(1)B(2)B(3)C(4)D(5)A(6)A(7)B(8)A(9)D(10)A4.AskSstofinishEx3(P4)andEx4(P4)SuggestedAnswers:Ex3:1.Herearethefarmerswhodiscoveredtheundergroundcitylastmonth.2.HangzhouisfamouscityinChina,wheremanypeoplecometobuytea.3.Idon’tknowthereasonwhyshegotsoangry.4.Theoldman,whomyouaretalkingto,sawsomeGermanstakingaparttheAmberRoomandremovingit.5.ThewomanrememberedthedaywhenshesawNazisburyingsomethingnearherhome.6.StPetersburgisaverybeautifulcity,whichwasoncecalledLeningrad.7.IrememberthesoldierwhotoldmenottotellanyonewhatIhadseen.8.Thesoldiersmovedtheboxestoamine,wheretheywantedtohidethem.9.Xi’anisoneofthefewcitieswhosecitywallsremainasgoodasbefore.10.ShanxiProvinceisaplacewhose/whereculturalrelicsarewelllookedafter.Ex4:1.whosedaughterstudiesinakeyuniversity2.whodiscoveredtheTerracottaWarriors3.whichwasdecoratedwithvaluablejewels4.whereshecanlearnaboutformerdynasties5.whichwasdrawnbyafamousartistintheTangDynasty6.whichisverybeautiful7.whenwegettogethertocelebrate8.thatIcan’tremember9.whichisknownforitsitsgoodfood10.whentheweatherwaswarmandsunny
