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GrammarGrammarRevision of the Attributive Clause

Huang Ying

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The Restrictive Attributive Clause &

The Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause

( 限制性定语从句 & 非限制性定语从句 )

Revision of the Attributive Clause

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Our Goals:

• At the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

• use relative words in different contexts correctly.

• write a composition using the attributive clause.

Lead-in

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1. The teachers who are present at our class are all experienced teachers.2. Our class is a big family which consists of

… girls and … boys.3. … is the boy whose English is very good in

our class.4. The school where we are studying is very

beautiful.where

who

whose

which

Pre-task Activity Observe the following sentences.

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Pre-task Activity

The Basic Structure of the Attributive Clause

Antecedent+ relative words+ the attributive clause

先行词 + 关系词 + 定语从句

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A Chinese leader, whom we respect, keeps calm when someone threw him shoes in Cambridge University.

Premier Wen Jiabao

Task 1 Guessing game who?

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He is the first black man to be elected American president, which surprises the world.

Obama

Task 1 Guessing game

that?

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Stephen Hawking

He is a great physicist, whose famous theory is about “Black Hole”.

Task 1 Guessing game

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She, who won three gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, is a famous speed-skating player.

Wang Meng

Task 1 Guessing game

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It is a famous city where/ in which the 30th Olympic Games will be held.

London

Task 1 Guessing game

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区别 限制性定语从句 VS 非限制性定语从句

形式structure

限 It is a famous city where/ in which the 30th Olympic Games will be held.

非He is the first black man to be elected American president, which surprises the world.

功能function

限 It is a famous city where/ in which the 30th Olympic Games will be held.

非 He is the first black man to be elected American president, which surprises the world.

先行词antecedent

限 It is a famous city where/ in which the 30th Olympic Games will be held.

非 He is the first black man to be elected American president, which surprises the world.

关系词relative words

不用逗号和主句隔开，无 “ ，”

用逗号和主句隔开，有 “ ，”

是对先行词的补充说明，删除后意思仍完整，能省略

是先行词不可缺少的定语，不能删除

通常为单个名词或代词

既可以是单个名词，也可是整个句子

① _____不能引导非限制性定语从句。

② whom在非限制性定语从句中不能用 ____代替。

that

who

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Task 3 Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with the proper relative words “ that, which, who, whom, whose, when, where and why ”.

Beijing Dongfangdecai School is the place _______we realize our dream.where

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The reason _______ Wang Meng got down on her knees is that she wanted to express her thanks to her coach.

why

Task 3 Fill in the blanks

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They are donating money for the students ______family are in trouble.whose

Task 3 Fill in the blanks

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Oct,1st,2009, _____a big ceremony was held , was the 60th birthday of China.

when

Task 3 Fill in the blanks

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The former President of China Football Association NanYong was put into prison, ______ caused a great shock around China.which

Task 3 Fill in the blanks

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There is a library____________ has lots of books and magazines.

that/which

Task 3 Fill in the blanks

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Liu Qian is a magician.

He has perfect performance skills.

Liu Qian is a magician, ________________________________. who has perfect performance skills

Please rewrite sentences using the Attributive Clauses.

Task 4 Make sentences

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Task 4 Make sentences

James Cameron, _________________________________________, is a great director in Hollywood.

whose famous films are Avatar

James Cameron is a great director in Hollywood.His famous films are Avatar and Titanic.

and Titanic

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Lang Lang is a famous pianist .Many people all over the world speak highly of him.

Lang Lang is a famous pianist, whom many people all over the world speak highly of.

Task 4 Make sentences

________________________________

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May 12, 2008 is the day. Wenchuan Earthquake took place on that day.

Task 4 Make sentences

May 12,2008 is the day __________________________________________.

when Wenchuan Earthquake took place

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The school has many physics and chemistry labs.In the labs we can do the experiments.

Task 4 Make sentences

The school has many physics and chemistry labs,____________________________________.

where/in which we can do a lot of experiments.

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①Our class is a big family . ② It consists of 16 girls and 24 boys. ③Most of them are mainly from the Chaoyang District. ④Gao Zhanling is a kind-hearted boy. ⑤He is always ready to help others. ⑥ He is such a good boy that we all like him.

① Our class is a big family which consists of 16girls and 24boys, most of whom are mainly from the Dongcheng District. ②Gao Zhanling is a kind-hearted boy, who is always ready to help others. ③He is such a good boy that we all like him.

Polish the composition using the attributive clause.

Task 5 Polish the composition

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Task 6 Let’s write

5 月份，来自美国的友好学校到我校来参观访问，请你根据下列中文提示以“我们的学校”为题用英语做一个简单介绍。

地理位置 位于北京朝阳区 , 毗邻朝阳公园

校园环境 环境优美，种植了许多花草树木 教学设施 藏书丰富的图书馆、实验室、体育馆和操场

师生概况 200多个爱岗敬业的老师，近千名朝气蓬勃的学生我的感受 ……

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Let’s write地理位置 位于北京朝阳区 , 毗邻朝阳公园

校园环境 环境优美，种植了许多花草树木

教学设施 藏书丰富的图书馆、实验室、体育馆和操场

… , which … be near/ close to/ not far away from

… where …

… that … … where …

师生概况 200多个爱岗敬业的老师，近千名朝气蓬勃的学生

… , most of whom 我的感受 ……

… that… … , which …

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Items Your assessment

Handwriting Excellent Good Acceptable

Attributive clause

5 4 3

Assessment

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Task 7 Post- task Activity (Homework)

Polish your composition