Learning about Language第二课时教学设计

B2U1 Cultural Relics : Learning about Language (The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause)

Teaching Aims: To learn about the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clause To discover some useful words and expressions To discover some useful structures Teaching Procedures: I. Warming up

Warming up by discovering useful words and expressions

Please turn to page 3. Do exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4 first. Please check your answers against your classmates’. II. Learning about Attributive Clause 1. What is an adjective Clause? An adjective clause

is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adjective in another clause or phrase. Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun, answering questions like “which?” or “what kind of?” Consider the following examples: Adjective

the red coat

Adjective clause

the coat which I bought yesterday

informal

The books people read were mainly religious.

formal

The books that people read were mainly religious.

informal

Some firefighters never meet the people they save.

formal

Some firefighters never meet the people whom they save.

2. Restrictive & non restrictive clauses

Do the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing? 1a My uncle, who lives in London, is very rich. 2b My uncle who lives in London is very rich. 2a The policies, which were unpopular, were rejected by the voters. 2b The policies which were unpopular were rejected by the voters. 3. A test on FORMAL ADJECTIVE CLAUSES Directions: Combine the sentences. Use formal written English. Use (b) as an adjective clause. Punctuate carefully.

1) (a) An antecedent is a word. (b) A pronoun refers to this word.

An antecedent ____ 2) (a) The blue whale is considered the largest animal that has ever lived.(b) It can grow to 100 feet and 150 tons.

The blue whale ____ III. Homework :

Taking a quiz to review the attributive clause