高一英語必修4 Unit 5 Travelling abroad教案
examples:
a. there were a lot of people at the party, many of whom i had known for years.
b. he was carrying his belongings, many of which were broken.
5. the relative pronoun which at the beginning of a non-restrictive attributive clause, can refer to all the information contained in the previous part of the sentence, rather than to just one word.
a. chris did really well in his exams, which was a big surprise. (= the fact that he did well in his exams was a big surprise).
b. an elephant and a mouse fell in love, which is most unusual. (= the fact that they fell in love is unusual).
t: now go back the reading passage on pages 38-39. pick out the sentences containing non-restrictive attributive clause.
the sentences are:
1. xie lei, who is 21 yeas old, has come to our university to study for a business qualification.
2. “... you have to get used to a whole new way of life, which can take up all your concentration in the beginning,” explained xie lei, who had lived all her life in the same city in china.
3. he wanted to know what i thought, which confused me because i thought that the author of the article knew far more than i did.
t: let’s do some practice with the non-restrictive attributive clause. try to use the right relative pronouns and adverbs to complete the sentences.
show the following sentences on the screen.
1) his dog, which was now very old, became ill and died.
2) yesterday i met li lei, who seemed to be very busy.
3) football, which is a very interesting game, is played all over the world.
4) he lives in the city, where there is a high tower.
5) the people’s republic of china was founded in 1949, when he was born.
then deal with exercises 2-3 on page 41.
step ⅳ exercises
since the students have known the differences between restrictive attributive clause and non-restrictive attributive clause, let them do some practice with them.
1. a fast food restaurant is the place _____, just as the man suggests, eating is performed quickly. (上海)
a. which b. where c. there d. what
2. york, ____ last year, is a nice old city.
( 北京)
a. that i visited b. which i visited
c. where i visited d. in which i visited
3. anyway, that evening, ____ i’ll tell you more about later, i ended up staying at rachle’s place.
( 浙江)
a. when b. where c. what d. which
4. recently i bought an ancient chinese vase, ____ was very reasonable. ( 上海)
a. which price b. the price of which