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Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Discovering Useful Structures
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In this class, we will
1. Summarize the form of restrictive relative clauses and the usage of relative pronouns.
2. Use restrictive relative clauses to tell stories.
At the end of the class, the students will be able to
3. Understand the function of restrictive relative clauses.
4. Know that we are not alone and we are always being protected.
Goals
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Version 1:
There was water in the village well, and it rose and fell. There were deep cracks, they appeared in the water wells. There was some smelly gas, they came out of the water well. There were chickens, pigs, dogs, mice and fish, they were all acting strange. There were bright lights in the sky outside of the city and loud noises.
Version 2:
There was water in the village wells which rose and fell. There were deep cracks that appeared in the water wells. There was some smelly gas that came out of the wells. There were chickens, pigs, dogs, mice and fish that were all acting strange. There were bright lights that were seen in the sky outside the city of Tangshan, and loud noises that could be heard by everyone.
I. What strange things were mentioned in the text?
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There was water in the village wells,
and it(the water) rose and fell.
There was water in the village wells
which rose and fell.
Compare the two sentences .
a restrictive relative clause
限制性定语从句
an antecedent
先行词
a relative pronoun
关系代词
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There were deep cracks
that appeared in the water wells.
There was some smelly gas
that came out of the wells.
Summarize .
the form of a restrictive relative clause:
antecedent(s) (noun) + a relative pronoun + a clause
the function of the restrictive relative clause:
to modify the antecedent in order that we can learn exactly what the antecedent is refering to.
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1.The Tangshan earthquake was a terrible experience that my great-grandma cannot forget.
2.The couple who live next to us volunteered to help after the volcano erupted.
3.The supplies which were