内容正文:
Unit 6 Grammar & vocabulary
【课时目标】
Learning Objectives
1 To summarize the usage of attributive clauses introduced by “a preposition + whom/ which” by finding, comparing and analyzing;
2 To use attributive clauses introduced by “a preposition + whom/ which” to complete a passage and talk about a geographical feature in the world.
【学习活动】
Learning activities
目标一:To summarize the usage of attributive clauses introduced by “a preposition + whom/ which” by finding, comparing and analyzing
Activity 1: Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
a … they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.
b … these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.
1.What do “which” and “whom” refer to in each sentence?
2.Why do we use prepositions before “which” and “whom”?
3.In sentence (a), can we replace “in which” with “where” without changing the meaning?
Answers:
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Activity 2: Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions.
a … they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.
b … these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value.
c … they could increase the areas. They could grow crops in these areas.
d … these terraces still mean a lot to the local people. Traditions hold much value for them.
4. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences?
5. Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (b) in the reading passage?
Answers:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Activity 3: Now look for more sentences with attributive clauses in the reading passage.
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