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Unit 6
Period 2
Grammar & Vocabulary
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Please find out the attributive clauses using “介词+关系代词” in the passage “Longji Rice Terraces” and translate them into Chinese.
1.These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people, to whom Guangxi is home.
2.Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.
龙脊梯田的建造者是广西当地的壮族和瑶族居民。
建造梯田意味着他们能够扩大水稻的种植面积。
1.进一步了解定语从句的结构和表意功能,掌握“介词+关系代词”的用法,并在真实语境中运用;
2.通过阅读语篇,了解并掌握描述地形地貌的词汇,能够从位置、特征等方面恰当、具体地描述地理景观。
学习目标
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1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
Attributive clauses (3)
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?
In sentence (a), “which” refers to “the areas”.
In sentence (b), “whom” refers to “the local people”.
2. Why do we use prepositions before “which” and “whom”?
We use prepositions before “which” and “whom” because “which” and “whom” serve as the object of the action phrases that end with a preposition.
3. In sentence (a), can we replace “in which” with “where” without changing the meaning?
Yes, because “in which” and “where” both mean “in the areas”.
Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions.
4. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences?
Sentences(a) and (b) both contain a clause defining a noun in the sentence. Sentences (c) and (d) are constructed with a pair of simple sentences, with one defining a noun in the other sentence in each pair.
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.
5. Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (b) in the reading passage?
The author chooses to use sentences (a) and (b)
1) to create a closer link and connection between the