(共28张PPT)
Unit 4 Natural Disasters
Discovering Useful Structures
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
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
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
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.
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 provided to the disaster area were collected from around the country.
4. A doctor with whom James used to work died in the 2016 earthquake in Ecuador.
II. Find and underline the restrictive relative clauses.
5. Mr Li is an architect
whose designs for the new town have won praise.
Mr Li is an architect,
and his designs for the new town have won praise.
Posessive: the thing we are talking about in the restrictive relative clause belongs to the antecedent.
the architect's
There were deep cracks that appeared in the water wells.(P.1 L.1)
Eleven kilometers directly below the city, one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century had begun, a quake that even caused damage more than 150 kilometers away in Beijing. (P.2 L.3)
Find more sentences with restrictive relative clauses from the text on page 50.
Two thirds of the people who lived there were dead or injured. (P.2 L.7)
The number of people who were killed or badly injured in the quake was more than 400, 000.(P.2 L.8)
Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead.(P.4 L.2)
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. (P.4 L.3)
Observe the sentences and find out the relationship between antecedents and relative pronouns.
A relative pronoun is used to refer to the antecedent and mark the beginning of the restrictive relative clause.
...very strong winds which ...
...an area that ...
...survivors whose homes ...
...a terrible experience that ...
The couple who ...
The supplies which ...
A doctor with whom ...
...an architect whose designs ...
things
people
posessive
which/that
who/whom
whose
The woman wrote a thank-you letter to the soldier
and by this soldier she was rescued.
The woman wrote a thank-you letter to the soldier
by whom she was rescued.
Summarize the usage of relative pronouns.
Antecedent Pronoun Note Example
things
people
things/people
which/that
who/whom
that
whose
“whom” is usually used after a preposition
posessive, usually used before a noun
There were deep cracks that appeared in the water wells.
I have a brother who/that is now a train driver.
Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed.
1.Here are some of the people homes were destroyed by the typhoon.
2.The terrible shaking of the building woke up all the
people were asleep.
plete the sentences with pronouns
and translate them into Chinese.
whose
who/that
有些人的房子被台风破坏了。
建筑物可怕的摇晃惊醒了所有人。
3. Several days later, most of the buildings had been damaged by the hurricane were repaired.
4. The injured boy mother was lost in the disaster was taken to the hospital.
5. Is this the young boy saved several other students trapped under buildings.
that/which
whose
who/that
是这个男孩救了其他几个被困在建筑物里的学生吗?
在灾难中失去了妈妈的受伤男孩被送去了医院。
几天后,大多数被飓风破坏的建筑物得到了修缮。
1.Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out the trapped victoms and to bury the dead.
The soldiers are from the Chinese People’s Liveration Army.
Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers who/that are from the Chinese People’s Liveration Army to Tangshan to dig out the trapped victoms and to bury the dead.
IV. Try to put the two sentence below
into one with restrictive relative clauses.
2.A new Tangshan had been built upon the earthquake ruins. The new city has become a home to more than seven million people.
A new Tangshan had been built upon the earthquake ruins which/that has become a home to more than seven million people.
3.China is now one of the safest countries with the COVID-19 all over the world. We all have confidence in China.
China is now one of the safest countries with the COVID-19 all over the world in which we all have confidence.
After a preposition
whom for people
which for things
4. We have a group of great leaders in our country and their mission is to serve the people wholeheartedly.
We have a group of great leaders in our country whose mission is to serve the people wholeheartedly.
Do you have confidence in our country
V. Tell the stories in the movie briefly with restrictive relative clauses.
1. The first story is centered on a man called Lin Zhiyuan
.
He is afraid of height, but he climbed the flagpole to the top to replace the blocking ball so that the flag raising in the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China would be successful.
who is the designer and installer of the electric flagpole
designer
2.Scientific researcher Gao Yuan left his family and girlfriend Fang Min for the development work of China’s atomic bomb. To keep this work secret, he pretended that he didn't know the girl
,
when they came across each other on a bus three years later. Fang Min finally learnt everything from the TV when China’s first atomic bomb went off successfully.
who he had been missing very much
He missed her.
3.The third story is about a boy . He missed his friend Xiaomei’s farewell for he chosed to stabilize the antenna on the roof to ensure that his neighbors can watch the Chinese women's volleyball team win the three successive championships on TV. Dongdong finally met the girl
when the Chinese women's volleyball team won the second three successive championships.
whose name is Dongdong
who had become a physicist returning from abroad
Dongdong and Xiaomei
physicist
4.In order to make sure the return of Hong Kong could be exactly at 0:00 o’clock, the Chinese diplomats negotiated with the British representatives for 16 times. And the disabled watch repairman called Brother Hua managed to adjust the advanced watch of the British representative
.
It is difficult to adjust the watch.
which no one else in Hongkong can adjust at that time
5.A talkative taxi driver won a ticket to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. He planned to give it to his son as a birthday present but ended up giving it to a Sichuan boy
because he learnt that the boy just wanted to touch the fence in the Bird's Nest
.
son
father/die
father/build
who had a bad relationship with his son
whose father died in the Wenchuan earthquake
that his father helped build
6.There were two teenagers on the grassland, without parents, doing nothing every day. The old party secretary took them home and took good care of them. However, they stole the money . The old party secretary didn't blame them and took them to meet the "special guests" . When the spacecraft landed, they saw the legend of the "day meteor"
.
save life
space
impact
which was raised to save the life of the old party secretary
that came back from space
which left on them a great impact and gave their heart a baptism(洗礼)
7.Lv Xiaoran, the most outstanding female pilot in the PLA air Force, was unexpectedly pulled out of the military parade
. Frustrated, she restrained her emotions and excellently completed the standby mission to ensure the success of the parade.
World War II
which was to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II
Homework
Are you afraid of the COVID-19
Do you have confidence in our future life
Watch the movie Me and My Hometown and tell the stories in the movie with restrictive relative clauses.