(共28张PPT)
Learning about language
Reviewing useful structures
UNIT 5 POEMS
To review relative clauses
To be able to understand the structure of a passage
Lead-in
Find and discuss the use of relative clauses in the sentences (P50-51).
There are various reasons why people compose poetry. (Para. 1)
Some of the first poems (that) a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes. (Para. 2)
One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”, which contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme. (Para. 3)
指原因,作原因状语
指物,作宾语,可省略
指物,作主语
先行词既有人又有物,作主语
思考:第1句中的why能否换为其他关系词?第2句和第3句中的关系代词that可否换为which
Lead-in
Find and discuss the use of relative clauses in the sentences (P50-51).
List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which / that give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. (Para. 3)
Another simple form of poem that / which amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines. (Para. 4)
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that / which consists of 17 syllables. (Para. 5)
The haiku poem (E) on the right is a translation from Japanese, which shows a moment in the life of a delicate butterfly. (Para. 5)
指物,作主语
指物,作宾语
指物,作主语
指物,作主语
指物,作主语
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一、定语从句概述
定义 用作定语的从句 类型 限制性 定语从句 描述主句所涉及的人或物的具体情况,是主句不可缺少的一部分;如省去描述内容,主句意义不完整或失去意义。
非限制性 定语从句 对主句所描述的人或物提供附加情况,起补充说明作用;如省去,主句意义仍完整。
关系词 关系代词 that, which, who, whom, whose, as
关系副词 when, where, why
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二、引导定语从句的关系词
关系代词 指物和人 在从句中作主语或宾语
指物 在从句中作主语或宾语
指人 在从句中作主语或宾语
在从句中作宾语
指人和物 在从句中作定语
指人和物 在从句中作主语或宾语
that
which
who
whom
whose
as
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二、引导定语从句的关系词
关系副词 指时间 在从句中作时间状语
指地点 在从句中作地点状语
指原因 在从句中作原因状语
when
where
why
注:when, where, why 作关系副词时可与“介词 + which”结构互换。
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三、定语从句中一般不用which作关系代词的几种情况
1. 当先行词为all、little、much、few 、every 、everything 、any 、anything 、no 、none等不定代词或由它们修饰时,关系代词多用that而不用which。
e.g. Is there anything (that) I can do for you
All (that) I want is your advice.
There is nothing that can be done.
2. 先行词前有序数词修饰时,关系代词通常用that不用which。
e.g. The first thing (that) we need to do is to work out a plan.
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三、定语从句中一般不用which作关系代词的几种情况
3. 先行词前有形容词最高级修饰时,关系代词通常用that不用which。
e.g. That was the best film (that) I have ever seen.
4. 先行词前有the very、the only、the same、the right等修饰时,关系代词通常用that不用which。
e.g. There were no trees growing on Antarctica and no oil, so the only fuel (that) we could use was animal fat.
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三、定语从句中一般不用which作关系代词的几种情况
5. 当主句是以which、who、what开头的特殊问句时,引导定语从句的有关系代词一般用that,而不用which。
e.g. What is the main environmental issue (that) you want to address
Which of those books that are on the desk belongs to you
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四、“介词 + which / whom”引导的定语从句
1. 当“介词+ which”在定语从句中作时间、地点和原因状语时,可以用相应的关系副词when, where和why来替换。
关系副词when在从句中作时间状语,可用“介词 + which”来替换。
关系副词where在从句中作地点状语,也可用“介词 + which”来替换。
关系副词 why在从句中作原因状语,可用for which来替换。
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四、“介词 + which / whom”引导的定语从句
1. 当“介词+ which”在定语从句中作时间、地点和原因状语时,可以用相应的关系副词when, where和why来替换。
关系副词 作用 替换
when 时间状语 介词 + which
where 地点状语 介词 + which
why 原因状语 for + which
e.g. I will never forget the day when / on which I joined the Communist Youth League.
Is this the village where / in which the famous scientist was born
Sarah didn’t give the reason why / for which she was late for school again.
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四、“介词 + which / whom”引导的定语从句
2. 在“介词 + which / whom”引导的定语从句中, which用于指物, whom用于指人。
注意:
“介词 + which / whom”引导定语从句时,介词的选用和它前面的先行词或它后面的从句中的谓语动词的搭配有关。
e.g. This is the teacher from whom we’ve learnt a lot.
(from和先行词the teacher构成搭配)
The material of which the table was made was very expensive. (of和was made构成搭配)
Practice
Connect the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs.
1. The Crescent Moon is perhaps the most famous collection of children’s poems. It is known to people in China.
The Crescent Moon is perhaps the most famous collection of children’s poems that is known to people in China.
2. There are also many poems written from a child’s perspective. In these poems the poet Tagore shows a sympathetic understanding of children’s feelings.
There are also many poems written from a child’s perspective in which the poet Tagore shows a sympathetic understanding of children’s feelings.
Practice
Connect the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs.
3. The English version of the book contains nearly 50 poems. The focus of the poems is on the parent-child relationship.
The English version of the book contains nearly 50 poems, the focus of which is on the parent-child relationship.
4. The initial poems were written from the perspective of a mother. The mother loves her baby at play and at rest, in laughter and in tears.
The initial poems were written from the perspective of a mother who loves her baby at play and at rest, in laughter and in tears.
Practice
Connect the sentences using relative pronouns or adverbs.
5. Many people love to read this collection of poems. The reason is that they can feel the warmth of love and enjoy the innocence of childhood.
The reason why many people love to read this collection of poems is that they can feel the warmth of love and enjoy the innocence of childhood.
6. It was written by the Indian poet Tagore. Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
It was written by the Indian poet Tagore who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Practice
Put the sentences in the correct order to compose a passage.
The Crescent Moon is perhaps the most famous collection of children’s poems that is known to people in China.
There are also many poems written from a child’s perspective in which the poet Tagore shows a sympathetic understanding of children’s feelings.
The English version of the book contains nearly 50 poems, the focus of which is on the parent-child relationship.
The initial poems were written from the perspective of a mother who loves her baby at play and at rest, in laughter and in tears.
The reason why many people love to read this collection of poems is that they can feel the warmth of love and enjoy the innocence of childhood.
It was written by the Indian poet Tagore who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Practice
Comprehensive Exercises (P53 Activity 2)
Read the following introduction about the Brownings. Help the author edit the passage to make it more concise, using relative clauses if necessary.
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Comprehensive Exercises (P53 Activity 2)
If you study the history of English literature, you will find the names of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. They were one of the most romantic literary couples of the Victorian era.
If you study the history of English literature, you will find the names of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ____ were one of the most romantic literary couples of the Victorian era.
who
指人,作主语
Practice
Comprehensive Exercises (P53 Activity 2)
However, their subsequent marriage was carried out in secret. It was because Barrett’s father was a dominant and selfish man. He would refuse to let his daughter go. The couple moved to Italy in 1846. Elizabeth lived there for the rest of her life.
However, their subsequent marriage was carried out in secret because Barrett’s father was a dominant and selfish man ____ would refuse to let his daughter go. The couple moved to Italy in 1846, _____ Elizabeth lived for the rest of her life.
who
where
指人,作主语
指地点,作地点状语
Practice
Comprehensive Exercises (P53 Activity 2)
The couple exchanged many letters. These letters obviously helped sow the seeds of love between the two.
The couple exchanged many letters, _____ obviously helped sow the seeds of love between the two.
which
作主语,修饰前面整个句子
Practice
Comprehensive Exercises (P53 Activity 2)
The best evidence that can be found is Sonnets from the Portuguese. The sonnets were written during the time when she was in love with Robert Browning.
The best evidence that can be found is Sonnets from the Portuguese ____ were written during the time when she was in love with Robert Browning.
that
指物,作主语
Practice
用适当的关系词填空。
1. But for all its ancient buildings, Beijing is also a place ___________ welcomes the fast-paced development of modern life, with 21st-century architectural wonders standing side by side with historical buildings of the past.
(2023 全国乙卷)
that / which
Practice
用适当的关系词填空。
2. Carson uses a simple, direct style common to fable. In fact, her style and tone (口吻) are seemingly directed at children. “There was once a town in the heart of America, __________ all life seemed to enjoy peaceful existence with its surroundings,” her fable begins, borrowing some familiar words from many age-old fables. (2023 全国甲卷)
where
Practice
用适当的关系词填空。
3. The GPNP is intended to provide stronger protection for all the species ________ live within the Giant Panda Range and significantly improve the health of the ecosystem in the area.
(2022年新高考I卷)
4. On the 1,100-kilometer journey, the man Cao Shengkang, _________ lost his eyesight at the age of eight in a car accident, crossed 40 cities and counties in three provinces.
(2022年全国甲卷)
that
who
Practice
用适当的关系词填空。
5. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure and offers a place ________ you can sit down to rest your aching legs. (2021新高考I卷)
6. The Xi'an City Wall is the most complete city wall ________ has survived China's long history. (2021全国甲卷)
where
that
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