Review of Relative Clause Teaching objectives: Consolidate vocabulary of unit 4&5 by using relative clause for defining nouns Review grammatical rules of relative clause Expose students to relative clause in a real text Apply relative clause to create a chain story Teaching procedure: Lead in: vocabulary test by using relative clause for defining nouns Presentation: grammatical rules of relative clause Practice: recognition of relative clause in the real text Consolidation: relative clause chain story Teaching difficulties: Learners may have difficulties in recognizing relative clause in real conversations or texts. Learners may use the wrong relative pronouns. Learners often avoid the use of “whose”. Learners sometimes use unnecessary pronouns. Lead in: use relative clause for defining nouns. (10 minutes) _____means a large amount of water _____ overflows and causes a lot of damage. _____is an extremely strong wind _____ often happens in the western Pacific Ocean. _____is a violent wind _____moves in a circle. _____is a very large wave_____is often caused by an earthquake under the sea. _____is a mass of（大量的）earth or rocks _____ falls down the slope(斜坡) of a mountain. _____is a form of energy _____ is used for lighting, heating or machines. _____is an art of beautiful handwriting _____ you do with a special pen or brush(毛笔). _____is a long period of time_____ there is little or no rain. _____is a building_____homeless people can sleep and get food. _____is a mountain _____ gases and lava(岩浆) are forced out into the air. Presentation: review grammatical rules of relative clause (10 minutes) Practice: Find out as many relative clauses as possible in the real text. (10 minutes) Consolidation: add more information to the passage by using relative clauses. (10 minutes) For example: The small group of officials are helped by volunteers. The small group of officials who work in the reserve（保护区） are helped by volunteers who come from all over the country. Assignment 单句语法填空 A football fan is a person_____ has a strong interest in football. Can you lend me the novel _____you read the other day _____ is known to all, the compass(指南针)was first made in China. She is one of the few girls _____ grade is above the average. This is the best film ____ I have ever seen. I know the student from ____I borrowed the book. The weather turned out to be very good, ____was more than we could expect. Do you still remember the day _____we first met This is the reason _____he didn’t attend the lecture. She lives in a house _____ windows all face the south. Please send us all the information _____ you have about the candidate for the position We’ll never forget the day _____ the People’s Republic of China was founded. That is the reason _____ he is leaving so soon I am looking forward to the day _____ my daughter can read this book and know my feelings for her. He did all _____he could to help us. It was a crisis for _____ she was totally unprepa ... ...
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