(课件网) Unit 5 Languages Around the World Period 3 Discovering Useful Structures Do you know how to describe your favourite thing 课前自主预习 New words There are several specific problems to be dealt with. specifically adv. The old man has struggled with sickness for a few months. struggling adj. Thanks for your point of view， John. You are only being examined on this semester′s work. semester break Let′s play 1. The wounded soldier _____ in the forest. 2. The _____ impact of the greenhouse effect is unknowable. struggled specific 3. You will need to complete three written assignments per _____. 4. Do you think that，from the _____ of results， this exercise was worth the cost semester point of view 课文呈现 Describe your favourite things 1 Look at these sentences and underline the restrictive relative clauses. What kind of information does each clause communicate It was a time when people were divided geographically . Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. Information：a time for an event Information：a location for an event There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language. These were animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Information：a reason for an action Information：a location for an action 2 Fill in the table to complete each phrase with a restrictive relative clause. Then use the phrases to make complete sentences. the day when the earthquake happened I was on holiday the day when the earthquake happened. the place where my friend lives She works near the place where my friend lives. the reason why I didn′t get a pay-rise I don′t know the reason why I didn′t get a pay-rise. the place/time in/at which I found Grandma′s glasses This is the cupboard in which I found Grandma′s glasses. 3 Complete the passage with the correct relative adverbs or pronouns. Add a preposition where necessary. When I started studying German，it was a struggle. The words felt strange on my tongue，and the grammar would not stay in my head. I told my mum that I wanted to give up，and that I would never live in a country _____ German was spoken. where/in which My mum told me that studying a language was not just for my future. It was exercise for the brain；the more I learnt of a language，the more my brain would grow. And I remember that day _____ I suddenly felt like German was no longer a foreign language. It felt like my brain had doubled in size. I had finally come to a place _____ I could think in this foreign language， and I could see the world from a different point of view. when/on which where/at which I felt as if I had reached the goal _____ I had been fighting for. I could open a book and see meanings，not just a sea of words. I finally understood the reason _____ my mum had encouraged me not to give up. Thanks，Mum! which/that why 4 Wor ... ...
