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课件网) Unit 6 At one with nature Attributive clauses 1. What did we learn in the last lesson 2. Where do people of Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups grow rice 3. Do they think it important to grow rice there Why 1. To master attributive clauses with prepositions and relative pronouns 2. To use this type of attributive clauses correctly 3. To learn words and expressions about geographical features 1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. a. Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. b. Although modern technology could help produce more crops, 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 2. Why do we use prepositions before “which” and “whom” 3. In sentence (a), can we replace “in which” and “where” with without changing the meaning？ 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 “Which” refers to “the areas” in sentence (a), and “whom” refers to “ the local people” in sentence (b). 2. Why do 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” and “where” with without changing the meaning？ Yes. Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions. d …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. 4. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences 5. Why do the author choose to use sentences (a) and (b) in the reading passage 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 sentences in each pair. 4. What is the difference between the two groups of sentences 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. 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. Because there is a closer link and connection between the item and the clause defining it in sentences (a) and (b). It will also make the passage clearer, and create an emphatic effect on the objects being defined. 5. Why do the author choose to use sentences (a) and (b) in the reading passage c…they could increase the areas. They could grow crops in these areas. d…these terraces still mean a lot to the local peopl ... ...
