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课件网) Grammar and usage Unit 3 Back to the past Lead-in What is history History is … Observing the sentences (1) History is a dialogue between the present and the past. (2) History is not what you thought. It is what you remember. a noun noun clauses S+V+P Predictive clauses Exploring the rules (1) Learning and travelling were exactly what helped him in his later career as a historian. (2) His father’s dream was that one day he could write a great masterpiece recording what had happened in history. (3) His chief concern was whether he could do his job more effectively and efficiently. Working out the rules We can use that to introduce a predictive clause when the clause is a _____. We can use whether to introduce a predictive clause when the clause is a _____. We can use what, why, when, where, etc. to introduce a predictive clause when the clause is a _____. statement yes-no question wh-question Practice 1)My doubt is _____. (我们能否准时到那里) 2)The question is _____. (谁为这个事故负责) 3)The problem is _____. (我们怎样才能为这个项目筹集到足够的资金) 4)That was _____. (我们上次野营的地方) 5)That’s not _____(我想要的). 6)The truth is _____. (他们已为旅行做了充分准备) whether we can get there on time who is responsible for the accident how we can raise enough money for the project where we camped last time what I wanted that they are fully prepared for the trip that/what what 1)The city is no longer _____ it was ten years ago. 2) The fact is _____ we should depend on ourselves. that the city that = _____ surprised me most was _____ he spoke Spanish so fluently. that What because/why because 1) He failed the math exam. That’s _____he was too careless. 2) He was too careless. That’s _____ he failed the math exam. why The reason _____ he was absent from the meeting was _____ he fell ill suddenly. that why as if/as though 似乎，好像 1) It sounds as if someone is knocking at the door. 2) At that time, it seemed as though I couldn’t think of the right word. 听上去好像有人在敲门。 3) Look at the dark clouds. It looks as if there is a storm coming. 4) It looks as if she were drunk. 5) It appears as if he hadn’t met her. 当时，我似乎怎么也想不出一个恰当的字眼来。 （与事实相符） （与事实相反，事实是她未醉） （与事实相反，事实是他见过她） Special rules 我的建议就是你做出决定之前仔细考虑一下。 My advice is that you (should) think it over before you make a decision. When the subject of a sentence is a word like suggestion, advice, order, demand, etc. we often use _____ as the verb of the predictive clause and _____can be omitted. should+动词原形 should Practice My friend Jenny asks me for advice on how to learn Chinese. My suggestion is that _____. My classmate asks me how to _____. My suggestion is that _____. Applying the rules B3 Write a short paragraph based on each of the situations below, using predictive clauses. Example I’d like to join you in doing the project on the First World War, ... ...
