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课件网) Unit 5 Into the wild Using language 1. Understand the structure and functions of attributive clauses, master the usage of relative adverbs, and apply them in real-life contexts; 2. Master and use appropriately idioms related to animals, understand the meanings of commonly used English idioms； 3. Comprehend general topics related to animals and appropriately use functional expressions to engage in debates, expressing agreement or disagreement; 4. Contemplate the relationship between humans and animals, recognize the importance of harmonious coexistence with animals and establish a sustainable ecological perspective. Learning objectives Attributive clauses 1. Attributive (定语):用来修饰、限定、说明名词或代词的品质与特征的成分。 2. 种类：主要有形容词、名词、代词、数词、介词短语、动词不定式（短语）、分词、定语从句等相当于形容词的词、短语或句子作定语。 3. 含义：汉语中常翻译为“……的”。 Grammar: attributive clauses 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. a Eventually, it manages to reach the places where it will spend the winter. b The solution... comes at a time when it is in serious trouble. c Sadly, human activity is the main reason why the number of monarch butterflies is falling. 1 What do “where”, “when”and“why” refer to in each sentence “where” refers to “the places” in sentence (a), “when” refers to “a time” in sentence (b) and “why” refers to “the main reason”in sentence (c). Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions. d Eventually, it manages to reach the places. It will spend the winter there. e It is in serious trouble. The solution... comes at this time. f Sadly, human activity is the main reason. For this reason, the number of monarch butterflies is falling. 2 What’s difference between the two groups of sentences Sentences (a), (b) and (c) contain a clause defining a noun or pronoun in the sentence. Sentences (d), (e) and (f) are constructed with a pair of simple sentences, with one defining a noun or pronoun in other sentences in each pair. d Eventually, it manages to reach the places. It will spend the winter there. e It is in serious trouble. The solution... comes at this time. f Sadly, human activity is the main reason. For this reason, the number of monarch butterflies is falling. 3 Why does the author choose to use sentence (a), (b) and (c) in the reading passage Because there is a closer link and connection between the item and the clause defining it in sentences (a), (b) and (c). It will also make the passage clearer, and create an emphatic effect on the location, time and reason being defined. Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions. Now look for more sentences with these structures in the reading passage. ...there may come a time when the number of monarch butterflies increases once again. These two pieces of information -- the time of day and the point where ... ...
