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课件网) Unit 1 Non-defining attributive clauses To learn the use of non-defining attributive clauses To know the differences and similarities between restrictive attributive clauses and non-defining attributive clauses To apply non-defining attributive clauses Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. a I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. b ... laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. c I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened ... 1 1) What do “where”, “which” and “when” refer to in each sentence a I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. b ... laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. c I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened ... 2) Which sentences contain a clause with essential information and which with extra information Sentence (c) contains a clause with essential information, sentences (a) and (b) contain clauses with extra information. a I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. b ... laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. c I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened ... If you take away the clauses, do the sentences still make sense If we take away the clause of sentence c, the meaning of it is incomplete. If we take away the clauses of sentences a and b, the two sentences still make sense. a I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. b ... laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. c I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened ... 3) Which clauses are separated by a comma, the ones with essential information or the ones with extra information Sentences (a) and (b) with extra information are separated by commas. a I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. b ... laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. c I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened ... Now look for more sentences with non-defining attributive clauses in the reading passage, and summarise their uses in your own words. 1) People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously. 2) We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses, who keep us updated on each patient. 常用who, whom, which, whose, as, when, where 等关系词引导。 e.g. My house, which I bought last year, has got a beautiful gard ... ...
