Teaching Aims:
1. Review some words learnt in this unit
2. Learn and master noun clauses as the subject, the object, the predicative and the appositive introduced by “that”.
Teaching Important Points:
1. Master noun clauses as the appositive.
2. Master the differences between the appositive clause and the attributive clause.
Teaching Difficult Points:
Master the differences between the appositive clause and the attributive clause.
Teaching Methods:
1. Inductive method to introduce the difference between the appositive clause and the attributive clause.
2. Practice to help students master the apprositive clause.
3. Individual or pair work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
1. a computer and a courseware
2. a projector
Teaching Procedures
Step I Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step II Revision
T: Now I'll check your homework. Have you made your travel plan?
(Ss: Yes.) I'd like some students to tell me. Any volunteers?
S1: I want to visit London next year. …
S2: If I have a chance to England, I'll go to visit London University first,
Because…
S3：…
Step III Word Study
T: Very good. In this unit, we've learnt many important words. Now look at the words on the screen. Try to think of their meanings. Then finish the exercise on the screen to check if you can use them correctly. After finishing it, you can check your answers with your partner.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
Complete each sentence with the words in the box.
View, narrow, kingdom, consist, mild, influence, basis, upper, union, republic
1. A group of trade_______ leaders met to discuss questions about job safety.
2. The official name of our country is the People's________ of China.
3. More and more young people go abroad to study when they graduate from high school. What's your________ on it?
4. Generally speaking, the_______ classes don't have a clear idea of the common people's lives.
5. Our class________ of twenty-five boys and thirty-two girls.
6. The weather is________ today; it is neither hot nor cold.
7. The street is too________. It doesn't allow two cars to pass each other.
8. Because of her teacher's_________, she chose to study English at college.
9. Don't judge a person only on the_________ of appearance.
(After three minutes, teacher may ask some students to say their answers and give
the Chinese meaning of each sentence. Teacher corrects the mistakes if any and gives some explanations. Finally teacher points out the concerned phrases and asks students to remember them. )
Suggested answers:
1. union 一些工會領導聚在一起商討工作中的安全問題。
2. Republic 我國的全稱是中華人民共和國。
3. view 越來越多的年輕人中學畢業后出國留學，你對這種現象怎樣看待？
4. upper 一般說來，上層社會的人不了解普通百姓的生活。
5. consists 我班有二十五名男生，三十二名女生。
6. mild 今天天氣不錯，不冷也不熱。
7. narrow 這條街太窄了，兩輛車都錯不開。
8. influence 受她老師的影響，她在大學學英語專業。
9. basis 不要以貌取人。
Concerned phrases:
2. the Republic of China
4. the upper class
5. consist of
9. on the basis of 在……基礎上，根據
Step IV Grammar
(Teacher writers one sentence on the blackboard: Most people in the west agree that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn.)
T: OK. Please look at the sentence on the blackboard. There is a that-clause in the sentence. Do you know what clause it is called?
Ss: Yes. It is an object clause.
T: Right. How do you know this?
S4 :I think the that-clause is used as the object of the verb “agree”.
T：Quite right. If a that-clause is used as subject we call it the subject clause. A that-clause is also used as the predicative clause, the appositive clause or the attributive clause. Are you clear about that?
Ss： Yes.
T: Let's look at the sentences on the screen.
l. That they carry on their conversation in French is suggested. (Subject Clause)
2. He made a suggestion that they carry on their conversation in their French.
(Appositive Clause)
3. His suggestion was that they carry on conversation in French. (Predicative Clause)
4. This is the suggestion that he made last week. (Attributive Clause)
(Teacher lets students pay attention to the clauses in the sentences and give them simple explanations.)
T: Now look at some other sentences on the screen and decide which part the clauses act as. Choose the correct part from the box to match with the sentences. Do it as soon as possible.
(Teacher shows the screen.).
Choose the correct part from the box to match with the sentences.
A. subject B. object C. predicative D. appositive
1. The idea that England stands for Fish & Chips, the Speaker's Corner and the Tower of London is past.
2. The fact that the mainland of Great Britain is made up of three Kingdoms is still unknown to many people.
3. The result of so much French influence was that the English language ended up with many French words such as table, animal and age.
4. Some people feel that Wales is an ancient fairy land.
5. That most of these are now threatened and many disappear is a serious matter to the people in Britain.
6. They realise that it is of great value to record and teach them to the younger generation.
Suggested answers:
1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B
(Students give all the correct answers except the first and second sentences. Then teacher explains the reason for their mistakes. )
T: In the first sentence, what clause is the that-clause used as?
S5: It is the appositive clause.
S6 : I think it is the attributive clause.
T: Who do you agree with?
Ss: We agree with S5.
T : Yes. The attributive clause and the appositive clause are put behind the nouns. You must pay attention to the difference between them. In the attributive clause, “that” is often used as subject or object while in the appositive clause “that” isn't used as members of the sentence. Are you clear about that?
Ss: Yes.
T： Please give me an example of each kind.
S7: The news that our team won the match is exciting.
S8: The news that he heard just now is exciting.
(Teacher writes the two sentences on the blackboard. )
T: Well done. Now look at Part 2 on Page 38. In this part, there are four that clause. Please underline the clauses and dentify the type of clauses. Before doing it, first go through the two examples.
(Teacher shows the suggested answers on the screen. )
1. The news that the plane will take off on time made everybody happy. (NC)
2. The news that is spreading around the airport is that a heavy storm is coming up. (AC) (NC)
3. The suggestion that students should learn something practical is worth considering. (NC)
4. The suggestion that they are considering is that students should learn something practical. (AC) (NC)
Step V Practice
T: Look at Part 3. Join each pair of sentences using that clause as appositive. Now you all know that the appositive Clause is often put behind some nouns, like belief, fact, hope, idea, news, problem, suggestion and so on. First look at the example, the noun “news” is followed by the appositive clause “that the famous British singer will come to China”. It explains the concrete contents of the noun“news”. Now do you know how to do this exercise?
Ss : Yes.
T: Who'd like to give me your answers?
S9: The first sentence: The fact two thirds of all girls in Britain are on a diet worries their parents and teachers a lot.
T: Do you agree with him/her?
Ss : No.
T: Who else can tell me the answer?
S10: The fact that two thirds of all girls in Britain are on a died worries their parents and teachers a lot.
(Teacher writes the sentence on the blackboard. )
T: Quite right. In the appositive clause,“that” can't be omitted. What about the second one?
S11: …
Suggested answers:
2. Last night we heard the news that the British Prime Minister was on a
three day visit in China.
3. The view that teenagers shouldn't spend too much time online is shared by many British parents.
5. The suggestion that Chinese students should be given more free time to themselves is welcomed by many people, especially kids in school.
4. There is no scientific proof for the idea that mobile phones stop teenagers from spending money on dresses or cigarettes.
Step VI Discussion
T： Now look at the picture on Page 38. Do you know him? He is a famous English film star, named Pierce Brosnan. Please read his profile.
(After a while. )
T: Which fact do you think is new to you? Please express your ideas using the noun clauses. Discuss in pairs or in groups. …
Sl2 :I thought he is from England. I didn't know he is from Ireland.
S13: The fact that his first wife died of cancer in 1991 is surprising.
S14 :That he owns a production company with a long-time friend surprises me.
S15: What surprises me most is that he has raised a lot of money to help the research into breast cancer.
S16：…
(Teacher writes two sentences on the blackboard. )
Step VII Summary and Homework
T：In this period, we've done some exercises about some important words and the noun clauses, especially we practice the appositive clause. Also we've known the difference between the appositive clause and the attributive clause. After class, you should practise more to master them better. OK. That's all for today. See you.
Step VIII The Design of the writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 The British Isles
The Third Period
Noun Clauses
1. Most people in the west agree (that) Chinese is the most difficult language
to learn. (Object Clause)
2. The fact that two thirds of all girls in Britain are on a diet worries their parents and teachers a lot. (Appositive Clause)
3. That he owns a production company surprises me. (Subject Clause)
4. What surprises me most is that he has raised a lot of money to help the research into breast cancer. (Predicative Clause)
Attributive Clause :
The news( that)he heard just now is exciting.
But: The news that our team won the match is exciting.
Step IX Record after Teaching
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