Grammar--Attributive Clause(prep.+whom/which)
From Book2 Unit5 Music
I. Teaching aims
On the basis of the previous grammatical knowledge, at the end of this lesson, students will
1. be able to know the function of prep.+whom/which and choose prepositions correctly by comparing the sentences.
2. be able to describe a person or something using attributive clauses containing prep.+which/whom by doing exercises.
3. like to use English to express themselves.
II. Teaching key points and difficult points
1. To complete the attributive clauses on their learning projects and pay attention to prep-.
2. To Summarize the rules on how to choose correct prepositions.
3. To master the way to use Attributive clauses containing prep.+whom/which
III. Teaching and learning methods
Process-focused writing approach, Group work, Cooperative learning.
IV. Teaching procedure
Step1: Greeting.
Step2: Lead-in.
A rouse students’ interests by showing some photos of themselves, and ask them to complete the sentences.
Step3: Summarizing the rules.
(1): Complete the attributive clauses on the learning projects and pay attention to prepositions..
(2)：Summarize the rules on how to choose correct prepositions.
Step4: Practice makes perfect
Exercise 1: Correct the following wrong sentences.
1：Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, the price of whose was very reasonable. 2：Antarctic, which we know very little is covered with thick ice all the year round. 3: He is a man of great experience, from who much can be learned.
4: Did you see the man whom I nodded just now?
5: I don’t like the way which you speak to her.
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks.
1：This is a subject _______ which we might argue for a long time.
2：He is a man _______ whom we are all ready to learn.
3: This is the reason _______ which I did it.
4: Where is the article _______ which you quoted this line?
5: It now has 8,000 workers, _____ whom 3,500 are women.
6：He spent four years in college, _______ which time he studied medicine.
7：We arrived at noon, ______which time the meeting was over.
8: This is the man _______ whom I referred.
9: Is there anyone in your class the family ____ which is in the northeast.
10: The old woman has two sons, both ____ whom are teachers
Exercise 3: Summarize the rules on how to choose correct prepositions.
3: This is the reason __ which I did it.
8: This is the man __ whom I referred.
7：We arrived at noon, __ which time the meeting.
Exercise 4: Pay attention to some special prepositions which can’t be separate from their verbs,
such as_________________________________________________________ Exercise 5: Play a game of definitions. Get into pairs. One asks the first question and the other answers it using an attributive clause containing prep+which/whom. If the answer is correct, swap roles. If not, continue with the next question. Pick out some questions below to play the game. Work out some questions of your own of you like.
EXAMPLE:
S1: What’s a letter box?
S2: It’s a box with a hole through which the postman puts the letters.
1: What’s a gym? (in which)
2: What’s a vacation? (during which)
3: What’s a library? (from/in which)
4: What’s a university? (at which)
5: What’s a doctor? (to whom)
6: What’s a studio? (at which)
7: Who’s Father Christmas? (from whom)
8: What’s a good friend? (with whom)
Exercise 6: Describe a person who you love best using attributive clauses as many as possible.
Step5: Homework Assignment
1: Describe a person who you love best using attributive clauses as many as possible. 2: Do exercises 2 on your learning projects.。
