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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. (责任编辑：admin) |