Unit 5 Nelson Mandela- A Modern Hero The Attributive Clause

Sentence pattern: a great person “... is a great person who..." Talk about great people Martin Luther King is a great person who worked for racial equality and civil rights. Mother Teresa is a great person who devoted her life to caring for the poor.

Guessing the satellite 1.The moon is the satellite where(on which) he landed in July, The reason 2.The reason why(for which) he gave up a rich life was that he wanted to fight for his country to be free from the UK in a peaceful way. the time 3.World War II was the time when(during which) he worked selflessly as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers. the year was the year when(in which) he founded the first Republic in China. the book series 5.The official Bible is the book series where(in which) his work is still used. The reason 6.The reason why(for which) he was respected by black people was that he helped them get the same right as white people.

What else do you know about Mandela? Do you want to know more about him? the day 1.July 18 th, 1918 is the day when _________. the place 2.Transkei is the place where _____________. the city 3.Johannesburg is the city where ___________. the year is the year when __________________. the reason 5.Mandela’s actions against the government are the reason why _________________________. the island 6.Robin Island is the island where __________. the year is the year when __________________. Set down the exact information while watching the video.

Give the detailed information about Mandela. the day 1. July 18 th, 1918 is the day when __________. (He was born on the day.) the place 2. Transkei is the place where __________. (He grew up in the place.) the city 3. Johannesburg is the city where ___________________. (His law firm was located in the city.) the year is the year when _____________. (He was arrested in the year.) the reason 5. Mandela’s actions against the government are the reason why ___________________________. (He was arrested and put on trial for the reason.) the island 6. Robin Island is the island where _______________. (He was imprisoned on the island.) the year is the year when ___________. (He was freed in the year.) he was born he grew up his law firm was located he was arrested he was arrested and put on trial he was imprisoned he was freed What do the sentences have in common? When should “when, where or why” be used? 当先行词在从句中作时间状语时，用 when 引导定语从句 当先行词在从句中作地点状语时，用 where 引导定语从句 当先行词在从句中作原因状语时，用 why 引导定语从句 What can be used to replace when, where or why?

Talking about time the day  July 18 th, 1918 is the day when/ he was born. the year  1962 is the year when/ Mandela was arrested. the year  1990 is the year when/ Mandela was freed. Talking about places the place  Transkei is the place where/ he grew up. the city  Johannesburg is the city where/ his law firm was located. the island  Robin Island is the island where/ Mandela was imprisoned. Talking about reasons the reason  Mandela’s actions against the government are the reason why/ he was arrested and put on trial.  when/where/why= 介词 + 关系代词 What can be used to replace when, where or why? on which in which on which for for which

Talking about places the place  Transkei is the place where/ in which he grew up. the city  Johannesburg is the city where/ in which his law firm was located. the island  Robin Island is the island where/on which Mandela was imprisoned.

Mandela once said: a stage  “The last thirty years have seen the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a stage where we have almost no rights at all.” a position  “We were put into a position in which we had either to accept we were less important or fight the government.” where 可修饰 stage, position, situation, case, point 等抽象地点

介词 +which/whom Which relative pronouns should be used after a preposition? Elias wrote:  The parts  The parts of town in which Black people had to live were decided by white people. (Black people had to live in the town.) lawyer  It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. (I went to the black lawyer for help.)  Mandela was generous with his time  Mandela was generous with his time, for which I was grateful. (I was grateful for it.) Mandela  I always turned to Mandela for help, without whom I couldn’t have got the passbook. (I couldn’t have got the passbook without Mandela.) How to choose a certain preposition? 与从句中的动词、形容词的习惯搭配 与先行词的习惯搭配 根据从句的意义

the lawyer * Mandela was the lawyer whom I was looking for then. Elias wrote:  The parts  The parts of town in which black people had to live were decided by white people. The parts The parts of town which black people had to live in were decided by white people. lawyer  It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. lawyer It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer whom I went to for advice.  Mandela was generous with his time  Mandela was generous with his time, for which I was grateful. Mandela was generous with his time Mandela was generous with his time, which I was grateful for. Where can the preposition be placed? Rule 1: 介词位于关系代词前或从句中动词或形容词后 Rule 2: 含介词的短语动词不拆开, 介词只能放动词后

Who is he?What do you know about him?

Practice: Combine the sentences using when/where/why/ prep+which/whom. 1.Bethune was shocked by the terrible life of the poor children. He created a free art school for the poor children in Montreal.  Bethune was shocked by the terrible life children of the poor children, for whom he created a free art school in Montreal. 2.After graduation Bethune moved to Montreal. He gave free medical care to poor people there. Montreal  After graduation Bethune moved to Montreal where he gave free medical care to poor people. 3.Bethune left for China in At that time the war between China and Japan was under way  Bethune left for China in 1938 when the war between China and Japan was under way. 4.After Norman Bethune died Chairman Mao Zedong wrote an article. Chairman Mao praised Bethune’s excellent qualities in this article.  After Norman Bethune died Chairman Mao Zedong wrote article an article in which he praised Bethune’s excellent qualities.

What are the advantages of attributive clauses? Original sentences: Sentences with attributive clauses: advanced and compact （紧凑的） simple and repeated

Who do you admire most? Work in groups of 4 and talk about the great person you admire most using attributive clauses containing when/where/why/prep+which/whom. Discussion There are a large number of great people in the world. But I admire Yuan Longping most. The reason why I choose him is that he developed the hybrid rice, for which people all over the world are grateful. There was a time when hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. It was he that searched a way to increase rice harvest and helped people out of the position where they suffered hunger. Therefore, I admire him most.

Writing Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Write a passage of 120 words or so about the great person you admire most. Try to use attributive clauses containing when/where/why/prep+which/whom when necessary. What do you learn from him/her? Who is he/she? Why do you admire him/her most? What has he/she done for the history or the country?