1. Unit 5 Nelson Mandela- A Modern Hero
The Attributive Clause

2. Talk about great people
Sentence pattern:
“ ... is a great person who ..."
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.

3. Guessing
1.The moon is the satellite where(on which) he landed in July, 1969.
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.
3.World War II was the time when(during which) he worked selflessly as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.
was the year when(in which) he founded the first Republic in China.
5.The official Bible is the book series where(in which) his work is still used.
6.The reason why(for which) he was respected by black people was that he helped them get the same right as white people.

4. Set down the exact information while watching the video.
Do you want to know more about him?
What else do you know about Mandela?
July 18th, 1918 is the day when _________.
Transkei is the place where _____________.
Johannesburg is the city where ___________.
1962 is the year when __________________.
Mandela’s actions against the government are the reason why _________________________.
Robin Island is the island where __________.
1990 is the year when __________________.

5. Give the detailed information about Mandela.
What can be used to replace when, where or why?
What do the sentences have in common?
When should “when, where or why” be used?
he was born
1. July 18th, 1918 is the day when __________.
(He was born on the day.)
2. Transkei is the place where __________.
(He grew up in the place.)
3. Johannesburg is the city where ___________________.
(His law firm was located in the city.)
is the year when _____________.
(He was arrested in the year.)
5. Mandela’s actions against the government are the reason why ___________________________.
(He was arrested and put on trial for the reason.)
6. Robin Island is the island where _______________.
(He was imprisoned on the island.)
is the year when ___________.
(He was freed in the year.)
he grew up
his law firm was located
he was arrested
he was arrested and put on trial
he was imprisoned
he was freed
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

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

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

8. Mandela once said:
“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.”
“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

9. Which relative pronouns should be used after a preposition?
How to choose a certain preposition?
Elias wrote:
The parts of town in which Black people had to live were decided by white people.
(Black people had to live in the town.)
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, for which I was grateful.
(I was grateful for it.)
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.)
与先行词的习惯搭配
介词+which/whom
与从句中的动词、形容词的习惯搭配
根据从句的意义

10. Where can the preposition be placed?
Elias wrote:
The parts of town in which black people had to live were decided by white people.
The parts of town which black people had to live in
were decided by white people.
It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer to
whom I went for advice.
It was in 1952 and Mandela was the black lawyer
whom I went to for advice.
Mandela was generous with his time, for which I was grateful.
Mandela was generous with his time, which I was
grateful for.
*Mandela was the lawyer whom I was looking for then.
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

11. What do you know about him?
Who is he?
What do you know about him?

12. 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
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.
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
an article in which he praised Bethune’s excellent qualities.

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

14. Who do you admire most? Discussion
Work in groups of 4 and talk about the great person you admire most using attributive clauses containing when/where/why/prep+which/whom.
Who do you admire most?
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.

15. Writing 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.
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Who is he/she?
Why do you admire him/her most?
What has he/she done for the history or the country?
What do you learn from him/her?