1. The Attributive Clause
Unit 4
The Attributive Clause
高一英语组 杜萍

2. Step 1 Riddles

3. The first riddle: Sima Qian Temple is
a beautiful scenery which is 2 kilometers away to the southeast of Zhichuan town.

4. The second riddle: Terra Cotta Warriors
a place which or that attracts many people all over the world each year and which or that is the tomb of Qin Shihuang.

5. The third riddle: Beijing is
the city that/which has got the chance to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

6. The forth riddle: Yao Ming is
a Chinese player who was born in Shanghai and is playing basketball in NBA now.

7. The fifth riddle
Zhang Yi mou is
a famous director one of whose films is Hero

8. The sixth riddle: two astronauts who took Shen Zhou Ⅵ into space
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng are
two astronauts who took Shen Zhou Ⅵ into space
and returned to our earth successfully after 5 days.

9. Step 2 Introduce the following things and people

10. Introduce the following things

11. Introduce the following people

12. The moon looks extremely round, big and bright
on the 15th day of each lunar month .People selected
the August 15 to celebrate because it is a season
when crops and fruits are all ripe and weather
pleasant.
The moon looks extremely round, big and bright
on the 15th day of each lunar month .People selected
the August 15 to celebrate because it is a season
when crops and fruits are all ripe and weather
pleasant.
Mid-Autumn Festival
It is a day when everyone is allowed to lie or play a
joke on others. As we know, it is one of the happiest
festival. Because this festival's purpose is to make
all the people happy, which is also popular all over
the world
April Fools Day

13. Complete the following introductions about places
1 A tea house is a place ________ people drink tea.
2 Hang cheng is the city _______ I was born.
3 Guifang(闺房) is a place ________the unmarried ladies lived.
4 Kezhan(客栈) is a place _______ was somewhat like today’s hotel.
Where/in which
where/in which
where/in which
that/ which

14. Step 3: Conclusion

15. The Attributive Clause
Concepts ：
在复合句中修饰某一名词或代词
句叫定语从句。
定语从句：
eg.The book that he is reading is mine.
先行词：
被定语从句所修饰的词，叫先行词。
关系代词：
that,who, whom, whose,which
This is the reason why he was late.
when,where why
关系副词：

16. 1. When you are talking about people,use________________________.
Conclusion 1
who, whom, whose, that, which
1. When you are talking about people,use________________________.
who, whom, whose
or that
2. When you are talking about things, use_____________.
that or which

17. 3. When you are talking about places,use_________________
Conclusion 1
Where, when, why
3. When you are talking about places,use_________________
where
4. When you are talking about time, use_____________.
when
5. When you are talking about reasons, use_____________.
why

18. Rewrite the following sentences
Step 4
Practice
Rewrite the following sentences

19. Sentence 1
I’m a girl . I like surfing the Internet every day.
girl
I’m a girl who likes surfing the Internet every day.
I’m a girl that/ likes surfing the Internet every day.
whose
whom

20. Sentence 2
The man used to be a football player. His leg was hurt in a match two years ago.
man
The man whose leg was hurt in a match two years ago used to be a football player.

21. Sentence 3
My sister is wearing a new dress . I bought it for her .
dress
My sister is wearing a new dress which / that I bought for her.

22. Sentence 4
I lost a pen. I had written several novels with it.
pen
I lost the pen which/that I had written several novels with.
I lost the pen with which I had written several novels.

23. Sentence 5
The boy is my classmate. Our teacher is speaking to him.
boy
The boy whom /who/that our teacher is speaking to is my classmate.
The boy to whom our teacher is speaking is my classmate.

24. Conclusion 2
who, whom, whose, that, which
Only______and _____can be used behind prepositions in the attributive clause.

25. Conclusion 2
who, whom, whose, that, which
Only______and _____can be used behind prepositions in the attributive clause.
whom
which

26. Fill in the blanks:
Have you ever been to Beijing__1___there are many places of interest? The places of interest ___2____we visited were all very beautiful .We also visited the place __3___his father had worked.But I can’t remember the date__4___we came back from Beijing. When we were back ,we showed the photos__5___ we took in Beijing to our friends and relatives.And I gave one of them to my little sister____6___she liked very much. She asked me why I had n’t taken any photos of the Great Wall __7___was one of the wonders in the world.

27. Have you ever been to Beijing where there are many places of interest
Have you ever been to Beijing where there are many places of interest? The places of interest that/which we visited were all very beautiful .We also visited the place where his father had worked. But I can’t remember the date when/on which we came back from Beijing.When we were back ,we showed the photos that/which we took in Beijing to our friends and relatives.And I gave one of them to my little sister that/whichshe liked very much.She asked me why I had n’t taken any photos of the Great Wall that/ which was one of the wonders in the world.

28. Proverbs:
All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的并不都是金子。
He who laughs last laughs best.谁笑到最后谁笑得最好。
He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
Gods help those who help themselves.天助自助之人。
Friendship is like sound health, the value of which is seldom known until it is lost.真正的友谊犹如健康的身体，失去是方知其可贵。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

29. Homework:
Task 1. Write a short story . (use 2 or 3 attributive clauses)
Task 2. Find out at least five proverbs with the Attributive clauses.

30. Thank you!