Unit 1Learning about

Language

Words guessing game at page 3:

1. very special and hard to find---

2. an object for holding flowers---

3. as a reward for something---

4. looking for---

5. be the property or a member of---

in search of

in return

rare

vase

belong to

6. high temperature---

7. stay in the same place---

8. something given to a person ---

9. not to be sure of ---

10. to take something away---

remain

heat

remove

gift

doubt

Practice (Ex.3) at page 4:

1. This was a time when the two

countries were at war.

(at war: in a sate of war)

2. She was at work in the garden all this

morning.

3. Children who are at play often make

a lot of noise.

(at work: working)

(at play: playing)

4. When we called, the family were at

dinner.

5. What are they doing now? They are

at their meal.

(at dinner: having their dinner)

(at their meal: having their meal)

Discovering useful structures

1. Task 1: Ex. 2 (P4)

(1) Here are the farmers. They discovered

the underground city last month.

Here are the farmers who discovered

the underground city last month.

Grammar: Attributive Clause

(2) Xi’an is one of the few cities with

walls. Its walls remain as good as

before.

Xi’an is one of the few cities in whi

ch/where walls remain as good as

before.

3. Shanxi Province is a place with ma

ny cultural relics. Its relics are well

looked after.

Shanxi Province is a place where c

ultural relics are well looked after.

4. The woman remembered the day.

She saw Nazis burying something

near her home.

The woman remembered the day

when she saw Nazis burying

something near her home.

5. The old man saw some Germans

taking apart the Amber Room and

moving it away. You are talking to an

old man.

The old man (who / whom / that ) you

are talking to saw some Germans

taking apart the Amber Room and

moving it away.

2. Task 2: Fill in the blanks using which,

as, when, who, whom, where, when,

why, that.

(1) St Petersburg is a very beautiful city,

_____ was once called Leningrad.

(2) In Xi’an, I met a teacher, ____ has a s

trong love for cultural relics and took

me to visit the history museum.

which

who

(3) I don’t remember the soldier, ____ told

me not to tell anyone what I had seen.

(4) My grandfather was a child then, ____

people didn’t pay much attention to

cultural relics in the old days.

(5) They moved the boxes to a mine, _____

they wanted to hide them.

who

when

where

(1) What surprised me was not what he

said but the way _____________ he

said it.

(2) We’re just trying to reach a point _

____ both sides will sit down togeth

er and talk. (06山东）

(that/in which)

where

3. Task 3: Practice.

(3) ___ is often the case, we have

worked out the production plan.

(4) This is the very house _____ he lived.

(5) Next winter, _____ you will spend in

Harbin, I’m sure, will be another

exciting holiday.

(6) That’s the reason ____ he was late.

As

where

which

why

(7) The pictures brought the days back to

the old _____ they swam in the river.

(8) Robert and his songs ___ were famous

in the U. S. are also popular in China.

(9) They are always smoking, _____ of

course, will do harm to their health.

(10) The situation _____ you use the

words is very clear in fact.

when

that

which

where

1. The reason why he explained at the

meeting surprised us.

2. I can remember the days when we

spent together.

why—(that)

when—(that /which)

Correct the mistakes

3. The way in which you talked about

is very important for us.

4. Put the book in which you can it eas

ily.

in which –(which /that)

in which--where

1. Finish the related exercises on

the Workbook.

2. Prepare for the next lesson.

Homework