Review of Relative Clause
By Qi Yuejin from Chengxi Senior High School
I. Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. review basic knowledge and some special usage of relative clause;
2. choose correct relatives to solve some grammatical problems;
3. adopt relative clauses to enrich sentence patterns and make passages more concise;
4. learn the causes and symptoms of stress and come up with strategies to deal with it.
II. Teaching difficulty
1. distinguish between relative clauses and noun clauses;
2. make up their own sentences based on restricted rules.
III. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Free talk.
【设计意图】以语法具有挑战性与学生交流自然导入stress话题，进入语法复习。
Step 2 Review basic knowledge
Activity1: use mind map to review basic knowledge about relative clause.
[Qs.] What is relative clause? What are the steps to solve the questions of relative clauses? What are the basic usages of relative clause?
Activity 2: read special usage of relative clause.
【设计意图】用思维导图的方式帮助学生回顾定语从句的基本知识及基本用法；朗读定语从句特殊用法进行知识强化巩固。
Step 3 Link to NEMT
Activity 1: grammar
Fill in the blanks with proper words in 4 levels—challenge 1 -4.
【设计意图】链接高考，解决语法填空的问题。本环节以单句填空形式呈现，设计为四层挑战，难度层层递进，训练单句填空中与定语从句相关的易错考点：辨析关系代词与关系副词；只用that, who, which的情况；抽象的地点状语；定语从句中介词搭配、主谓一致；定语从句与名词性从句、状语从句辨析。
Activity 2: a letter from Amy
Have students fill in the blanks with proper relatives.
【设计意图】用Amy表达高三压力大的求助信来巩固关系词的基本用法，同时紧扣本节课“stress”这一话题。
Activity 3: writing
Task 1: make the sentences more colorful. Have students complete the sentences with relative clauses.
[Q]: What are the causes of your stress?
Task 2: make the passage more concise. Have students combine the sentences to make the given passage more concise.
[Q]: What are the symptoms when you feel stressed out?
【设计意图】链接高考—定语从句在写作中的意义：丰富句式；让篇章变得清晰简洁。结合话题语境，联系学生实际，剖析压力产生的原因及症状，为下一环节作铺垫。
Task 3: watch a TED video about the fact about stress.
Task 4: come up with strategies to deal with stress by adopting relative clauses.
【设计意图】通过TED的演讲让学生明白，压力并不可怕，只要有勇气面对，压力可以转换为前进的动力。联系话题语境与学生实际，针对压力提出应对方法，综合运用定语从句的句式表达。同时，这些建议也可以送给在高三面对压力的Amy，为晚上的作业提供帮助。
Step 4 Sentence game
Have students place sentence game in groups of 4. Based on restricted rules, make up their own relative sentences related to “stress”.
【设计意图】将本课的话题--从压力的起因、来源到解决办法与定语从句的基本规则相结合，以小组合作的形式让学生创造和话题相关的定语从句，达到整合运用的效果。
Ⅳ. Homework
1. Link to NEMT—reading (on student’s sheet);
2. Writing—a letter to Amy.
请结合Amy求助信的内容给她回一封信，内容包括：1.表示理解; 2.提出建议(至少2点)。
要求：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 至少用两句定语从句。
【设计意图】作业1是定语从句在高考中的另一应用：提升阅读能力。五道微技能训练的答案均涉及对定语从句的理解。让学生通过完成作业体会到学好定语从句的重要性。作业2是给Amy的建议信，结合本节课压力这一话题再次巩固定语从句；给Amy提出建议，同时对自身压力进行疏导。
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