1、Unit 5 Working the LandDiscover Useful StructuresLearning objectivesIn this class,you will1.identify and summarize the uses of noun clauses as subjects;2.use subject clauses to talk about what qualities make a person so successful.Yuan Longping is known as the“father of hybrid rice”;has received num
2、erous awards;makes large donations to support agricultural research;is still full of vision.Review More information about Yuan Longping What Yuan Longping really cared about was not money or celebrity.That Yuan Longping had realised his dream of seawater rice surprised the whole world.Look at the co
3、mplex sentences and state the functions of the noun clauses italicised.Activity 1在英语中，有的从句在复合句中的作用相当于名词，称作名词性从句。What Yuan Longping really cared about was not money or celebrity.That Yuan Longping had realised his dream of seawater rice surprised the whole world.Subject Subject Look at the complex se
4、ntences and state the functions of the noun clauses italicised.Activity 1 That Yuan Longping had realised his dream of seawater rice surprised the whole world.It surprised the whole world that Yuan Longping had realised his dream of developing seawater rice.用用it作形式主语作形式主语 Activity 1Look at the compl
5、ex sentences and state the functions of the noun clauses italicised.Para 2:However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 2:However,w
6、hat concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 3:How this could
7、 be done was a challenging question at that time.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 3:How this could be done was a challenging question at that time.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 3:However,whether
8、it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 3:However,whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of g
9、reat debate.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 5:Today,it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains,andRead the text again and find similar complex sentences from
10、 the text.Activity 1Para 5:Today,it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains,andRead the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 6:What impresses people most about Yuan Longpi
11、ng is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.Read the text again and find similar complex sentences from the text.Activity 1Para 6:What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences into C
12、hinese.Activity 2n.小麦小麦n.化学制品化学制品1.D;When these wheat farmers will join this pilot experiment remains an unanswered question.1.D;这些小麦农户什么时候会加入预实验仍然不得而知。Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences into Chinese.Activity 22.C;How we can find a suitable solution to produce suffic
13、ient food while keeping the environment safe is an important topic for us to research.Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences into Chinese.Activity 22.C;如何能够找到一个合适的解决办法，在保证环境安全的同时，生产足够的粮食，是一个需要我们研究的重要课题。Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences i
14、nto Chinese.Activity 23.A;What worries many people is that these chemicals may even cause cancer.3.A;令很多人所担心的是，这些化学制品甚至可能导致癌症。Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences into Chinese.Activity 24.E;It amazed all of us that these vegetables can even be planted without any soil
15、through this new technology.4.E;令我们所有人惊讶的是，通过这种新技术，可以无土栽培这些蔬菜。Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences into Chinese.Activity 25.B;有些人更喜欢住在乡下而非城市的原因是前者生活节奏更慢、生活方式更健康。5.B;That the lifestyle is slower and healthier is the reason why some people prefer to live in the country r
16、ather than in the city.Match the sentence parts,and then translate the completed sentences into Chinese.Activity 2 the word order of the subject clauses;how the subjects are introduced differently.Summary Observe the sentences in Activity 1 and Activity 2,and pay attention to the word order of the s
17、ubject clauses;主语从句中使用主语从句中使用陈述语序陈述语序。What Yuan Longping really cared about was not money or celebrity.How this could be done was a challenging question at that time.Summary Observe the sentences in Activity 1 and Activity 2,and pay attention to how the subjects are introduced differently.由连接由连接代词代词
18、what引导引导;由连词由连词that、whether引导；引导；由连接副词由连接副词when、how、where、why等引等引导导 。Summary Observe the sentences in Activity 1 and Activity 2,and pay attention to What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.What worries many people is that these chemicals may even c
19、ause cancer.连接代词连接代词whatwhat，在主语从句中表示的意思，在主语从句中表示的意思为：为：的（事的（事/东西）东西）。Summary 连词连词thatthat仅引导主语从句仅引导主语从句，通常无中文释，通常无中文释义义；whether(whether(注意不能注意不能用用if)在主语从句中在主语从句中表示的意思为表示的意思为：是否：是否。That Yuan Longping had realised his dream of seawater rice surprised the whole world.Whether it was possible to develop
20、 a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.Summary When these wheat farmers will join this pilot experiment remains an unanswered question.How this could be done was a challenging question at that time.连接副词连接副词whenwhen、howhow、wherewhere、whywhy，在，在主语从句中，表示的意思分别为：何时
21、主语从句中，表示的意思分别为：何时、怎样、何地、为什么。怎样、何地、为什么。Summary Read the passage and underline all the subject clauses.Activity 3n.（食物或饮料的）味道Think about whether the sentences with subject clauses can be paraphrased.Activity 3 However,what she is unhappy about is the lower nutritional value and reduced flavor.She is u
22、nhappy about the lower nutritional value and reduced flavor.Activity 3Read the passage and underline all the subject clauses.Activity 3Read the passage and underline all the subject clauses.However,what she is unhappy about is the lower nutritional value and reduced flavor.what引导引导主语主语从句，从句，起起到了强调到了
23、强调作用作用。更能突出语篇所表达出的更能突出语篇所表达出的grandma对对绿色农业的追求，体现语篇主题。绿色农业的追求，体现语篇主题。Example:Id like you to find out how new technologies can increase grape production in Binchuan county.What Id like you to find out is how new technologies can increase grape production in Binchuan county.PracticeRewrite the sentence
24、s using subject clauses.(Page 90,Activity 1,Workbook)1.We wanted to know where he had lost the laptop.Where _ was what we wanted to know.he had lost the laptopPracticeRewrite the sentences using subject clauses.(Page 90,Activity 1,Workbook)2.The way in which he did the experiment was puzzling to oth
25、er people.How _ was puzzling to other people.he did the experimentPracticeRewrite the sentences using subject clauses.(Page 90,Activity 1,Workbook)3.Do they use too many chemical pesticides?I worry about this most.Whether _ _ is what I worry about most.pesticidesPracticethey use too many chemical Re
26、write the sentences using subject clauses.(Page 90,Activity 1,Workbook)That _ _ makes people happy.4.People are happy to see that the living conditions and income of the farmers have improved a lot.the living conditions and income of the farmers have improved a lotPracticeRewrite the sentences using
27、 subject clauses.(Page 90,Activity 1,Workbook)5.We have not decided on the date for the sports meet yet.When _ has not been decided on yet.the sports meet will be heldPracticeRewrite the sentences using subject clauses.(Page 90,Activity 1,Workbook)Activity 4 What qualities do you think make a person
28、 like Yuan Longping so successful?Think about it and prepare a presentation.The following points and expressions may help you.Activity 4Possible answer:What impresses me most is that Yuan Longping has succeeded in helping to feed so many people.It is important that he never gave up,despite many diff
29、iculties.That he succeeded in realising his dream is what makes him great.Activity 4Summary 复合句中作主语的从句叫主语从句。复合句中作主语的从句叫主语从句。引导主语从句的词有引导主语从句的词有连词连词that、whether（不能用（不能用if）；）；连接代词连接代词what、who、which;连接副词连接副词when、where、how、why等。等。主语从句要用陈述语序。主语从句要用陈述语序。为了避免主语显得过长，尤其是陈述句作为了避免主语显得过长，尤其是陈述句作主语从句时，可以用主语从句时，可以用it作句子的形式主语，作句子的形式主语，把主语从句移到句尾。把主语从句移到句尾。Homework Choose a great person mentioned in this book or a great person you admire.Use subject clauses to write 3-5 sentences about what qualities make him/her great.
