Unit 1 The world of our senses Grammar and usage

Introduction to noun clauses & Noun clauses beginning with that or if/whether

Teaching Aims:

* To learn what the noun clause is.

* To learn how to tell noun clauses from other clauses.

* To consolidate the usage of noun clauses by doing exercises.

Teaching Procedure:

Step One: Leading-in

Give the students some examples and let them judge what kind of noun clauses they are. And see how much they know about noun clauses.

Step Two: Noun clauses

Explain the noun clause and the functions of it.

在复合句中起名词作用的从句叫名词从句(Noun Clauses）。名词从句的功能相当

于名词词组, 它在复合句中能担任主语、宾语、表语、同位语、介词宾语等，因

此根据它在句中不同的语法功能，名词从句又可分别称为主语从句、宾语从句、

表语从句和同位语从句。

Noun clauses are used as noun, acting as subject, object, predicative and appositive in the sentence.

1. We can use a noun clause as the subject of a sentence.

That I can pay back the help people give me makes me happy.

Why they have not left yet is not clear so far.

We can use it as a preparatory subject.

It was good news that everyone got back safely.

2. We can use a noun clause as the object of a verb/ preposition.

I wonder if/whether that's a good idea.

I'm interested in who that tall man is.

We can use it as a preparatory subject.

We all thought it good news that the fog had finally gone.

The conductor has made it clear that no buses will be running.