place of an adjective in another clause or phrase.

The books that people read were mainly religious.

Some firefighters never meet the people whom they save.

Did I tell you about the author whom I met?

They are searching for the one who borrowed the book.

Then ask them to sum up all the conjunctions used in noun clauses, comparing them with the conjunctions used in attributive clauses and tell the differences between them. Fill in the given chart in groups of 4. Then check the answers.

T: Last class we learned the usage of noun clauses. Have you finished the exercises about the noun clauses?

Ss: Yes.

T: Attributive clauses share conjunctions with noun clauses. What are the differences between them? Now please fill in the given chart in groups of 4.

Show the following on the screen.

Conjunctions Noun Clauses Attributive Clauses

Whose Only refer to a person Refer to a person or a thing

Whom Can't be omitted Can be omitted

Which Can't be omitted Can be omitted

That Can be omitted in the object clauses Can be omitted

Meaningless Have meanings

Don't play a role in clauses Play a role in clauses

What Containing meanings and functions Can't be used

If / whether Containing meanings

As if / though,

Because Containing meanings; Only used in the predicative clauses

Who, how, when,

where, why Containing meanings and functions; can't be omitted

Step Ⅱ Listening and speaking

Listening

Ask the students to listen to a conversation about the George's tour around California. Then ask them to practice Activities 1~4 on pages 6~7. For the first time, ask the students to number the things they talk about.

T: Today we're going to listen to a conversation about the George's tour around California. He is phoning home to talk to his friend Christie. What are they talking about? Now listen and find out. Then number the things you hear on the tape.

Then ask them to complete the postcard George wrote.

T: Now listen again and complete the postcard George wrote.

Check the answers by asking some students to read the completed postcard.

Ask the students to listen to the tape and discuss the questions in pairs and write some of the things Christie says in pairs.

Check the answers.

Speaking