• That-clauses:

I believe that you can learn noun clauses well.

• If / whether clauses:

The teacher must determine if / whether they are ready to study noun clauses.

• Wh-clauses begin with words like who, what, how, whenever, which, etc:

First you need to explain what a noun clause is.

I know how I can make you learn noun clauses.

T: As for punctuation, the clause determines whether it's a question or statement. How do you use them correctly?

Ss: That clauses are made from statements and are introduced by the word that. If / whether clauses are made from general questions and are introduced by the words if or whether. Wh-clauses are made from special questions and are introduced by the wh- words.

T: Quite right. If the clause is used as subject, we call it the subject clause. This kind of clause is also used as the predicative, the appositive or the attributive. Are you clear about that?

Step Ⅲ Practice

Ask the students to practice Activities 1~4 on page 5. For Activities 1~2, discuss what role these clauses play in the sentences in pairs. For Activity 3, ask them to make sentences containing noun clauses on their own. For Activity 4, complete the dialogue with the given sentences in pairs. At last, check the answers with the whole class.

T: In English we often find clauses acting as subject, object, appositive and predicative. Here are some more examples about them. Now please open your books and turn to page 5, let's look at the underlined noun clauses. Please discuss what role these clauses play in the sentences in pairs.

A few minutes later.

T: In the sentences, what types of noun clauses are they?

Ss: In the first sentence, the underlined part is used as subject. It is the subject clause.

In the second sentence, the underlined part is used as predicative. It is the predicative clause.

In the third sentence, the underlined part is used as object of the verb "know". It is the object clause.

Go on with the Activities 2-4. Then check the answers with the students.

Step IV Homework

Ask the students to do the following.

1. Finish Activity 2 on page 49 in the workbook.

2. Sum up all the conjunctions used with noun clauses and compare it with the conjunctions used with attributive clauses. Then tell the differences between them. Practice Activity 2 on page 49 (Workbook).

3. Prepare for the "Using Language" part on pages 6~9 and surf the Internet to find the related information.