Task 3．Read the sentences below. Circle the relative pronouns and underline the relative clauses. Cross out the pronouns which can be left out.

1) I loved the meal that we had last night.

2) The opera that we saw was terribly boring.

3) I think the architect who designed the new building is very creative.

4) Have you bought the CD which I told you about?

5) He was a painter whose pictures were not well-known in his lifetime.

Task 4: Do Ex10 on Page 41.

(三) Classroom assessment 课堂检测

1. Design your story!

Write up definitions for each item, using relative clauses. Read them out for others to guess. For example: An emperor: a person who rules a country.

an egg England an elephant the evening an emperor an entrance

(You may add more words to the list, say out a relative clause and let your group members to guess what you mean．)

2. Create a funny story with relative clauses based on noun cues. Invent and write in relative clauses and read out the finished story in the end.

　　Once upon a time, there was a girl called Mary _____________________________________. She found a gold egg one evening in her small and poor house ____________________________________. The emperor_______________________________ heard of the news and really wanted to take a look. So the other day he rode on an elephant _____________________________________ to Mary's home.

At the entrance______________________________________ a strong wind stopped him __________________________________________________.