Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank-Note Grammar

Noun Clause objective clause and predicate clause

Discovering useful structures List all the examples in the play where noun clauses are used as the object. 1. Well, why don’t you explain what this is all about? 2. May we ask what you are doing in this country?

Work in pairs Take turns to ask each other the questions and answer them using noun clauses as the object. 1. Can you tell me if you like this play? I must say that I really enjoyed it. 2. What do you think of the bet the brothers made? I think it was funny to make a bet like that.

3. What does Henry tell the brothers about his job in America? Henry tells the brothers that he worked for a mining company in America. 4. What else does Henry tell the brothers? Henry tells them that he landed in Britain by accident.

List the examples where noun clauses are used as the predicative. That’s why we’ve given you the letter.

Complete the following sentences using noun clauses as the predicative based on the information from the play. 1. Henry arrived in London by accident. The reason was____________________. that he was lost at sea and brought to England by another ship.

2. Henry has a lot of problems. One of his problems is_______________________. that he doesn't know anybody in London. Another problem is that he has no money. 3. Henry realized he needed help. The embassy was _____________________. where he thought he would get it.

4. Henry tells the brothers about his job in America. His concern is_____________. how he can find a job so he can go home again. 5. The brothers ask Henry some questions. The brothers’ concern is____________. whether Henry knows London or has any money.

6. Henry is invited to the brothers’ house. The envelope is_________________. what the brothers give to Henry.

Summary of Noun Clauses 表语从句 宾语从句 同位语从句 连接词： that, if, whether, 连接代词： who, what 连接副词： when, where, how, why

表语从句 在句子中作表语，在系动词之后 The question is whether we can complete the difficult task. The fact is that we will have two days off.

宾语从句 We can learn what we do not know. He will talk to us about what he saw in the U.S.A. It is necessary that we read English every day. I don’t know where we will hold the meeting.( 语序 ) 介词后不用 if 用 whether

找出各句中的从句并指出是何种从句。 1. I don't know if I can do it. 2. What he is doing seems very difficult. 3. The important thing is how we can improve our studies. 4. Mr Li always thinks of how he can do more for the people. 5. The news that she was pretending to be sick was whispered from one to another.

6. That's what you are going to do first. 7. It'll be decided at the class meeting who is to be the monitor of our class. 8. When the sports meet is to be held is still under discussion. 9. I was surprised at what he said. 10. He gave me the news that some Americans will visit our school tomorrow.

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions Can you tell me _____ the man is ? --- He is my brother. 2. I didn't know _____ he was coming until yesterday. 3. The doctor asks ____ medicine you have taken. 4. This is _____ they solved the problems in the city. who when what how

5. What frightened us most was _____ two lights suddenly appeared out of the darkness. 6. My mother asked ____ the matter was with me. 7. The reason I didn't come to the meeting was ____ I got ill. what that

Translate these sentences into English using noun clauses. 1. 这是我们所想要的东西。 This is what we want. 2. 我认为你是对的。 I think you are right. 3. 我想知道他是否能帮助我。 I’d like to know whether he can help me or not.

4. 天气不是昨天那样了。 The weather is not what it was yesterday. 5. 问题是我们怎么能完成任务。 The problem is how we can finish the task.

Students’ activity Work in pairs. Imagine you are looking for a job. Your partner is the interviewer. Brainstorm some questions and answer them with noun clauses. Example: A: Why do you want to work for this company? B: The reason is that your company offers the possibility of working abroad.

It is because… I think… I know that… My aim is that…