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课件网) Unit 3 The world meets China Review: adverbial clauses Learning objectives To review adverbial clauses To practice adverbial clauses by doing some exercises Adverbial clause What type of clauses are the red parts a You can only imagine how travellers felt when they saw the oasis of Dunhuang ahead of them. b If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks. c ... Dunhuang was not as prosperous as it used to be. d Given that the theme of the Expo was to promote cultural exchange ..., Dunhuang was the ideal place. Lead-in Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. a You can only imagine how travellers felt when they saw the oasis of Dunhuang ahead of them. b If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks. c ... Dunhuang was not as prosperous as it used to be. d Given that the theme of the Expo was to promote cultural exchange ..., Dunhuang was the ideal place. Activity 1-Identifying adverbial clauses 1 Classify the adverbial clauses in the sentences. condition comparison reason time b c d a 1. Although regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime. 2. A new shopping centre will be built where the old fish market used to be. 3. Our teacher looked here and there on our playground as if she was looking for something. 4. I got up early so that I could catch the first bus. 5. He speaks so fast that no one can catch him. (concession让步) (place) (manner方式) (purpose) (result) Link verbs show the adverbial types. 2 What other types of adverbial clause can you think of Give some examples. Now look for more sentences with adverbial clauses in the reading passage. Tip: Link verb matters. Para. 3 (The 1st line on Page 27) The Apsaras are depicted sailing in the bright blue sky, with their scarves flying, as if they are about to fly down to meet us. Para. 4 (The 1st sentence) Now, something really extraordinary happened in 1900, when a Taoist priest made one of the most important finds of the 20 century. Para. 4 (line 9) Dating from 405 AD to 1002 AD, these hidden treasures give us a picture of Dunhuang when it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade. (manner) (time) (time) Para. 5 (Line 3) Gradually, it faded from memory, even though it was once such a great city. Para. 6 (Line 3) Dunhuang has once again become a global crossroads since it hosted hundreds of representatives from 51 countries for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017. Link words show the logic between the adverbial clause and main clause. (concession) (reason) a. Since Li Hua was seriously injured, he left the court sadly. b. Seriously injured, Li Hua left the court sadly. c. When Li Hua’s mother heard the bad news, she burst into tears. d. Hearing the bad news, Li Hua’s mother burst into tears. e. Li Hua decided to work diligently so that he can recover soon for the next game. f. Li Hua decided to work dilig ... ...
