师：Class begins. Good morning, boys and girls. Have a seat, please.
In today's lesson, we'll review what we've learned about object clauses. Recently, there's a very popular film in China called *Hi, Mom*. Right?
生：Yes.
师：Have you seen it?
生：No.
师：Okay, have you seen it? No? What a pity. I hope you can see it someday. What about you?
生：No.
师：Okay, who has seen it? Who has seen it? You, please. Do you like it?
生：Yes.
师：How did you feel after watching it?
生：Meaningful.
师：Okay, you think it's meaningful. So you must feel happy, right? Okay. Who else has seen it? Please tell me what it's about.
生：It's about a girl. She probably travels back in time to see her mother when she was young.
师：Okay, wonderful. So, as Sam said, it's the story between a daughter and her mother, right? It's mainly about mother's love.
Now, I like this movie very much. I think it's a great success. Let's look at these two sentences. What are their structures? The first one.
生：The structure is SVO.
师：What about the second one?
生：Still SVO.
师：But in the first sentence, the object is just a noun, a noun phrase. What about in the second one?
生：A sentence.
师：So we call it an object clause. In Chinese, it means "宾语从句". An object clause is used as the object of the sentence, right? Okay, and where do we usually put it?
生：After a verb. Only verbs? Or sometimes adjectives, right?
师：Yes, right. And the part before it is the main clause. In Chinese, it's "主句". Very good.
Now, the movie is so popular that there's a report about it in *China Daily*. Now, please take this piece of paper and read the report by yourself. Find all the object clauses in it. Use your pen to underline them.
(生阅读并标记宾语从句)
师：Okay, now let's check the answers together. Please read the object clauses one by one, and I'll underline them on the computer. What's the first object clause?
生：The story tells us that a girl comes back to 1981 to get her younger mother.
师：Good, after the verb "tells". Next one, please.
生：What mothers can do for their children and how children love their mothers.
师：Two object clauses, right? After "know". The last one, let's read together.
生：Why it is so popular.
师：After the verb "know". Great. Now, let's look at the object clause sentences again. Usually, we need one word to join the two parts together. Can you find these words?
生：First one "that", next "whether", "what".
师：And why do we call them?
生：Connectives.
师：Yes, very good. Repeat after me: connective, connective, connective, connective, connective, connective. But how do we use connectives? Let's review the rules. First, what do we use to introduce a statement, just like the first one?
生：Use "that".
师：Yes, we use "that" plus statement. What about a yes - or - no question?
生："if" or "whether".
师：They are the same, right? Okay. And what about a "wh - " question?
生：Question words.
师：Yes, question words or "wh - " words. Among these, which one can be dropped sometimes?
生："that".
师：But can we use all the connectives after all the verbs and adjectives? Let's have a test here. Which word can be followed by "that", and which can be followed by "if / whether" or question words?
Now, let's look together. We can use "that" after "believe", "believe that", "ask that", "I'm not sure", "hope that", "certain that", "not doubt that". Excellent. What about "doubt"?
生：We can only use "if / whether" after "doubt".
师：Okay, now let's read them together. We can use "that" after "believe" - "believe that", "think that", "mean that", "certain that", "should that", "not doubt that". And we can use "if / whether" or question words after "not sure", "wonder", "ask", "want to know", "want to find out".
Okay, very good. Now, the movie *Hi, Mom* is so popular not only in China but also around the world. Even my friend Linda in Canada likes it very much. Yesterday, she sent me an email to talk about the movie. Let's look at part of Linda's email. Who'd like to read it for me?
生：Dear Sarah, I'm interested in the movie *Hi, Mom*. Could you tell me more about it? Is it based on the director's own life? What does the ending mean?
师：Excellent. Thank you. Now, I need to write a reply to her. Here is part of my reply. Would you please help me finish it together?
生：You say that...
师：Yes, we change the person according to the context. Next one.
生：Whether you don't know whether...
师：Yes, and "is it...?"
生：Is it...
师：Okay, and the last one. What about "what" here?
生：We keep "what" because it's a "wh - " question.
师：Right. And next one, "does the ending meaning" should be "does the ending mean". So what has changed?
生：The word order.
师：Yes, in an object clause, what order should we use? The same as the statement, that is, the connective plus the subject first and then the verb, right?
生：Yes.
师：Good job. At last, Linda also asked this question: "What makes it special?" So can you finish it for me?
生：You want to find what...
师：Keep "what" again. "does make" or "make"? Do we change the order here?
生：No.
师：Why not?
生：Because "what" is the subject.
师：Right. Sometimes some "wh - " words can be the subject of the object clause. In this case, we use "wh - " word plus verb and so on. Understand?
生：Yes.
师：Good job. Now, in Linda's email, she also sent me an English story about mom. In fact, it's not a story yet. It's just a dialogue between God and a child. Let's enjoy it together. You can find it on your paper. I'd like two of you to read the dialogue. Who'd like to be God?
生：I'd like to.
师：Okay, who'd like to be the child?
生：I'd like to.
师：You can start now.
生（扮演上帝）：Are you ready to go to the earth?
生（扮演孩子）：I am a little afraid.
生（扮演上帝）：Don't worry. You will have an angel with you.
生（扮演孩子）：But I can't do anything.
生（扮演上帝）：Your angel can do many things for you. And she just wants you to be healthy and happy.
生（扮演孩子）：Now can I talk with others?
生（扮演上帝）：Your angel will teach you the most beautiful and sweet words.
生（扮演孩子）：But how will she protect me when I am in danger?
生（扮演上帝）：She will risk her life to protect you.
生（扮演孩子）：Oh, God. She is so kind and strong. Can you tell me her name?
生（扮演上帝）：Her name is Mom.
师：Good job. Don't be nervous. Thank you. Now, boys and girls, it seems like a touching story, right? Would you please turn the dialogue into a real story? You can do it on this paper. Use object clauses to turn it into a story.
(生将对话改写成故事)
师：Okay, boys and girls, let's check the answers sentence by sentence. What about you? Read the first sentence.
生：If he is... Can we use "whether"?
师：Yes, of course.
生：Please. Next one, "that he is...". Can we drop "that"?