FCE 单元 1 · People & Society

这个单元有 5 章:原创课文"预科班里的一群人"、词汇延展(人物性格与社会词族)、语法延展(关系从句 who/which/that/whose 与限定/非限定)、功能句型(写作 Essay 表态 + 口语 Part 3 讨论人物)、FCE 考点与 8 题自测。

学完你能:用关系从句把两句合成一句,写出"那个改变了我看法的人"这类 B2 级句子;分辨限定从句(不要逗号)和非限定从句(要逗号);在 Essay 里描述社会现象时不掉链子。

预计时间:1 周。

衔接说明:这是 FCE 的起点。你在 PET 已经会 who/which 的基础定语从句,本单元把它升级成 B2 的"限定 vs 非限定 + whose + 介词+which"。

本单元思维导图 · 从一群人到关系从句

人物单元 = 性格词族 + 关系从句。课文带你看预科班 narrator 眼里的同学和导师,词汇按"性格/社会关系/描述"分组,语法攻克"限定 vs 非限定"这道 B2 门槛。

第1章 课文
预科班里的人
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第2章 词汇
性格与社会词族
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第3章 语法
关系从句
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第4章 句型
Essay + 口语Part3
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第5章 考点
自测 8 题
读法:课文三遍 → 性格词族背 → 关系从句造句 → 表态句型 → 自测。每章旁绿色"一键作业"可单独出题。
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主题课文 · 预科班里的一群人

People in My Foundation Year
原创课文,场景: narrator 是一名大学预科班学生,描述身边几个对他影响最大的人。B2 难度,大量关系从句埋在句子里——第 3 章逐个拆。读的时候先圈出 who / which / whose,感受"把两句并成一句"的写法。

课文 · The People Who Shaped My Year

(可参看「关系从句」深化页)
When I arrived at the foundation course, I was nervous about the people who I would share the year with. The first person who made me feel at home was Mara, a classmate from Lisbon, whose laugh filled the room whenever she spoke. She was the kind of friend who never judged me when my English went wrong. Then there was Dr Iyer, our tutor, who ran seminars that felt more like conversations than lectures. He was someone whose questions always pushed me to think deeper. By contrast, there was a student called Josh, who rarely spoke in class but whose essays were brilliant. I used to find him distant, which later turned out to be a mistake — he was just shy. What I learnt from this group is that first impressions, which we all make in seconds, are often wrong. The person who appears quiet may be the one who sees things most clearly.
当我刚进预科班时,我很紧张,不知道要和哪些人共度这一年。第一个让我有归属感的人是 Mara,一个来自里斯本的同学,她一笑,整个房间都是她的笑声。她是那种我英语说砸了也从不评判我的朋友。然后是我们的导师 Iyer 博士,他主持的研讨课更像聊天,而不是讲课。他是那种提问总能推着我想得更深的人。相比之下,有个叫 Josh 的学生,课上几乎不说话,但他的论文写得极好。我以前觉得他冷淡,后来发现这是个误判——他只是害羞。从这群人身上我学到,我们几秒钟就形成的第一印象,往往是错的。那个看起来最安静的人,可能恰恰是把事情看得最清楚的人。
本课核心词:foundation course, nervous, classmate, tutor, seminar, at home, judge, distant, shy, first impression, by contrast, brilliant, push, confident

课文精讲 · B2 怎么把两句并成一句

论为什么这段课文是"关系从句教材"

原 PET 写法(两句):Mara is a classmate. She comes from Lisbon. / I was nervous. I didn't know the people.

B2 写法(并成一句):Mara is a classmate who comes from Lisbon. / I was nervous about the people who I would share the year with.

升级点 1 — whose 表"他的/她的":a classmate whose laugh filled the room(一个笑声满屋子的同学)。whose = of whom,把"她的笑声"嵌进句子。

升级点 2 — 非限定从句(逗号):Dr Iyer, who ran seminars..., was our tutor. 这里的 who 前后有逗号,因为"他主持研讨课"是补充说明,不是限定"哪一个导师"。

考试怎么考:FCE Use of English Part 4 关键词转换常考"两句并一句"——把 He is a friend. I trust him. 改成 He is a friend who/that I trust。

记
这一章要记住的 5 个搭配

① feel at home 有归属感、自在(The first person who made me feel at home)

② judge someone 评判某人(never judged me)

③ by contrast 相比之下(对比连接词,Essay 高频)

④ first impression 第一印象

⑤ push someone to do 推动某人做(pushed me to think deeper)

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词汇延展 · 性格与社会词族

Personality & Society
B2 写人不能只会 nice/kind/funny。要把性格词分成"正面/负面/中性观察"三组,再配上社会关系词族。Use of English Part 3 词形转换最爱考 active → activity → activist 这一串。

三组词族 · 性格、社会关系、动词名词化

(可参看「性格人物词族」深化页)
人物与社会词族(FCE 高频)
组核心词搭配/备注
正面性格confident, generous, reliable, thoughtful, enthusiastic, patient, ambitious, sincereShe's reliable — you can count on her
负面性格arrogant, selfish, insensitive, stubborn, moody, unreliable, distant, prejudicedprejudiced about = 对…有偏见
中性观察reserved, outgoing, shy, quiet, talkative, easy-going, ambitious, laid-backreserved ≠ rude,只是不外露
社会关系classmate, colleague, neighbour, acquaintance, peer, mentor, generation, communityacquaintance 认识但不熟;peer 同龄人
词族转换act→action→active→activist; sociology→social→society; discriminate→discriminationPart 3 词形转换直接考
高频陷阱

① sociable vs social:sociable = 人爱交际(He's sociable);social = 社会的/社交的活动(social media, social problems)。别写 He's a very social person。

② prejudiced 要加 about/towards:prejudiced about people who are different(对…有偏见),不是 prejudiced with。

③ lonely vs alone:alone = 独自一人(状态中性);lonely = 孤独的(情绪负面)。课文里 Josh 是 alone in class,但不是 lonely。

④ reserved ≠ arrogant:reserved 是"话少、不外露",中性偏褒;arrogant 是"傲慢",贬义。Essay 评价人物别混用。

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语法延展 · 关系从句(who/which/that/whose)

Relative Clauses
关系从句是 B2 的"门面语法"。PET 你已经会 who/that 指人、which 指物;B2 的门槛是:限定 vs 非限定(逗号)、whose、介词+which、以及 that 在非限定从句里不能用。这四点全是 Use of English 的送分/丢分点。

关系代词全表

关系代词用法
代词指什么例子
who / that指人(主语/宾语)The friend who/that helped me was Mara.
which / that指物(主语/宾语)The seminar which/that changed me was Dr Iyer's.
whose指"他的/她的/它的"Josh, whose essays were brilliant, rarely spoke.
whom指人(正式,介词后)the tutor to whom I wrote(口语用 who)
where指地点the room where we met
when指时间the year when I arrived

限定 vs 非限定 · 一道逗号的事

限定性 vs 非限定性从句
类型规则例子
限定性(不补全就不懂)无逗号;可用 that;宾语关系代词可省略The students who failed the exam took it again.(哪些学生?→ 没考过的那些)
非限定性(补充说明)前后逗号;不能用 that;不可省略Mara, who comes from Lisbon, is my friend.(Mara 只有一个,这只是补充她从哪来)
最高频陷阱

① 非限定从句里不能用 that:❌ My tutor, that is very kind, helps me. → ✅ My tutor, who is very kind, helps me。看到逗号就别用 that。

② whose 不指人也指物:a company whose products are expensive(一家产品很贵的公司)——whose 可以指物的"它的"。

③ 介词 + which/whom:the topic about which we argued = the topic (which) we argued about。正式写作用前者,口语用后者。

考试怎么考:Use of English Part 4:He is the friend. I trust him. → He is the friend who/that I trust(2–5 词)。

情景操练

即学即用

练习1(选关系词):① The student ___ sat next to me is from Brazil. ② Mara, ___ laugh filled the room, was my first friend. ③ This is the town ___ I grew up. ④ The book ___ I bought yesterday is excellent.(可省吗?)

练习2(并句):① I met a woman. She speaks five languages. → I met a woman ___. ② That's the tutor. His seminars were amazing. → That's the tutor ___ seminars were amazing.

练习3(改错):① My best friend, that lives next door, is very kind. ② People which live alone are often lonely. ③ Josh, who essays were brilliant, rarely spoke.

练习4(写自己的话):用 whose 写一句描述一个你认识的人(___, whose ___)。

查看参考答案
  • 练习1:① who/that(限定) ② whose ③ where ④ which/that 或省略(限定宾语可省)
  • 练习2:① who/that speaks five languages ② whose
  • 练习3:① My best friend, who lives next door(逗号后不能用 that) ② People who live alone(指人用 who) ③ Josh, whose essays were brilliant("他的论文"用 whose)
  • 练习4(示范):My neighbour, whose garden is always full of flowers, waves at me every morning.
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功能句型 · Essay 表态 + 口语 Part 3 讨论人物

Expressing Opinions
FCE 写作 Part 1 Essay 必须表态并论证;口语 Part 3 要和搭档协作讨论"哪个人物更值得被记住"。三套模板 + 考场对话。

三套句型模板

表态(Essay 开头)
There are those who argue that..., while others believe that...
As far as I am concerned, ...
It is often said that first impressions are reliable, but I would argue that ...
有人主张…,也有人认为…/就我而言…/人们常说第一印象可靠,但我认为…
考点:There are those who... 是 B2 Essay 开头的标准句,用关系从句带出反方观点。
评价人物(写作/口语)
She is the kind of person who...
He is someone whose...
The person who influenced me most was..., because ...
她是那种…的人/他是那种…的人/对我影响最大的人是…,因为…
考点:the kind of person who / someone whose——把性格评价嵌进关系从句,B2 加分句式。
口语 Part 3 互动
I see what you mean, but don't you think that...?
That's a good point. How about...?
Shall we agree that...?
我懂你的意思,但你不觉得…吗?/有道理,那…呢?/我们就定成…好吗?
考点:Part 3 是"协作讨论",必须有回应搭档的话,不能各说各的。

场景对话 · 口语 Part 3 协作讨论

Examiner: Here are some people who influence young people today. Talk together about how much influence each one has.
Student A: Right, let's start. I think the people who have the biggest influence are parents. They're the ones who teach children their values.
Student B: I see what you mean, but don't you think that friends have even more influence, especially as teenagers get older?
Student A: That's a good point. What about teachers? They're people who spend hours with young people every day.
Student B: True, though I'd say teachers influence what you know, while friends influence who you are. Shall we agree that parents and friends matter most?
Student A: Agreed. Celebrities, in contrast, seem influential but don't really know us personally.
考官:这里有几张影响年轻人的人物图片。你们一起讨论每个人物的影响力有多大。/A:我们开始吧。我觉得影响最大的是父母,他们是教孩子价值观的人。/B:我懂,但你不觉得朋友影响更大吗?尤其随着孩子长大。/A:有道理。那老师呢?他们每天和年轻人待好几个小时。/B:对,不过我会说老师影响的是你懂什么,朋友影响的是你成为谁。我们就定成父母和朋友最重要?/A:同意。名人看起来有影响力,但其实并不真正认识我们。
得分点:① 每个观点都嵌了关系从句(who have... / who teach... / who spend...);② B 主动回应 A(I see what you mean / That's a good point);③ 最后用 Shall we agree that... 收口——这是 Part 3 协作的标志动作。
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FCE 考点 · 人物社会主题怎么考 + 自测

Exam Focus & Self-Test
人物社会主题横跨 FCE 四张卷子:阅读考人物传记类文章、Use of English 考关系从句与词形转换、Writing Essay 写"第一印象是否可靠"这类话题、Speaking Part 3 讨论影响力人物。考点 + 8 题自测。

考点分布表

人物社会主题考点
卷子/部分题型示例应对策略
Reading & Use Part 2开放式完形:填 who/which/whose看先行词是人是物、是否"他的"
Reading & Use Part 3词形转换:social→society, act→activist词族表背熟,判断要名词还是形容词
Reading & Use Part 4关键词转换:两句并一句(关系从句)2–5 词,意思不变
Writing Part 1Essay:第一印象/名人影响是否可靠There are those who... + 表态 + 例证
Speaking Part 3讨论哪类人物影响力最大互动回应 + 关系从句描述人物

本单元自测 · 8 题

人物社会自测

1(填空):The tutor ___ seminar I enjoyed most was Dr Iyer.

2(选择):Mara, ___ comes from Lisbon, was my first friend. A. that B. who C. which

3(词形转换):He takes an active part in student ___. (social)

4(改错):People which are shy can still be brilliant.

5(易混):She lives ___ but she isn't ___. (alone / lonely)

6(并句,Part 4 风格):That's the student. His essay won a prize.(用 whose,2–5 词)

7(写作):用 There are those who argue that... 写一句 Essay 开头(话题:第一印象是否可靠)。

8(口语):用 the kind of person who 描述一个对你影响大的人,说两句。

查看参考答案
  • 1:whose("他的研讨课")
  • 2:B(非限定从句有逗号,不能用 that)
  • 3:society(student society 学生社团;social→society)
  • 4:People who are shy(指人用 who)
  • 5:alone...lonely(alone 独自;lonely 孤独)
  • 6:That's the student whose essay won a prize.
  • 7(示范):There are those who argue that first impressions are usually accurate, while others believe they can be misleading.
  • 8(示范):My tutor is the kind of person who always pushes me to think deeper. He is someone whose questions changed how I see the world.
自评:错 2 题以上,回第 2、3 章重读词族表和"限定 vs 非限定"。

FCE 衔接 · 关系从句之后是什么

论从 B2 关系从句到 C1

本单元你拿下的:限定/非限定、whose、介词+which。这已经是 FCE Use of English 的主力考点。

CAE 会再加:非限定从句的嵌套(The book, which was written by a man who...)、关系从句省略主语分词化(The man standing by the door = who is standing)——这正是 Unit 6 分词结构的预告。

现在就做:把课文里的 5 个关系从句拆出来,遮住英文自己用中文复述,再合上中文重写一遍英文。

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