1、M9 Unit 4 Biblical idioms in EnglishReading(2)Teaching objectives:1.After this period students will be able to understand the key words and expressions of the text thoroughly.2.Students will be able to express themselves using the words or sentence patterns.You are the apple of my eye.What idiom doe
2、s each picture remind you of?Reviewfeet of claysee the handwriting on the wall 1.Unless you recognize an idiom when it is being used,it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken.(L6-7)2.While they were having fun and drinking wine at their party,a huge hand appeared and wrote a message o
3、n the wall,telling the king and his friends that they were being judged.(L26-28)3.It comes from a story where a son left home to waste all his time and money in amusing himself.(L32-33)Paraphrase1.Unless you recognize an idiom when it is being used,it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear s
4、poken.(L6-7)If you cannot recognize an idiom when it is being used,it is difficult to understand all thatyou read or hear spoken.ParaphraseUnless recognized when it is being used,an idiom can be misunderstood easily.You will never gain success _ you are fully devoted to your work.（14年湖南）A.when B.bec
5、ause C.after D.unless Coach,can I continue with the training?Sorry,you cant _ you havent recovered from the knee injury.(12年重庆）A.until B.before C.asD.unlessPracticeUse unless,until,or before to make up a short dialogue.2.While they were having fun and drinking wine at their party,a huge hand appeare
6、d and wrote a message on the wall,telling the king and his friends that they were being judged.(L26-28)The king and his friends were having fun and drinking wine at their party,when they saw a huge hand.The hand wrote a message on the wall,and the message told the them that they would be punished by
7、 law.Paraphrase 3.It comes from a story where a son left home to waste all his time and money in amusing himself.(L32-33)It comes from a story,in which/and in the story a son left home to waste all his time and money in enjoying himself.Paraphrase1.Football is a sport _ players hold the ball and run
8、 with it,like in rugby.(M9 U1)A.that B.which C.when D.where2.Students should involve themselves in community activities _ they can gain experience for growth.（14年福建）Awho Bwhen Cwhich Dwhere3.The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication,especially at work _ a good impression is a must.（14
9、年江苏）Awhich BwhenCas DwherePractice There are many idioms which often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the _ words in English and quite a few of them come from the Bible.However,many of the idioms have either lost their original meanings or have only a _ or loose communication with.
10、Originally biblical idioms had _ and clear meanings because they were often intended to _ the moral of a story.separatevaguestraightforwardunderlineFill in the blanks:Some biblical idioms use animals,such as“kill the fatted calf”.In the story,in honor of the return of the son who had once spent ever
11、y _ of his money and been _ to _ himself out to feed pigs,his father killed and cooked a calf so that they could have a feast.In fact,studying idioms can help improve your comprehension and if you can learn enough important idioms,you can develop a high level of _ in your communication skills.reduce
12、dhiringcompetencepenny There are many idioms which often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the _ words in English and quite a few of them come from the Bible.However,many of the idioms have either lost their original meanings or have only a _ or loose communication with.Originally b
13、iblical idioms had _ and clear meanings because they were often intended to _ the moral of a story.separatevaguestraightforwardunderline Some biblical idioms use animals,such as“kill the fatted calf”.In the story,in honor of the return of the son who had once spent every _ of his money and been _ to
14、 _ himself out to feed pigs,his father killed and cooked a calf so that they could have a feast.In fact,studying idioms can help improve your comprehension and if you can learn enough important idioms,you can develop a high level of _ in your communication skills.reducedhiringcompetencepennyvague:ad
15、j.not clearly understood or expressed Dont be always vague in your plans,or you will miss many opportunities.I havent the vaguest idea what you mean.She can only give a vague description of her attacker.not specific or exactnot clearly identifiedundecided or uncertain In the fog they could see the v
16、ague outline of the mountain.1.The instructions are reasonably straightforward.2.Zhou Libo is well-received among the public,because he is straightforward.straightforward adj.easy to do or understandadj.honest and directBefore liberation,when floods,earthquakes,fires and many other disasters struck,
17、many people were _ to leaving their hometowns.A.forced B.submitted C.reduced D.accustomedbe reduced toThe baby was reduced to tears by the scolding from his motherThe rich man was reduced to begging from house to house.bring sb/sth into a specified(usu worse)state or conditionThe famous writer hires
18、 himself out to a film company as a playwright.David used to hire out his car sometimes when he didnt need it himselfhire oneself outto arrange to work for someoneto pay money to borrow something to use for a short timeIn Nanjing now some families from work-class are still _ houses.Travelling in Bri
19、tain,you can _ a car to go wherever you want.rentinghirehire;rentseparate,vague,straightforward,underline,every penny,be reduced to,hire,competenceUnless,whereMake up a short story by using the words,expressions and sentence structures that we talked about today as many as possible.WritingWriting st
20、rategyWhen writing,we are supposed to 1.add in some excellent words or phrases that we are quite familiar with.2.avoid unnecessary repetition.3.replace some simple sentences with complex sentence structures.4.pay more attention to the linking words.Homework:1.Proof read what you write down.2.Share your stories with your classmates.
