1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家Module 9 Unit 4 Period one ReadingTeaching aims:1. Enable students to gain some knowledge about idioms, understand their original meanings and learn about their practical usage in English.2. Students are expected to practice and reinforce their reading comprehension and improve thei
2、r overall ability.Teaching important and difficult pionts:Gain some knowledge about idioms, and improve their overall abilityTeaching aids:A tape recorder and a computer.Teaching ProceduresStep 1: Lead-inShow pictures to students, and introduce something about the Bible.Step 2:Fast readingRead the I
3、nternet article carefully and answer the following questions:1). What is an idiom?2). Which languages was the Bible first written in?3) Why does the Bible have a lot of idioms?4)How many years ago was the Bible translated into English?Step3: Careful readingMatch the following idioms with their meani
4、ngs.1.feet of clay a.to have a large celebration2.by and by b.a hidden weakness in sb we admire3.kill the fatted calf c.before long4.apple of their parents eye. d. very good and honest person5.the salt of earth e.People know sth but not the one who told them the information6. a little bird told me.
5、f.children their parent love very much and are very proud of .Step 3: Detailed reading for important information.Fill in the following chart according to the passage.Title Biblical idioms in English 1 An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning often cant be understood by looking at
6、the separate words in it. Origins 2 Many Hebrew or Greek idioms have become part of English. 3 ，many have either lost their original meanings or have only a vague or loose connection to them now. Biblical idioms originally had straight -forward and clear meanings to underline the moral of a story an
7、d it give audiences an image to help understand the story _4 .Many idiom use animals to create an 5 .来源:学科网Another focus of Biblical idioms is often food or things 6 to food.By and by now means before long,but meantimmediatelybefore. Feet of claymeans a _7 weakness in sb we admire. Kill the fatted c
8、alfmeans to have a large celebration.Apple of their parentsand the salt of the earth 8 of idiomsIdioms are used in everything from literature to films and newpapers.Studying them can help 9 your comprehension and communication skills.Idioms are 10 of history and culture.1.Definition 2.However 3.Examples 4.better 5.hidden6.image 7.related 8.Importance 9.improve/better10.carriersStep 4: Homework Design for blackboard writing.二次备课补充处二次备课补充处Note after teaching欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。
