1、Unit 3 The secret of successWho does“the man in the street”inthe subtitle of the article in part B of the Reading section refer to?It refers to ordinary people.Answer the following questions.What do you think the writer uses the man in the street instead of ordinary people?Here the man in the street
2、 is used to raise the status of the people and thus to make the subtitle more attractive so that people want to read the article.When we do not want to use a direct word or phrase which might upset or embarrass others,we often prefer to use a polite word or phrase instead,and this is called euphemis
3、m.A euphemism is usually a polite way to say something that is embarrassing or unpleasant.To make a euphemism,you replace words that are considered harsh,or offensive with other words that vague and less direct.1.We often use euphemism to refer to taboo or very sensitive subjects.His grandfather pas
4、sed away last week.The funeral will be held this Friday.“pass away”means _.As chairman of the community centre,he has set up a committee to help Senior Citizens in the area.“Senior Citizen”means _.The school is for people who are physically challenged.“physically challenged”means _2.We often use eup
5、hemism to talk about the status of someone or something.The sanitary workers cleaned the hospital.“Sanitary worker”refer to _.My father has a lot of free time because he is between jobs at the moment.“between jobs”means _.3.We often use euphemism to indicate situations that we do not want to mention
6、 directly in public.I am just going to wash my hands.“wash ones hands”means _.The battle is said to have the highest body count of any war.“body count”means_.The murderer would spend the rest of his life in a correctional facility.“correctional facility”means _.Read the instructions in Part A on pag
7、e 41,and then the nine euphemisms in the box.And fill in the blanks usingeuphemisms from the box to replace the underlined words or phrases.Part A.Answers:1.body count 2.a correctional facility3.was economical with the truth4.a confidential source 5.passed away 6.golden years 7.senior citizens8.down
8、sizing 9.sanity workersRead the instructions of Part B to learn another type of euphemism-doublespeak.Doublespeak is a type of euphemism used to modify the meaning of something.It is usually used by governments or big organizations.Read the eight euphemisms in the box and try to guess the meanings.W
9、hat does the word seekers mean?Which is meaning can be matched with the phrase job seekers?It means people who are looking forsomething.Unemployed.What does punishment mean?When will punishment be used?Can you guess what capital means when it used before punishment?It is the act of punishing.if some
10、one has behaved badly or does something against law,he or she will receive punishment.It means the most severe,and capital punishment means the death penalty.Who is a taxpayer?Which meaning do you think can be matched with it?Which meaning do you think can be matched with pre-owned?Why?A taxpayer is a person who pays taxes to the government of a country.A taxpayer is doublespeak for a citizen.Pre-owned means second-hand/used.The prefix pre-means before,so pre-owned means something once owned by someone.Part B.Answers:1.c 2.h 3.a 4.f 5.g 6.e 7.b 8.d
