1、牛津高中英语,(模块九高三上学期),Advance with English,Reading 1,板块:教学设计课件,Unit,4,Biblical idioms in English,Unit 4,课件描述:,本课件用于辅助本单元第二课时的课文阅读理解教学。通过图片、文字等的展示以及课文录音的播放,从泛读到精读到巩固提升层层开展教学,以达到教学目的。,Do you understand the following quotes?,Lead-in,“敏而好学,不耻下问。”“见义不为,无勇也。“,-论语 公治长,-论语 为政,“不耻下问”,“见义勇为”,Confucian Analects,“T
2、he punishment is to be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand and a foot for a foot.”,-“OLD TESTAMENT ”,The Bible is often described as “the greatest book ever written“ because of its unending significance and influence on people throughout the ages. Many basic
3、concepts and principles of Western culture have come down from the Bible. Many common English phrases and expressions have their origin in the Bible as well.,Biblical idioms in English,Fast reading,Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the following questions.
4、What is an idiom?Which language was the Bible first written in? 3. Which idiom is often used to describe children?,1. What is an idiom?,An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning is not straightforward, because it often can not be understood by looking at the meanings of its separat
5、e words.,2. Which languages was the Bible first written in?,In Hebrew and Greek.,3. Which idiom is often used to describe children?,Apple of their parents eye.,Discuss with your partners and try to divide the text into 4 parts with the help of main ideas of each part given to you.,What is an idiom?
6、(Para _)Why does the Bible have a lot of idiom? (Para _) 3. What are the features of Biblical idioms?(Para _) 4. Why should we learn idioms well? (Para _),1,2,3-6,7,Detailed reading,1. Read Para. 1 and 2 again carefully. Answer the following T/F questions.The meanings of an idiom is always the same
7、as the meanings of its components. b. You can easily misunderstand a sentence if you dont recognize an idiom is being used. c. The original meaning of Biblical idioms have never changed.,A: Oh, my God! What happened? Why are you black and blue?,B: I got beaten by Peters brother.,A: Thats a bad apple
8、! Lets think up a way and teach him a lesson.,坏蛋,a bad apple:,by and by originally mean_, but now it means _,immediately,before long., New American Standard Bible,Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent
9、, the stones will cry out!”,“the stones will cry out” used to mean cannot control ones feelings. Now it means that people will know it if you do something bad.,The features of Biblical idioms (Para3-6) :a. Biblical idioms often came from stories. b. Some idioms from the Bible that use animals.c. Ano
10、ther focus of Biblical idioms is often things related to agricultural life or food.,2. Read Para 3-6 carefully and answer the following questions: 1)Why did Biblical idioms often come from stories?2)What does “feet of clay” mean?3) Which animals are featured in the idioms in the article?4) Which exa
11、mples included in the text are related to agricultural life or food?,(1)Why did Biblical idioms often come from stories?,Because the idiom itself was the expression that underlined the moral of a story and gave audiences a picture to help them understand the story better.,There is a hidden weakness
12、in somebody whom we admire or respect.,(3) Which animal is featured in the idioms in the article?,A calf.,(4) Which examples included in the text are related to agricultural life or food?,They are reap what we sow and the apple of my eye.,(2) What does feet of clay mean?,3. Read paragraph 7 again ca
13、refully and try to list the benefits of learning idioms.,improving your _Developing a high level of competence in your _ _Better _ and _ the _ and _ of English-speaking countries,comprehension,communication,skills,understanding,appreciating,history,culture,How many idioms have been mentioned in this
14、 article? What are they?,6 idioms. by and by, feet of clay, to see the handwriting on the wall, kill the fatted calf, reap what we sow and apple of their parents.,Can you use them properly?,Practice : Choose the correct idiom from the text to complete each sentence below.,Debbies father always warne
15、d her to be nice to people she did not know, because we _ 2. Sarahs mother adores her; Sarah is _. 3. Wilson was disappointed when he learnt that the coach had _. 4. She knew it might take a long time for her teammates to change their minds, but she believed that the new plan would work _. 5. When m
16、y brother came back home from his trip to Europe, we _. 6. After his company suffered millions of dollars in losses, Joe _ and left the company.,the apple of her mothers eye,feet of clay,by and by,reap what we sow,killed the fatted calf,saw the handwriting on the wall,Practice,Try to infer the meani
17、ngs of the following idioms byanalyzing the hidden clues and then use them incertain situations.at the top of a hatknow the ropeschilds playsee eye to eyea feather in (my) capon a shoestring,immediately,to know how to do sth. this idiom refers to the fact that a sailor knows how to make ropes for sa
18、iling,an easy job,to have the same opinion as someone else,something that you can be proud ofthis idiom came from the native American Indians who usually gave a feather to someone who was brave in a battle,having very little money,(1) My sister and I agree about everything from fashion to politics.
19、We _ on almost anything (2) Alex had very little money when he started his first business. In fact he only had a few hundred pounds. He started his business _, but he was very successful. (3) When her friends call, Megan will drop everything to go and meet them. She will leave _. (4) If you have any
20、 questions, ask Ian. He has worked here for 25 years, so he really _. No one knows more about his company than Ian. (5) He is very experienced in this kind of problem. Helping you solve the problem will be _ to him. (6) Herbert won a scholarship to Duke University. Over 500 students applied for the
21、scholarship. It was _ when he won.,see eye to eye,on a shoestring,at the top of a hat,knows the ropes,childs play,a feather in his cap,Revision & Consolidation,Fill in the following form with proper words according to your comprehension of the text.,whole/complete,benefit,Improving,Examples,apprecia
22、ting,Meanings,result,Animal-related,origin,Types,ActivityRole play,Work in groups. Make up a conversation and create a proper situation in which this idiom can be used. You have 4 minutes for preparation, then perform the conversation in front of your classmates. While performing, you should try to
23、provide enough information so that other students can guess the meaning of your idiom. As audience, you should try to understand the idiom with the help of the conversation, and judge whether it is used properly. The idioms have been given to you during break time.,Requirements:,Homework,Read the text again after class and underline the expressions or sentences which are not clear about. Try to find more idioms or Biblical idioms with the help of library or Internet.,Bye-bye!,Thank you!,