《牛津英语模块一unit2 wordpower课件》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《牛津英语模块一unit2 wordpower课件（24页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、Unit 2 Word Power,Colloquialism,Big gun,Seeing is believing. Jim is a fifth wheel.,Colloquialism klkwlz()m,三言两语 熟能生巧 情人眼里出西施,眼见为实,大人物,多余之人，无用之人,in a few words,Practice makes perfect.,Love is blind.,conventional(约定俗成的) concise（简练的） prevallent(广泛流传的) colloquial (口语体的) funny lively,Characteristics(特征)
2、of colloquialism,What is colloquialism ?,Colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. Colloquialism are often used in conversations. It usually includes slangs(俚语)，proverbs and idioms.,PartA Match the two columns:,1.Dont worry. Its a piece of cake! 2.Dont be a wet blanket. Have so
3、me fun! 3.Go on, tell me. Im all ears. 4.Are you serious? Dont pull my leg.,joke with someone something easy to do listening carefully boring/afraid to have fun,1. a piece of cake小菜一碟 容易的事 e.g. We need not have worried about the math exam. It was a piece of cake.,我们本不必担心数学考试,实际上很容易。,2. a wet blanket
4、 扫兴的人或物 e.g. Im sorry to be such a wet blanket, but Im afraid I have to go home now. 我很抱歉扫了你们的兴，但是我恐怕必须回家了。,3. all ears形容很专心地倾听,全神贯注 When someone is all ears, he or she is listening with complete attention e.g. Whenever you tell Johnny some gossip, hes all ears. 每当你说闲话给约翰尼听时，他总是全神贯注。,4. to pull ones
5、 leg逗别人，开别人玩笑 e.g. My roommate said this girl had told him she wouldnt mind going out with me. But when I invited her to a movie, I learned he was just to pull my leg. 我的室友说，那个女孩愿意和我一起出去玩。可是，当我请她去看电影的时候，我才发现我那同学是逗我，开我的玩笑。,Part B,Do you know the meaning of the colloquialisms in the sentences ? What m
6、akes you have the idea ?,Lets see an example,1.Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town.She really has green fingers.,Key words:garden,best,Answer: be good at gardening.,You can make up sentences by using the following patterns .,The word gives me the clue (线索) that this colloquialism must have som
7、ething to do with So I guess,I think “”here means,because we have the key words. So ,2.He makes every decision in our company.He is the top dog.,Answer: an very important person Key words: every decision,Lets have a try !,3.Why did you give her the cold shoulder?Youre good friends,arent you?,Answer:
8、 be unfriendly to others key words: good friend ,arent you,4.I wish I had brought my umbrella.Its raining cats and dogs.,Answer:raining heavily key words:umbrella,5.Football is just not my cup of teaI like playing volleyball.,Answer:something is not really to my taste key words:like ,volleyball,In m
9、any cases, we can guess the meaning of the colloquialism through the key words used in the sentence.But we cant just translate the words directly.,How to get the meaning of colloquialism?,Exercises,Fill in the blanks by using the following colloquialisms.,all ears a wet blanket a piece of cake pull
10、my leg the top dog rain cats and dogs my cup of tea green fingers give sb the cold shoulder,1.Kate, dont be_ at the party. Lets dance together. 2.We need not have worried about the English exam. It was . 3. The students were to his speech. 4. Bob: Hey ! Ellen, you got an A for your history exam. Ell
11、en: Dont _ . Are you serious? 5. Mum; Oh ,you got wet all over .How is it ,Daniel? Daniel: Mum ,dont you know it _on my way home? 6. Look at Mr. Smith garden. He has_. 7. Chemistry, not art, is . 8. I hope you will be in your class. 9. After he lied to his best friend, everyone .,a wet blanket,raine
12、d cats and dogs,pull my leg,green fingers,all ears,my cup of tea,the top dog,gave him the cold shoulder,a piece of cake,1.Learning English is really a piece of cake for me. I am all ears in class, which is one of my secrets to success. 学习英语对我来说真的是小菜一碟，我在课上全神贯注地听讲，这是我成功地诀窍。 2.Mary is my roommate. I n
13、ever pull her leg, because she is easy to get angry. Never will I invite her to my birthday party, for she is really a wet blanket. 玛丽是我的室友，我从不和她开玩笑，因为她容易生气，我也从不邀请她来参加我的生日晚会，因为她真地很扫兴。,Game:guess the meaning of the sentences.,3. I found the house by following my nose.,我凭直觉找到了那间房子。,4.“Break a leg!”He
14、said to me before the final exam.,“祝你好运”！在期末考试之前他对我说。,5.It cost me an arm and a leg to have the house . 买这个房子花费了我很大一笔钱。 6.Jim is poor as a church mouse. Jim一贫如洗。 7.Robert is a willing horse and I know hell try his best to do all the work we give him. Robert 是一个乐于干活的人，我知道他会尽最大的努力来完成我们给他的工作。,Quick-ans
15、wer game:give the meaning of the following colloquialisms quickly.,to follow your nose a church mouse Break a leg! a willing horse It cost me an arm and a leg,a fifth wheel a piece of cake! a wet blanket all ears pull my leg green fingers the top dog give sb the cold shoulder my cup of tea,Conclusio
16、n,There are many differences between Chinese and English.In order to understand each other better when we communicate,we need to learn more about the language of both sides,especially the colloquialisms of both language,which is widely used in conversations.,Homework,Please find more colloquialism to share with us. Try to memorize the colloquialisms in this class and us
