英语选修Ⅵ牛津译林版Unit3创新课件6(共19张)Word power

Unit 3 Understanding each other

Unit

3

Word power

What’s your way to learn and remember English vocabulary?Remember the spelling of a word by its pronunciation; ● Remember the spelling of a word by analyzing the formation of the word; ● Remember the meaning of a word by making a sentence with it;●

It proves that knowing the origin of new words helps remember them.English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world and it is used as international working language in many places throughout the world. So it is possible that English borrowed words from other languages. Remember the meaning of a word by studying the origin of the word.

Fast reading

These sentences summarize the article. Read them and decide if they are true or false. If it is false, please give the right information.

F 1.There are so many German words in English because the Germany ruled England for quite a number of years.

F 2.Many words connected with food and music are from French .The French love food and music.T 3.The Arabs are great trades. T 4. Italians loves music and arts . F 5.There are so many words in English that there is on need to add any in the future.

Read the online article in Part A and try to answer some questions and fill in the table.Why are there so many French words in English ? What was Italy famous for in the 18th century? What does the writer think of the Germans? What were the Arabs great for?

French

Italian

Arabic

German

Language Categories of

words once ruler of England; food, jobs French Cooking is one of their entertainment, culture/way of life tools, mechanical clever German equipment, snacks, geological terms huge collections of Italian music, arts, artwork; military origin of opera Arabic spices, chemicals, a trade country; animals, food, Arabic numerals mathematics

Cultural history

Finish Part C.

Answers: 1. Italian 2. Arabic 3. food 4. restaurant 5. jobs 6. ballet 7. confetti

8. colonel 9. clock 10. rocket 11. German 12. hamburger 13. alcohol 14. zero

Finish Part D.

1. slept like a log. 2. as cool as a cucumber. 3. as poor as a church mouse. 4. as busy as a bee. 5. as strong as a horse.

Task2 Learn some idioms related to animals

Guess the meanings of the following idioms see the elephant white elephant大开眼界

沉重的负担，无用而累赘的东西 吹牛 凡人皆有得意时 爱屋及乌 班门弄斧 同行不相妒 一石双鸟，一箭双雕

talk horseEvery dog has his day.

Love me,love my dog.Teach fish to swim. Dog doesn‘t eat dog. kill two birds with one stone

a snake in the grass

潜伏的危险或敌人， 阴险而伪善的朋友

a black sheep like a cat on hot brick let the cat out of the bag rain cats and dogs

害群之马，败家子坐立不安,心急如焚

泄露秘密 倾盆大雨 实力难测的竞争者 假慈悲

a dark horsecrocodile tears

Part D:What are the meanings of the underlined idioms?

1. His face is as black as coal.墨

黑; 极黑

2. Without glasses she is as blind 视力极差的 as a bat.

3. The child is as bright as a button.光泽鉴人；非常整洁

4. Be careful of him. He’s as cunning 象狐狸一样狡猾 as a fox.5. The twins are as like as two peas.一模一样

6. The beautiful girl is as proud as a peacock. 趾高气扬

7. It’s impossible to persuade him. He’s as stubborn as a mule.非常顽固

8. You can’t expect her to do that. She’s as timid as a rabbit.胆小如鼠