M9 Unit 4 Behind beliefs Reading

课件12张PPT。Biblical idioms in English Reading in unit 4 of module 9常州市青龙中学 陈磊Let’s look at some idioms
As poor as a church mouse
Fall to the ground
Achilles heel
The Trojan Horse
Rome was not build in a day
Where there is a will, there is a way
Pride goes before a fall
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
Aims:1. Improve reading ability through different kinds of drills.
2. Try to find the details of the passage in a quick way.
3. Master all the idioms and try to learn to use them properly.
Task-based reading
As usual, fifteen minutes are given, please read the passage quickly and fill in the blanks quickly according to the passage.*(only one word in each blank)DefinitionseparateOriginusedFunctionsUnderlineHelpFocuses AnimalsassociatedDetailsRead the passage quickly and find the details of the passage..1. which language was the Bible first written in?
2. Does the idioms have the same meaning as they were in Hebrew?
3. what were the idioms in the Bible used for?
4. what was the son’s family’s opinion when he mended his ways and came back?
5. Can a cheater be called “the salt of the earth”?
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.An idiom is a ____1____ of words that has a special meaning which is not usually apparent. If you already have a good understanding of English and want to polish up and sharpen your language skills, studying ____2____ can be a good way to do so.
Many of the idioms used in English are from the Bible. It is interesting to read how the original meanings of many of these idioms have changed over time. One of the reasons for this is that the Bible was ____3______ from Hebrew into _____4_____ and later into English. Take ‘by and by’ as an example. It original meant ‘immediately’, but now it means ‘_____5______’.
Idioms can be used to ____6_____ the moral of a story. One idiom about ‘feet of clay’ stresses the ______7______ that things or people that seem perfect, like a person we admire or respect, can have hidden ______8_______. Another idiom, ‘a little ____9____ told me’, is used to say that you know something but you do not want to tell others how you know it. Some Biblical idioms use things related to food such as salt or apples to make a point more clear.
From now on, however I read an idiom, I will remember that there could be a _____10_____ meaning in it.groupidiomstranslatedGreeksoonunderlineconceptweaknessbirdhiddenIdiomsFind out the meaning of each idiom according to the passage.1. By and by:_____________
2. feet to clay ______________
3. a little bird told me ___________
4. kill the fatted calf____________
5. apple of their parents’ eye___________
6. the salt of the earth ________________A hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respectBefore longKnow something but not who gives the informationHave a large celebrationTheir parents love them and are proud of themA person is very good and honestChoose the right idiom above to complete each sentence.1. Sarah’s mother adores her, Sarah _______.
2. Wilson was disappointed when he learnt that the coach had ___________
3. She knew it might take a long time for her teammates to change their minds, but she believed that the new plan would work ____
4. The people in my village are very honest and hard – working; they are ____
5. when my brother came back home from his trip to Europe, we _________ for him.
She would not say who told her about the surprise party. She just said, _________.Language points1. In other words, its meaning can be completely different from the meanings of its words.
In other words, its meaning can be completely different from ___________ of its words.
2. It comes from a story in the Bible, where son returned to his family after being gone for a very long time.
It comes from a story in the Bible, _________ son returned to his family after being gone for a very long time.