unit 1 careers and skills grammar and usage

课件22张PPT。Unit 1Grammar and usageMy love is like a red, red rose.
—Robert Burns
A simileA metaphor All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
— William Shakespeare
an idiomIt’s raining cats
and dogs.a euphemismSenior citizens
are respected
in our country． My love is like a red, red rose. It’s raining cats and dogs.Senior citizens are respected in our country． figurative languageAll the world's a stage, …SimileWhat is a simile?A simile is a comparison of two different objects that are not usually thought to be similar.What words are used in similes?As and like.How to make a simile effective?Readers must be familiar with the objects being compared. Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are as essential as water to our society.By comparing these jobs to water, the importance of these jobs is emphasized and made more obvious. Analyze the following similes:He loved camping, and his job was like a holiday for him.Here the job is compared to holiday to express the person really enjoys his work and finds it relaxing.More similes for you to enjoy:1. The day we passed together for a
while seemed a bright fire on a winter night. 2. You are like a hurricane: there's
calm in your eye, but I'm getting
blown away. 3. You are as blind as a bat.4. She is as happy as a lark.5. I’m not as timid as a rabbit.metaphorWhat is a metaphor?A metaphor is when you use two nouns
and compare or contrast them to one
another. Unlike simile, you don't use
"like" or "as" in the comparison. Something is something.As a business person, you can’t be a mouse. You have to be a tiger.You can’t be a timid person. You should be a brave person.MetaphorsFor lawyers, a courtroom is a battlefield.A lawyer is compared to a fighter. He must fight to win cases here.Going to work every day became a chore for him, and he could hardly wait to find a new and exciting job.Work is compared to a chore. This work is boring and the speaker is tired of it.More metaphors for you to enjoy:I am a rainbow. "I am a rainbow" is an example of metaphor because it is comparing two nouns, a person, and a rainbow, but does not use "like" or "as".I am not Angel."I am not angel" is an example of metaphor because it is contrasting two nouns. Yang Min found an interesting poem
on the Internet about qualifications for
different jobs. Read the poem and under-
line the similes and metaphors in it.If you want to be a … If you want to be a spy like James Bond 007,
you need to be as cool as a cucumber and as sly as a fox.

and you need cast iron nerves.
If you want to be a model,
you need to be as tall as a tree
and eat like a bird.
If you want to be an actormetaphorAnd a martial arts expert like Jackie Chan,
you can not be a weed.
If you want to be successful like Bill Gates,
you need to have a mind like a computer
and be as sharp as a spear in business.
metaphorIf you want to be a magician like David Copperfield,
you need to make people see that
black is white and white is black.
If you want to succeed in life,
you need to be as hungry as a lion. metaphorB. Yang Min wants to find out the
meanings of the similes and
metaphors in the poem. Help her
match the similes and metaphors
with their correct meanings.Answers:1—f 2—j 3—h 4—i
5—c 6—b 7—e 8—d
9—a 10—gBUTTERFLIES by CLAIR?
Butterflies are as light as feathers
They are like paper bags floating in the air
And are as beautiful as dancing spirits
I think they are as small as stars in the sky.
Sometimes they are as blue as tear drops
I bet they love flowers swaying in the breeze
Butterflies are so cool! ?????????????????????????????????????????Thank you!