高中英语牛津译林版选修11 Unit 1 careers and skills Grammar and usage 课件 (共23张PPT)

课件23张PPT。Careers and skillsGrammar and usageSimile and metaphorMy love is like a red, red rose.
It’s raining cats and dogs.Senior citizens are respected in our country． Figurative(比喻的) languageCompared to my house, his is a palace.（It is used to help readers imagine what is happening in a text.）My love is like a red,
red rose.
—Robert Burns
A simileCompared to my house, his is a palace.
A metaphor Simile and metaphorthe most commonly used1. Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look
dull, but they are essential as water to
our society.
Read more sentences using Simile carefully
2. He loved camping, and his job was
like a holiday for him.Simile: What 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. More similes for you to enjoy:1. The old man’s hair was as white as snow. 2. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 3. You are as blind as a bat.5. I’m not as timid as a rabbit.4. “Mercy falls like the gentle
rain from the sky upon the
earth,” Portia said.Read more sentences using Metaphor carefullyAs 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.For lawyers , a courtroom is a battlefield.A lawyer is compared to a fighter. He must fight to win cases here.What is a metaphor?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.More metaphors for you to enjoy:All the world is a stage. —ShakespeareThe world is just like a stage , putting on different plays and people in the world are actors and actresses in the stage.I am not Angel.I am not a merciful , kind and helpful person.ExercisesYang Min found an interesting poem on the internet about qualifications for different jobs. Read the poem and underline the similes and metaphors in it.If you want to be…
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.
simile 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 actorsimilesimileAnd 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.
metaphorsimilesimileIf 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. similemetaphorsimileB. Yang Min wants to find out the meaning
of the similes and metaphors in the poem.
Help her match the similes and the meta-
phors with their correct meanings.
Answers:1—f 2—j 3—g 4—I
5—c 6—b 7—e 8—d
9—a 10—hTaskDiscuss in group of four and write a poem or a story or a short passage using the figurative language (simile and metaphor) we learnt today. Then share your outcome with your classmates.Goodbye!