Unit 2 getting a job Grammar and usage_ Idioms课件（24张）

课件24张PPT。 IdiomsHappy idioms:interpretationMy boyfriend loves football, but it's not my cup of tea. Trip1: M1U1 ColloquialismM6U3 Animal idioms M6U2 Emotion idioms M9U3 Color idioms M9U4 Biblical idiomsDo you remember?Trip2: Trip3: Trip4: Trip5: Trip6: M11U2 Idioms
First Trip: ColloquialismsA colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English.
a wet blanket
all earspull one’s legjoke with someonesomething easy to understandlisten carefullyboring/afraid to have funa no-brainerMatch each idiom with the right meaning:
Second Trip: Emotion idioms
over the moon
on cloud nine
down in the dumpsemotions
fly off the handle
hot under the collarfeel blueangryhappysadSummaryThird Trip: Animal and plant idioms
1.Don’t worry. Zhou Yang will carry the box for you. He is as strong as a______ .horse4.Emily never gets too excited about anything.
She is always as cool as a ___________.
cucumberRead loud:
as strong as a horse=very strong
as busy as a bee =very busy
as poor as a church mouse=very poor
as cool as a cucumber =very calm
Forth Trip: Color idioms
1. She was watching a horror film and went______ as a sheet.whiteredpink2.He was tickled _____ when he won tickets to see
Manchester United play during their China tour.3. I bought a new car last month and now I have
no money in my bank account. I always seem to
be in the______.
red/ pink/white/blue/black/green4. I was ______ with envy when I heard she was going to London for a month while I had to stay here and work.
blue green blackred/ pink/white/blue/black/green5. I was feeling______ because my football
team lost again at the weekend6. I have been very careful about how much
money I have been spending lately so now
my account is in the _____ . Read aloud:
white as a sheet (pale because of fear)苍白
be tickled pink (delighted, pleased) 很高兴
in the red (in debt) 负债
green with envy (jealous) 嫉妒
feel blue (unhappy, miserable) 不高兴
in the black (having money in the bank account)
银行里有钱

Fifth Trip: Biblical idioms1.feet of clay: 2.a little bird told me:
There is a hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect.When people want to say that they know something
but not who gave the information.3.kill the fatted calf:to have a large celebration4.apple of one’s parents’ eye:Their parents love them very much and are very
proud of them. 5.the salt of the earth: A person is very good and honest.Last trip:M11U2 IdiomsDraw conclusions:
1.Many idioms use noun phrases.2.Some idioms use prepositional phrases.3.Idioms can also be verb phrases.4.Some idioms use the as…as pattern.Extra Trip:
Practice makes perfectKeep calm
&
study idioms!Thank you!