Unit 8 · Lesson 44
Popular Sayings
Do you know any English or Chinese sayings?
What are they?
Warm up
Do you use sayings in your daily life? Give an example.
Warm up
society
社会
New words
generation
一代人
New words
wealthy
富有的，富裕的
New words
penny
便士
New words
pound
镑，磅
New words
foolish
愚蠢的
New words
human
人类
whenever
是否，尽管，不管
New words
Read the Chinese sayings below and find the matching English expressions from the lesson.
爱屋及乌
Love me, love my dog.
眼见为实
Seeing is believing.
十年河东，十年河西
Every dog has his day.
行动重于言辞
Actions speak louder than words.
千里之行，始于足下
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
众人拾材火焰高
Many hands make light work.
不要小事聪明，大事糊涂
Don’t be penny wise and pound foolish.
有志者事竟成
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Presentation
encourage sb. to do sth. “鼓励某人做某事”。
My parents often encourage me to study hard.
父母经常鼓励我努力学习。
whether conj. 是否；不管；无论
(1) whether常与or连用，表示一种选择，意为”或者……或者……；不管是……还是……”。
(2) whether可引导宾语从句，可与if互换使用；whether也可引导表语从句；还可引导同位语从句。
Language points
e.g. Jake goes to school every day whether by bike or by bus.
杰克每天或骑车或坐公共汽车去学校。
He doesn’t know whether to go to our school or not.
他不知道是否该去大学。
Language points
in common “共同 ( 做 ) 的；共用的；公有的”。
He and his brother have no background in common.
詹妮和丹尼没有共同的背景。
In common with many Chinese, He likes dumplings very much.
同很多中国人一样，他非常喜欢吃饺子。
Language points
other than“不同于，非；除了”。
The fact is quite other than what you think.
事实和你想得完全不一样。
She sang other than perfectly.
她唱得远非尽善尽美。
Language points
1. _________________. We warmly welcome you to visit our factory.
2. _____________________. It is very important to make a good start.
3. Cleaning the room will not take long if we all help. You know, ___________________________.
Seeing is believing
Fill in the blanks using the sayings from the lesson.
Well begun is half done
many hands make light work
4. _____________________________. We should do more and speak less.
5. Although you failed the exam, you shouldn’t give up. Remember ________________________________.
Actions speak louder than words
where there is a will, there is a way
Practice
Work in pairs:
1. Discuss the meanings of the following sayings.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
First come, first served.
先到先得。
It is never too late to mend.
No pain, no gain.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
没有付出就没有收获。
Practice
2. Write as many sayings as possible in groups
according to your memory.
3. Make sentences with the sayings you have learned.
Practice
Enjoy the story, tell us what can you learn.
Practice
Enjoy the story, tell us what can you learn.
Practice
1.Listen and read.
2.Finish exercises of this lesson.
3. Find more sayings after class.
Homework
再 见
