牛津高中英語模塊九Unit 4 Behind beliefs Reading Unit 4 Biblical idioms in English（2）教學設計

周雪紅

Teaching aims：

At the end of this class， the students will be able to

1. be familiar with the meanings of some words and expressions.

2. use words and phrases correctly.

3. not only understand some important sentence structures but also use them freely.

Teaching methods：

Listening， reading ， and discussion

Teaching aids：

A computer and a projector

Teaching procedures：

Step 1 Competition by checking their homework

Ask some girls to write idioms on the blackboard as many as possible. Then ask boys to explain them written by their classmates. The one writing the most idioms and the one offering right explanations will win the competition.

Step 2 Language points

Paragraph 1

Girls read the first paragraph together.

1. Line 1-2 Translate the sentence.

An idiom is a group of words or an expression whose meaning is not straightforward ，because it often can not be understood by looking at the meanings of its separate words .

Separate here is used as an adjective with the meaning“each or individual”，or“ not together”.

The two sisters share one room， but they sleep in separate beds.

“Separate” can also be used as a verb， which is meant to“ become apart” or “to be not together”.

It is very hard to separate two fighting tigers.

2. in other words 換句話說 類似 “That is （to say）….”

Paragraph 2

Boys read the second paragraph.

1. 1.Line 8-9 ： The bible was first written in Hebrew and Greek， both of which use many idioms.

First， translate this sentence..

《圣經(jīng)》最初是用希伯來文和希臘語寫成，這兩種語言都使用了很多習語。

代詞+of which/whom引導定語從句的用法：

most， both， all， neither， either， none等代詞+of whom（指人）/which（指物）可以引導定語從句。如：

Jane has two sons， neither of whom lives at home.

Tom has three reference book， all of which are practical.

代詞+of whom（指人）/which（指物）引導定語從句也可轉(zhuǎn)換成of whom（指人）/which（指物）+代詞引導定語從句。

For example：I have many cartoons， of which all are interesting.

For example：

Two hours ago， only two man came to look at the house， ________wanted to buy it.

A. none of them B. both of them C. none of whom D. neither of whom

Key： D

Paragraph 3

1. Listen to the tape.

2. Line 15-16

A biblical idioms is often an expression that underlines the moral of a story and gives the audience a picture to help them understand the story better.

Underlines 本意是“在….下面劃線”，這里的意思是強調(diào)，突出。

His questions at the press conference underlined his ignorance of the matters being discussed..

3. feet of clay 隱藏的弱點，不為人知的弱點 （a hidden weakness）

Paragraph 4

1. Read the paragraph by themselves.

2. Line24-25

See the handwriting on the wall 意思是see signs that disaster is coming .

Paragraph 5

1. kill the fatted calf 意思是have a large celebration

2. waste ones time in doing sth 浪費時間做某事

3. be reduced to doing sth 被淪落為做某事

4. hire sb out to do sth 受雇某人做某事

5. in honor of… 為了紀念，為了歡迎，為了慶祝，同義詞in salute to

Paragraph 6

1. Read the paragraph together

2. you reap what you sow意思是If he plants good seeds ，then he will get a good crop ； if he plants bad seeds then his crops will also be bad.

3. the apple of somebodys eye 意思是talk about a child who is loved very much by his or her parents.

be related to sb / sth 與某人或某事物有關(guān)

Step 3 Practice略

Explanation：

及時對所學知識進行復習鞏固，該記憶的記憶，該練習的練習，光記不練印象不深刻，所學東西不扎實，而光練不記則會盲目的重復錯誤。只有將兩者結(jié)合起來，才能將語言點扎扎實實地掌握。