周雪红

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 换句话说 类似 “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..

《圣经》最初是用希伯来文和希腊语写成，这两种语言都使用了很多习语。

代词+of which/whom引导定语从句的用法：

most， both， all， neither， either， none等代词+of whom（指人）/which（指物）可以引导定语从句。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）引导定语从句也可转换成of whom（指人）/which（指物）+代词引导定语从句。

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….下面划线”，这里的意思是强调，突出。

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

3. feet of clay 隐藏的弱点，不为人知的弱点 （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 浪费时间做某事

3. be reduced to doing sth 被沦落为做某事

4. hire sb out to do sth 受雇某人做某事

5. in honor of… 为了纪念，为了欢迎，为了庆祝，同义词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 與某人或某事物有关

Step 3 Practice略

Explanation：

及时对所学知识进行复习巩固，该记忆的记忆，该练习的练习，光记不练印象不深刻，所学东西不扎实，而光练不记则会盲目的重复错误。只有将两者结合起来，才能将语言点扎扎实实地掌握。