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1、M9 Unit 4 Biblical idioms in EnglishReading (2)Teaching objectives:After this period students will be able to understand the key words and expressions of the text thoroughly.Students will be able to express themselves using the words or sentence patterns.You are the apple of my eye. What idiom does

2、each picture remind you of?Reviewfeet of claysee the handwriting on the wall 1. Unless you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken. (L6-7) 2. While they were having fun and drinking wine at their party, a huge hand appeared and wrote a messa

3、ge on the wall, telling the king and his friends that they were being judged. (L26-28) 3. It comes from a story where a son left home to waste all his time and money in amusing himself. (L32-33) Paraphrase 1. Unless you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you r

4、ead or hear spoken. (L6-7) If you cannot recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is difficult to understand all thatyou read or hear spoken. ParaphraseUnless recognized when it is being used, an idiom can be misunderstood easily. You will never gain success _ you are fully devoted to your work.

5、 A. when B. because C. after D. unless Coach, can I continue with the training? Sorry, you cant _ you havent recovered from the knee injury. A. until B. before C. asD. unlessPracticeUse unless, until, or before to make up a short dialogue.2. While they were having fun and drinking wine at their part

6、y, a huge hand appeared and wrote a message on the wall, telling the king and his friends that they were being judged. (L26-28) The king and his friends were having fun and drinking wine at their party, when they saw a huge hand. The hand wrote a message on the wall, and the message told the them th

7、at they would be punished by law.Paraphrase 3. It comes from a story where a son left home to waste all his time and money in amusing himself. (L32-33) It comes from a story, in which / and in the story a son left home to waste all his time and money in enjoying himself.ParaphraseFootball is a sport

8、 _ players hold the ball and run with it, like in rugby. (M9 U1) A. that B. which C. when D. where2. Students should involve themselves in community activities _ they can gain experience for growth. Awho Bwhen Cwhich Dwhere3. The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication, especially at wo

9、rk _ a good impression is a must. Awhich BwhenCas DwherePractice There are many idioms which often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the _ words in English and quite a few of them come from the Bible. However, many of the idioms have either lost their original meanings or have only

10、a _ or loose communication with. Originally biblical idioms had _ and clear meanings because they were often intended to _ the moral of a story. separatevaguestraightforwardunderlineFill in the blanks: Some biblical idioms use animals, such as “kill the fatted calf”. In the story, in honor of the re

11、turn of the son who had once spent every _ of his money and been _ to _ himself out to feed pigs, his father killed and cooked a calf so that they could have a feast. In fact, studying idioms can help improve your comprehension and if you can learn enough important idioms, you can develop a high lev

12、el of _ in your communication skills. reducedhiringcompetencepenny There are many idioms which often cannot be understood by looking at the meanings of the _ words in English and quite a few of them come from the Bible. However, many of the idioms have either lost their original meanings or have onl

13、y a _ or loose communication with. Originally biblical idioms had _ and clear meanings because they were often intended to _ the moral of a story. separatevaguestraightforwardunderline Some biblical idioms use animals, such as “kill the fatted calf”. In the story, in honor of the return of the son w

14、ho had once spent every _ of his money and been _ to _ himself out to feed pigs, his father killed and cooked a calf so that they could have a feast. In fact, studying idioms can help improve your comprehension and if you can learn enough important idioms, you can develop a high level of _ in your c

15、ommunication skills. reducedhiringcompetencepenny vague: adj. not clearly understood or expressed Dont be always vague in your plans, or you will miss many opportunities.I havent the vaguest idea what you mean. She can only give a vague description of her attacker.not specific or exactnot clearly id

16、entifiedundecided or uncertain In the fog they could see the vague outline of the mountain.1. The instructions are reasonably straightforward.2. Zhou Libo is well-received among the public, because he is straightforward.straightforward adj. easy to do or understandadj. honest and directBefore libera

17、tion, when floods, earthquakes, fires and many other disasters struck, many people were _ to leaving their hometowns.A. forced B. submitted C. reduced D. accustomedbe reduced toThe baby was reduced to tears by the scolding from his motherThe rich man was reduced to begging from house to house.bring

18、sb/sth into a specified (usu worse) state or conditionThe famous writer hires himself out to a film company as a playwright. Davidusedtohireouthiscarsometimes when he didntneedithimselfhire oneself outto arrange to work for someoneto pay money to borrow something to use for a short timeIn Nanjing now some families from work-class are still _ houses.Travelling in Britain, you can _ a car to go whereve