,Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Module 4,Which English,Reading Practice,选修八,Module 4选修八,Reading Practice1 Look at the title of the passage.What do you expect the passage to be about?,(a).Funny English people,(b).Interesting expressions in English,(c).The colours of the English,countryside,Reading Practice1 Look at the,Reading Practice2 Read the passage,and decide which sentences are Not topic,sentences.,English has a huge number of colourful,and splendid expressions which may be,difficult to understand.,b.Many expressions are advertising,slogans.,Reading Practice2 Read the pa,c.Idioms are picturesque or absurd,expression conveying a concept which is,different form the literal meaning and,have been common in English for many,years.,d.,But some idioms are very new and,youll need to clarity what they mean.,c.Idioms are picturesque or a,Reading Practice3 Decide which of these words you expect to express main ideas(M)and supporting ideas(S)in the passage.,abuse ambiguous betray clumsy credit card cultural meaning explicit,figurative frog lawn lateral musical,oppose potential socialism splendid tank,Reading Practice3 Decide whic,M:,abuse ambiguous betray clumsy cultural meaning explicit figurative lateral musical oppose potential,socialism,S:,credit card frog lawn splendid,tank,M:abuse ambiguous betray,English has a number of colourful,expressions which are hard to understand,because_.,a.they dont make sense,b.they are old-fashioned,c.they may refer to ideas beyond the,simple meaning of the words,d.theyre meant to be amusing and,exaggerated,Reading Practice4 Choose the best answers.,English has a number of colour,2.Idioms are _.,a.well-known,everyday expressions,which are understood by everyone,b.expressions which have been in use for,years,or which are very recent,c.absurd expressions used for common,concepts,d.expressions which are not easily,understood,2.Idioms are _.,3.An advertising slogan is probably _.,a.an amusing saying in advertising,b.a reply to a customer in a shop,c.like many other expressions,an idiom,or a proverb,d.an expression which is associated with,a product in an advertisement,3.An advertising slogan is pr,4.,Metaphorical significance is _.,a.meaning which describes something,by referring to something else,with,similar qualities,b.exaggerated language used to describe,something in a dramatic way,c.used to describe politics,d.meaning which is likely to cause offence,4.Metaphorical significance i,5.A proverb _.,suggests someone or something which,is superior to someone or something else,b.describe behaviour and customs,c.is a well-known expression which,reflects on life and gives advice,d.is an everyday saying which everyone,agrees with,5.A proverb _.,Reading Practice5 Complete the sentences in your own words.,Some colourful expressions may be,difficult to understand because_,_,_,_.,they have cultural associations which a listener from another culture doesnt know,Reading Practice5 Complete th,2.Not all idioms have been common for,many years._,_,_.,3.The Iron Curtain is an expression,which _,_.,Because people are,constantly inventing new ones about,new situations,uses metaphor to achieve its,effect,2.Not all idioms have been co,4.Some sayings like love makes the,world go around_,_.,5.The title of the passage Colourful,English suggests different types of,expressions which _,_.,have been modernised,to fit the changing world,help to make the language more interesting,4.Some sayings like love make,Language points,Language points,Thus to,“talk turkey”,means,to,get,down to,business.,(1)Talk Turkey,打开窗户说亮话。,说实在的相传在北美殖民时期,一个白人,和一个黑人去打猎,事先说好了平分打到,的猎物。结果一天下来只打到一只火鸡,和一只鹧鸪。白人心里想要火鸡,但又不,敢直接说,于是对印第安人说“如果你要,火鸡,我就拿鹧鸪,如果你要鹧鸪,我就拿,Thus to“talk turkey”means to,火鸡”,印第安人一听就明白了,于是针锋相对地说,:“,你一直在讲火鸡,现在让我也讲讲火鸡吧,!”,于是,talk turkey,演变成“打开窗户说亮话,说实在的,坦诚地说话”的意思了。,火鸡”,印第安人一听就明白了,于是针锋相对地说:“你一,as red as a turkey cock,（因生气而面红耳赤）,cold turkey:,注定要失败的人，冷漠,孤傲的人；（作副词）直截了当地；,坦率地,与,turkey,相关的习语还有：,as red as a turkey cock（因生气而,(2),get down to,短语，意为“开始认真考,虑，重视某事物，认真处理某事”。如：,我该认真干点正事了。,Its time I got down to some serious work.,试验后，我们将开始处理更复杂的题。,After the experiment,well have to get,down to more complicated problems.,(2)get down to 短语，意为“开始认真考,意思相近地短语：,set out to do sth(,带着某种目的,),开始做某事,着手,打算。如：,我一开始想编织毛衣,但最后却织成一件背心,(vest),。,I set out to knit a sweater but in the end it became a vest.,她决心要打破世界纪录。,She set out to break the world record.,意思相近地短语：,set about sth/doing sth,开始,(,某工作,),着手做某事。如：,这工作我不知如何动手。,I dont know how to set about this job.,新政府必须立即找出解决国家经济问题的方法。,The new government must set about finding solutions to the countrys economic problems.,set about sth/doing sth 开始(某工作,2.For example mad as a box of frogs is a,recent way of describing someone who,has a tendency to,be,rather disorganized,or vague.,have a tendency to do,有,的趋势。,他有越狱的趋势。,He has a tendency to espcape from the,prison.,2.For example mad as a box of,3.,A bad hair day,is when you feel clumsy,or