全新版大学英语第二册Unit7PPT教案.pptx

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全新版大学英语第二册Unit7
B R _ History of English
History of English
The root of English
The development of Modern English
20th Century English
B R _ Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
A Brief introduction to Winston Churchill
Chronology of Winston Churchill
A Video Clip about Winston Churchill
Yes. For example, the meaning of “your house burns up” is the same as that of “your house burns down”, or “you fill in a form” is the same as “you fill out a form”.
B R _ Listen and Answer the Questions 1
1. What is the passage about?
Listen and Answer the Questions
Directions: Listen to the recording two or three times
and then think over the following questions.
English is a great language, but it is also a crazy language.
2. Can you give one or two examples to illustrate the
messiness of the English language?
3. Are you sure of all the idiomatic usages mentioned
in the recorded passage?
Some of the more confusing usages are explained here:
1) ship by truck / send cargo by ship:
ship can be either a verb or a noun.
The first “ship” means “send”, the second one “a large boat”.
2) noses that run / feet that smells:
B R _ Listen and Answer the Questions 2
This refers to what people usually say “have a running nose” (流鼻涕), “have smelly feet” (臭脚).
3) a slim/fat chance:
a remote possibility
4) a wise guy:
a person who pretends to be much wiser than he/she really is; a derogatory term
a wise man:
a really wise person; a commendatory term
5) overlook:
fail to see or notice, pay no attention to
oversee:
control (work, workmen)
B R _ Listen and Answer the Questions 3
6) hot /cold as hell:
extremely hot/cold
7) burn up:
catch fire and flare up
burn down:
be destroyed by fire
8) fill in a form/fill out a form:
synonymous
9) go off:
start an action, usually accompanied by a great noise
go on:
continue doing something
B R _ Listen and Answer the Questions 4
10) when stars are out:
when stars appear