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课件网) 外研版 Book 8 Module 4 Reading Practice 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 说明文 说明对象/内容？-- 说明方法 --define / give examples 文章结构？ 总--分 总--分--总 说明文 Fast Reading Read the passage quickly and try to find the topic sentence in each paragraph. 1.English has a huge number of colourful and splendid expressions which may be difficult to understand. 2.Idioms are picturesque or absurd expressions conveying a concept which is different form the literal meaning and have been common in English for many years. 3.Many expressions are advertising slogans. 4.Other common expressions have metaphorical significance. / met. f r. .k l/ 5.There are traditional proverbs which express a moral or a piece of advice. ※ the first sentence of each paragraph idioms expressions that have metaphorical significance 说明对象 advertising slogans proverbs 说明方法 --define / give examples 文章结构 总--分 说明文 Decide where the sentence go in the passage. (Para 1)English has a huge number of colourful and splendid expressions which may be difficult to understand. Even if the meaning of the words is straightforward, the cultural associations of the phrase may be ambiguous. The dilemma is to know which are explicit, which are figurative, and why they are relevant to an everyday situation. We can classify these expressions into four types. class n. 班级，等级，种类 --classify v. 将···分类 classify … into… We can classify these expressions into four types. Summary English has a huge number of coourful and splendid expressions which may be difficult to understand. Even if the meaning of the words is straightforward, the cultural associations of the phrase may be ambiguous. The dilemma is to know which are explicit, which are figurative, and why they are relevant to an everyday situation.We can classify these expressions into four types.（总） Idioms are picturesque or absurd expressions conveying a concept which is different from the literal meaning and have been common in English for many years. Many expressions are advertising slogans. Other common expressions have metaphorical significance.Finally, there are traditional proverbs which express a moral or a piece of advice. a huge number of 大量的 splendid 极好的 straightforward 简单的；易懂的 the cultural associations 文化联系 ambiguous 含糊的，歧义的 dilemma 两难境地 explicit 清楚明白的，易于理解的 figurative 比喻的，借喻的 be relevant to 与······相关 picturesque 生动的 absurd 荒谬的= ridiculous convey vt. 传达，传递； concept 观念,概念 the literal meaning 字面含义 moral 教育意义 Careful Reading 1. English has a number of colourful expressions which are hard to understand because__. a. they don’t make sense b. they are old-fashioned c. they may refer to ideas beyond the simple meaning ... ...
