牛津高中英语课件unit 1 careers and skills

Grammar and usageSimile and metaphor1. Zeng Yike sounds like a sheep. Simile and metaphor2. She is a wooden house which looks stable but doesnt have a solid foundation.Zeng Yike sounds terrrible.She cant sing skillfully.Simile1.A simile is a comparison of two different objects that are not usually thought to be similar.2.The word “as” or “like” is used.3.Format ：本体 + 显著比喻词 (like/as) + 喻体 More similes with “as as”as strong as a horseas white as snow as busy as a beeas brave as a lionas poor as a church mouseas sweet as honeyas good as ones wordas black as coalas hungry as a lion Long long ago, there was a princess with skin _, so people called her Snow White. Her stepmother was _,but had a heart of stone. Hearing that Snow White became far more beautiful than her, she got _ and wanted to kill the girl. Snow White escaped from the house, and was lost in the forest. She was _.Complete the passageSnow Whiteas white as snowas proud as a peacock as mad as a wet hen Metaphor1.A metaphor is a comparison of two things that are not usually thought to be alike but have something in common.2. The word “as” or “like” is not used.3.Format ：本体 + be动词 + 喻体 Simile, metaphor or neither ?SSMMNeither1.Our English teacher is a walking dictionary.2. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.3. She is as poor as a church mouse.4. Time is a river, of which memory is the water.6. He slept like a log.5.Tom looks like his father.SIf you want to be a Practice (Part A on P9)as cool as a cucumberas sly as a foxas tall as a treeeat like a birda mind like a computeras sharp as a spearas hungry as a lionAnswersSimiles:( Part A )Metaphors:black is white and white is blackbe a weedcast iron nerves1 be a weed a calm and controlled2 as hungry as a lion b clever and crafty3 as sharp as a spear c a very strong will4 black is white and d very tallwhite is black5 cast iron nerves e eat very little 6 as sly as a fox f weak and not brave7 eat like a bird g systematic thought8 as tall as a tree h very clever 9 as cool as a cucumber i things are the opposite10 a mind like a computer j wanting something very muchPart BfjhicbedagMake sentences with similes or metaphors.高考链接1.I stood frozen as ice, but my face was_.I wanted to get into a hole and hide . (08,全国卷 ）A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire2. “People are like apples. They come in all _ colors, shapes and sizes. (09,陕西卷） A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regularDc3. “Well, I dont think its good enough without a band！ ” declared Angela, “and Im going to see what can be done.”Angela was as good as her _. In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the situation some more thought. (07,北京卷）A. look B. behavior C. mind D. word D4. She wasnt sure if shed succeed, but she knew she had to try. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 1 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 2 fish you can be.” (08,天津卷）1. A. in return for B. in case of C. in terms of D. instead of2. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlestDcDiscussionDescribe qualities for your/ your friends ideal jobs, using similes or metaphors. I would like to be . because I He/she had better be . because he/she If you are a drop of wa