牛津高中英语课件Unit 1 Careers and skill.ppt

Grammar and usage,Unit 1 Careers and skills,Simile and metaphor,1. Zeng Yike sounds like a sheep.,Simile and metaphor,2. She is a wooden house which looks stable but doesnt have a solid foundation.,Zeng Yike sounds terrrible.,She cant sing skillfully.,Simile,A simile is a comparison of two different objects that are not usually thought to be similar. The word “as” or “like” is used. Format ：本体 + 显著比喻词 (like/as) + 喻体,More similes with “as as”,as strong as a horse,as white as snow,as busy as a bee,as brave as a lion,as poor as a church mouse,as sweet as honey,as good as ones word,as black as coal,as 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 passage,Snow White,as white as snow,as proud as a peacock,as mad as a wet hen,Metaphor,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 ?,S,S,M,M,Neither,S,If you want to be a ,Practice (Part A on P9),as cool as a cucumber,as sly as a fox,as tall as a tree,eat like a bird,a mind like a computer,as sharp as a spear,as hungry as a lion,Answers,Similes:,( Part A ),Metaphors:,black is white and white is black,be a weed,cast iron nerves,1 be a weed a calm and controlled 2 as hungry as a lion b clever and crafty 3 as sharp as a spear c a very strong will 4 black is white and d very tall white is black 5 cast iron nerves e eat very little 6 as sly as a fox f weak and not brave 7 eat like a bird g systematic thought 8 as tall as a tree h very clever 9 as cool as a cucumber i things are the opposite 10 a mind like a computer j wanting something very much,Part B,f,j,h,i,c,b,e,d,a,g,Make sentences with similes or metaphors.,高考链接,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 fire 2. “People are like apples. They come in all _ colors, shapes and sizes. (09,陕西卷） A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regular,D,c,3. “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,D,4. 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 of 2. A. slimmest B. smallest C. best D. gentlest,D,c,Discussion,Describe 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 water, have yo