Book9_U4_Reading2-9.ppt

Reading Unit 4 BiblicalidiomsinEnglish 敏而好学 不耻下问 见义不为 无勇也 论语 公治长 论语 为政 不耻下问 见义勇为 ConfucianAnalects Thepunishmentistobealifeforalife aneyeforaneye atoothforatooth ahandforahandandafootforafoot OLDTESTAMENT LiteratureofChristian theBible WhatistheBible TheBibleistheholybookofChristianityandconsistsoftwoparts the39 chapterOldTestament whichisanaccountofGod sdealingswiththechosenpeople theJews andthe27 chapterNewTestament whichtalksmainlyaboutthelifeandteachingsofJesus thesonofGod ItisusedbyChristiansinalmostallservicesofpublicworship ItteachespeopleaboutGodandhowtolivewiththeirlives TheBibleisoftendescribedas thegreatestbookeverwritten becauseofitsunendingsignificanceandinfluenceonpeoplethroughouttheages ManybasicconceptsandprinciplesofWesternculturehavecomedownfromtheBible ManycommonEnglishphrasesandexpressionshavetheiroriginintheBibleaswell BiblicalidiomsinEnglish 9 DoesBiblealwaysmeansBiblebook TheBible asthewrittenWordofGod istheessentialtextofChristianity e g TheMichelinguideismyBiblewhenIgotoFrance abookorsomethingregardedasauthoritative Fastreading Gothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindtheanswerstothefollowingquestions Whatisanidiom WhichlanguagewastheBiblefirstwrittenin 3 Whichidiomisoftenusedtodescribechildren 1 Whatisanidiom Anidiomisagroupofwordsoranexpressionwhosemeaningisnotstraightforward becauseitoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningsofitsseparatewords 2 WhichlanguagewastheBiblefirstwrittenin InHebrewandGreek 3 Whichidiomisoftenusedtodescribechildren Appleoftheirparents eye Discusswithyourpartnersandtrytodividethetextinto4partswiththehelpofmainideasofeachpartgiventoyou Whatisanidiom Para WhydoestheBiblehavealotofidioms Para 3 WhatarethefeaturesofBiblicalidioms Para 4 Whyshouldwelearnidiomswell Para 1 2 3 6 7 A Oh myGod Whathappened Whyareyoublackandblue B IgotbeatenbyPeter sbrother A That sabadapple Let sthinkupawayandteachhimalesson 坏蛋 abadapple byandby originallymean butnowitmeans immediately soon beforelong ThefeaturesofBiblicalidioms Para3 6 a Biblicalidiomsoftencomefromstories b SomeidiomsfromtheBiblethatuseanimals c AnotherfocusofBiblicalidiomsisoftenthingsrelatedtoagriculturallifeorfood 3 Readparagraph7againcarefullyandtrytolistthebenefitsoflearningidioms improvingyour Developingahighlevelofcompetenceinyour Better and the and ofEnglish speakingcountries comprehension communication skills understanding appreciating history culture Howmanyidiomshavebeenmentionedinthisarticle Whatarethey 6idioms byandby feetofclay toseethehandwritingonthewall killthefattedcalf reapwhatwesowandappleoftheirparents Canyouusethemproperly Practice Choosethecorrectidiomfromthetexttocompleteeachsentencebelow Debbie sfatheralwayswarnedhertobenicetopeopleshedidnotknow becausewe 2 Sarah smotheradoresher Sarahis 3 Wilsonwasdisappointedwhenhelearntthatthecoachhad 4 Sheknewitmighttakealongtimeforherteammatestochangetheirminds butshebelievedthatthenewplanwouldwork 5 WhenmybrothercamebackhomefromhistriptoEurope we 6 Afterhiscompanysufferedmillionsofdollarsinlosses Joe andleftthecompany theappleofhermother seye feetofclay byandby reapwhatwesow killedthefattedcalf sawthehandwritingonthewall Revision Consolidation Fillinthefollowingformwithproperwordsaccordingtoyourcomprehensionofthetext whole complete benefits Improving Examples appreciating Meanings result Animals related origin Types Activity Roleplay Workingroups Makeupaconversationandcreateapropersituationinwhichthisidiomcanbeused Youhave4minutesforpreparation thenperformtheconversationinfrontofyourclassmates Whileperforming youshouldtrytoprovideenoughinformationsothatotherstudents