2011届高三英语getting a job课件

Unit 2,Grammar and usage,I thought that the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was much harder than expected.,easy,Sherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was childs play.,anything that is easy to do,Noun phrases,I thought that the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was much harder than expected.,Sherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was childs play.,This allows you to prepare good answersand means you wont have to answer questions off the top of your head duringthe interview.,answering something quickly without having time to think about it,His new business plan looked very good on paper.,better in theory than in reality,This allows you to prepare good answers and means you wont have to answer questions off the top of your head during the interview.,His new business plan looked very good on paper.,Prepositional phrases,Dont worry about having butterflies in your stomach before the interview.,nervous feeling we get in our stomachs before we do something difficult or important,A good interviewer is able to tell very quickly if youve done your homeworkabout the company.,find out as much as possible aboutsomething,Dont worry about having butterflies in your stomach before the interview.,A good interviewer is able to tell very quickly if you have done your homework about the company.,Verb phrases,If you follow the advice Ive given you today, landing an interview should be as easy as pie.,very easy to do,It was as plain as day that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the interview.,very clear and obvious一清二楚,If you follow the advice Ive given you today, landing an interview should be as easy as pie.,It was as plain as day that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the interview.,asas,More idioms,blow ones top become extremely angry,A: Was your father upset when you came home at 3 AM?B: He was more than upset. He blew his top!,Can you help me with this problem? Ive been beating my brains out with it, but I just cant solve it.,beat ones brains outtry very hard to understand or do something,A: I dont believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?B: Hes probably jealous of your success.,bad-mouth say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone,A: Is something wrong?B: Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps.,down in the dumpsdepressed; blue,A. Idiom contest,1. If you are cool as a cucumber, you are _. A. panicked B. calm or relaxed2. It is raining cats and dogs, you would _. A. call a vet B. take an umbrella,3. If it is not your cup of tea, you _. A. like it B. do not like it 4. If something costs an arm and a leg, it means _. A. you have to go to hospital B. it is too dear,5. If life is full of opportunity for you, we say the world is your _. A. oyster B. crab6. If someone says, “I have butterflies in my stomach”, they are _. A. nervous B. having a good meal,7. If you say that someone is holding firm, you are saying that _. A. they are holding a hard object B. they believe in something very strongly,B. Wang Chunlan is telling her cousin the story of how she got her first job. Read her story and fill in the blanks.,(1) the world was my oyster(2) my cup of tea(3) held firm(4) raining cats and dogs(5) an arm and a leg(6) had butterflies in my stomach(7) as cool as a cucumber,Answers,Language points,dress,vt. 为选衣服The princess is dressed by a famous dressmaker. 这位公主的衣裳是由著名的服装师缝制的。,n. 衣服;服装;外衣;礼服 He was in special dress for the ceremony. 他穿了身特别的衣服来参加典礼。,常用词组 dress up 穿着打扮;装饰She likes to dress up for a party. 她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加晚会。,_ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor. (2005湖南) A. Dressed B. To dress C. Dressing D. Having dressed,高考链接,in surprise,吃惊地,惊奇地,相当于surprisedly.,他惊讶地看着我。,He looked at me in surprise.,【拓展】,to ones surprise 使某人惊讶的是takeby surprise 出乎意料;对突然袭击,他突然出现在门口，这使我感到意外。,He took me by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.,使我惊讶的是他物理得了满分。,To my surprise he got fu