Unit 3 Understanding each other Word power 课件.ppt

1、Unit 3 Understanding each other Word power,Look at the following pictures, do you know the English word for each of them?,Lead-in,Tofu,Mahjong or Mah-jon,The words mentioned above are borrowed from Chinese. Can you name some other ones which are borrowed from Chinese and some other languages?,Questi

2、on:,food, entertainment, jobs,tools, machines, snacks, geological terms,music, the arts, the military,spices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics,Read the passage in Part A and try to fill in the form,beef,pork,supper,dinner,mutton,restaurant,ballet,French,Guess which language these words come fro

3、m,confetti 五彩纸屑,colonel 上校,opera,basso 低音,baritone 男中音,tenor 男高音,alto 男最高音,soprano 女高音,Italian,music,kindergarten,hamburger,frankfurter 香肠,sauerkraut 德国泡菜,clock,rocket,stein 啤酒杯,German,coffee alcohol zero cotton magazine sugar mattress,Arabic,Match each word and the language they come from,typhoon c

4、how mein Karaoke Judo,Japanese,Chinese,Bacon venison kangaroo koala,French,Australian,English has borrowed lots of words from other languages. Four of the languages that English has borrowed words from are French, (1) _, Italian, and (2)_. Words taken from the French language include words for (3)_a

5、nd eating such as (4)_, words for (5)_such as dentist and words for entertainment such as (6)_.,German,Arabic,food,restaurant,jobs,ballet,Use the words in Part A&B to fill in the blanks,At weddings in the West, they have confetti which people throw over the bride and groom. This is an _ word. Italy

6、was famous for the development of _ and opera in the 18th century, so many words about music and opera are borrowed from Italian. Additionally, words for military jobs, for example, colonel, also come from Italian.,Italian,music,The Germans were very clever at inventing things. They invented the (9)

7、 _to make sure they were one time! When we say man travelled to the Moon in a (10)_, we were using a German word. Many of the words for fast food or snacks also come from German including the famous (12) _. Finally, the Arabs were great traders and so they introduced the English to many new words li

8、ke coffee and alcohol. Also, a lot of mathematical words such as (14) _are from Arabic.,clock,rocket,hamburger,zero,as busy as a bee,She never stops for a second. She is always _.,as busy as a bee,as poor as a church mouse,Poor Richard spent his last penny on a bowl of noodles. Now he is _.,as poor

9、as a church mouse,as cool as cucumber,Emily never gets too excited about anything. She is always_.,as cool as cucumber,to sleep like a log,I didnt hear the telephone ringing. I _.,slept like a log,1. as blind as a bat 2. as proud as a peacock 3. as hungry as a hunter 4. as silly as a goose 5. as cun

10、ning as a fox,Guess the meaning of these phrases,有眼无珠,眼力不行的,极骄傲的,非常饥饿,非常愚蠢,像狐狸一样狡猾,as like as two peas as stubborn as a mule as timid as a mouse as easy as pie as clear as day,一模一样(极其相似),非常顽固,胆小如鼠,极容易,一清二楚(极明显),1. Linda is _without her glasses. 2. The answer is there_, so you neednt have spent so mu

11、ch time. 3. Baking great bread is_ with this new bread maker.,as blind as a bat,as clear as day,as easy as pie,Fill in the blanks with the phrases above,4. Is that your twin brother? Youre _. 5. Its no use expecting him to stand up for himself: hes _. 6. Its impossible to persuade him. Hes _.,as like as two peas,as timid as a mouse,as stubborn as a mule,7. Since he is_, he will not get a promotion. 8. Be careful of him. Hes_.