eye-on-idiom(for-class-4).ppt

1、Eye on idioms by Sunny,Eye on idioms,By Sunny,Apr.27 2011,Enjoy a video,Is it difficult for the little dinosaur to use a hula hoop ?,a piece of cake,a .delicious cake to eat b. something that is very easy (to do).,Andrew is the apple of my eye.,a. Andrew is a real apple in my eyes. b. I care and lov

2、e Andrew very much.,Its raining cats and dogs!,Cats and dogs are falling down when its raining. Its raining heavily.,a piece of cake easy,rain cats and dogs rain heavily,apple of my eye love much,What are idioms?,1.have hidden meanings,2.say one thing but mean something else.,idioms,pick out an idio

3、m,He wrote a long story.,b.To cut a long story short, the director selected me.,pick out an idiom,Put up your hand if you know the answer.,b.Please give me a hand, I am as busy as a bee.,pick out an idiom,Anna was green with envy when she saw her friends beautiful green car.,Read and find idioms(20)

4、,a red letter day burn the midnight oil eat a horse once in a blue moon in the pink tell a white lie as happy as a bird when pigs fly green with envy have a cow a bed of roses night owl a top dog copy cat feel blue a piece of cake apple of my eye get butterflies in stomach as cool as cucumber black

5、and white,Idioms couple,a red letter day burn the midnight oil eat a horse once in a blue moon as happy as a bird have a cow in the pink a white lie when pigs fly night owl green with envy feel blue a bed of roses apple of my eye a top dog copy cat a piece of cake as cool as cucumber get butterflies

6、 in black and white the stomach,Fill in the blanks on paper 2,Quiz :from rags to riches,someone goes from being poor to being rich,from rags to riches,game rules Each group gets 6 questions. Get one correct answer , earn 1000 dollars. You must get each answer in 3 seconds, or another group will get

7、the chance to answer. No cheating, dont be a copycat, or you will always be in rags!,1.Some students think school life would be a bed of _without homework.,4.She was feeling _ after she failed her exam.,3.I think it is ok to tell _ lies sometimes.,2.Ill go to a football game when _fly!,pigs,white,bl

8、ue,5.You can tell by her flower garden that Jane has a _ (green/red) thumb.,green,roses,6.Linda is the only child of the family, she is the _of her parents eye.,apple,1.She is such a _ _that she always buys the same clothes as mine.,copy cat,2.YeWei is a _ _in our class,she always gets “A “ in exams

9、!,top dog,3.Its _ and _ that we won the game at last.(two colors),black white,4.You killed two _with one stone, for you not only learned some idioms but also enjoyed an interesting story.,birds,5.A bad member of a family is called “black horse”, isnt it?,No ,it isnt.,6.I eat meat once in a _moon.,bl

10、ue,1.Grandma told my mom she was feeling in the pink. How was she feeling? -She was feeling upset,well,or like a lady?,2.Dont get _in your stomach, the test paper must be as easy as pie.,3.I say I could eat a horse when I am _ (a) lazy (b) hungry (c) late,4.When my son saw a toy car in another boys

11、hand, he was _.,5.LaoHan had a _ when she realized nobody had done the homework.,cow,butterflies,green with envy .,6.When we say someone is very calm, we say he is as cool as _.,cucumber,1.He was treated as a _sheep in that big family.,2.Today was a _ _ day for me .,5.Just because you were born with

12、 a _( gold/ silver) spoon in your mouth, you think you are Bill Gates?,3.Dont burn the _ _,its bad for your health.,4.I forgot my umbrella, and it was raining _.,black,red letter,midnight oil,cats and dogs,silver,6.Liuyang is a _ _in our class, because he likes staying up late.,night owl,Make a post

13、er,Idiom: get butterflies in the stomach Meaning: feel nervous Example:Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach.,Choose 3 or 4 idioms to make. Stick on the wall. Sign on the favourite poster.,homework,1.Get online and find at least 10 more idioms and add their origins to t

14、he idioms chart on the class wall. 2.Try to make sentences by chosen idioms（Why not try to make up a complete story?). Useful websites: http:/www.speak-read- ,Exams are nearer, more and more students are burning the midnight oil.,burn the midnight oil,to work very late into the night,back,very calm,

15、When everything seems to be going wrong, she stays as cool as a cucumber.,Sunny is feeling nervous now, while she is acting like as cool as a cucumber.,back,situation that is easy and comfortable,a bed of roses,Life isnt a bed of roses , sometimes, its a bed of thorns(荆棘）.,back,very seldom,Jill: Doe

16、s your husband ever bring you flowers? Ellen: Once in a blue moon.,A blue moon is the second full moon in a month. This only happens once every two and a half years.,back,What thing will you do once in a blue moon?,Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach.,get butterflies

17、in the stomach,feel nervous,back,What gives you butterflies in your stomach?,He called me a copy cat just because my new shoes look like his.,someone who copies another persons work,a copy cat,back,eat a horse,A:I didnt eat anything all day. B: you must be really hungry. A: I can eat a horse right n

18、ow!,Who can eat a horse in my story?,Andrew, my son.,back,When pigs fly,A: Do you think he will pay for all the drinks ?,never,B: When pigs fly!,back,night owl,back,a person who likes staying up late,Top dog,a person that is better than all the others.,To no.33,That man is young , but he is a top do

19、g in his company.,Who is a top dog in our class?,_is so good that he/she is a top dog in our class.,Who is a top dog in my story?,Bill, my husband.,back,My elder brother Tom was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at thirteen.,back,Its black and white that the food cooked by Bill

20、 tasted terrible.,back,black ink, white paper -very clear,I told Bill a white lie so as not to hurt his feeling.,How about my new dress? Yeah, you look great in that dress.,Received a gift, disliked. Thank you so much! I just love it!,back,Have you ever told white lies ? When did you tell?,What a be

21、autiful necklace! I am _with envy!,green,jealous,back,It was a real _letter day for me when my son was born.,red,February 23 ,2010,Which day is/was/will be a red letter day to you?,back,January 18 ,2005-got married,Is Oct. 1 a red letter day to our Chinese people?,Wendy is healthy, active, eats well

22、, and doesnt smoke. That is why she always feels in the _.,in very good health,pink,back,Who is also in the pink in my story?,After Sams girlfriend left him, he felt _ and cried all the time.,blue,back,English idioms VS Chinese idioms,eat a horse,饿狼,a top dog,领头羊,get butterflies in the stomach,怀揣兔子，

23、 七上八下,night owl,夜猫子,black sheep,害群之马,copy cat,东施效颦 (鹦鹉学舌),English idioms VS Chinese idioms,in the pink,红光满面,feel blue,灰色心情,green with envy,眼红,Once in a blue moon,太阳打西边出来,apple of ones eye,掌上明珠,eat a horse a top dog when pigs fly night owl have a cow get butterflies in the stomach copy cat as happy a

24、s a bird black sheep,a person who does the same thing as others bad member of a group extremely nervous very happy get terribly angry a person who likes staying up late impossible very hungry a person that is better than all others,eat a horse a top dog when pigs fly night owl have a cow,very hungry,a person who is better than all others,impossib