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9B Unit 4Vocabulary Learning aims Learn some English idioms.Find out more English idioms.Step one Revision Finishing the tableTimeMajor eventsIn 1930In 1946In 1949In 1962In 1966In 1969He was born in Ohio.He received his pilots licence.He joined the navy.He was selected to be an astronaut.He went into space in Gemini 8.He walked on the moon.What did the Mission Control think when the spacecraft began spinning out of control on its way back to earth.Step two Presentation It was better to be safe than sorry.Step two Presentation What does“it is better to be safe than sorry mean?宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及Step two Presentation Telling a storyIt was very cloudy when I left school yesterday afternoon.Soon after I left,it began to rain.It was raining cats and dogs.Suddenly,I remembered I hadnt closed all the windows,so I called Simon and Daniel to go back to school because many hands make light work.After we closed the windows,I asked Simon and Daniel to come to my home for supper.We wanted to make pizza for ourselves,but we really didnt know how to make it,and finally made a mess!It seems that too many cooks spoil the broth.Step two Presentation Questions:1 Was the rain heavy or not?2 Whats the meaning of“many hands make light work”?3 They had tasty pizza at last,didnt they?It was very heavyIt means that having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to complete.No,they didntStep two Presentation The meaning of the English idioms An idiom is a phrase or sentence whose meaning is not clear from the meanings of its individual words.It must be understood as a whole because it often does not mean what it appears to mean.Step two Presentation A guessing game1 the early bird catches the worm2 many hands make light work3 raining cats and dogs4 when the cats away,the mice will play 捷足先登捷足先登 人多力量大人多力量大倾盆大雨倾盆大雨 山中无老虎，猴子称大王山中无老虎，猴子称大王Step two Presentation 5 too many cooks spoil the broth6 every dog has its day7 dont put all your eggs in one basket8 the grass is always greener on the other side人多手杂反误事人多手杂反误事人人皆有得意时人人皆有得意时 切勿孤注一掷切勿孤注一掷 邻家芳草绿，隔岸风景好邻家芳草绿，隔岸风景好Step three exercises Write the letters in the bracketsa the early bird catches the worm b many hands make light workc raining cats and dogs d when the cats away,the mice will playe too many cooks spoil the broth f every dog has its dayg dont put all your eggs in one basketh the grass is always greener on the other sideStep three exercises()1 If too many people are involved in a task,it will not be done well.()2 Everybody can have good luck or be successful some time in their life.()3 The person who is the earliest will get what he or she wants.()4 It is raining very heavily.()5 When the person in power is absent,people will do as they like.()6 Having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to complete.()7 What we do not have always seems better than what we have.()8 Do not put all you have in one thing because you may lose everythingEFACDBH GStep four Practice Making some sentences with the English idiomsFor example:1 It was raining cats and dogs last night,so we couldnt go out.2 My father is a very careful investor,he never puts all his eggs in one basket.-Step five 延伸拓展延伸拓展as busy as a bee see the elephant talk horse a sleeping dogLove me，love my dog Teach fish to swim kill two birds with one stone 忙忙碌碌忙忙碌碌 大开眼界大开眼界 吹牛吹牛 不可惹（惹不起）的人不可惹（惹不起）的人 爱屋及乌爱屋及乌班门弄斧班门弄斧 一石双鸟，一箭双雕一石双鸟，一箭双雕 He who would catch fish must not mind getting wet paint the lily wake a sleeping dog as poor as Job fish in troubled water a drop in the ocean know sth like the back of ones hand 不入虎穴焉得虎子不入虎穴焉得虎子 画蛇添足画蛇添足 招惹是非招惹是非 家贫如洗家贫如洗 混水摸鱼混水摸鱼 沧海一粟沧海一粟 对某事了如指掌对某事了如指掌
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