2015年高中英语 Unit3 The secret of success Grammar and usage教案 牛津译林版选修11

Unit3 The secret of success Grammar and usage Teaching Aims:

1. Review the words appearing in the last period.

2. Learn the grammar and usage: Euphemism.

Teaching Important Points:

1. Help the students master the grammar and usage: Euphemism.

2. Help the students finish each exercise correctly.

Teaching Difficult Point:

the grammar and usage: Euphemism.

Teaching Methods:

1. Practicing to make the students master the grammar and usage: Euphemism.

2. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids:

1. the multimedia

2. the blackboard

Teaching Procedures:

Step Ⅰ Greetings

Greet the whole class as usual.

Step Ⅱ lead in

Show pictures to students.

Step III Grammar

Euphemism

1.We often use euphemism to refer to taboos or very sensitive subjects.

His grandfather passed away last week. The funeral will be held this Friday. “pass away” means _______.

The refrigerator has been used for twenty years and it now on its last legs. “On one’s last legs” means ________________________________.

As chairman of the community centre, he has set up a committee to help Senior Citizens in the area.

“Senior Citizen” means ____________.

The school is for people who are physically challenged.

“physically challenged” means _____________________________

There are many watches availbale for the visually challenged.

“visually challenged” means _______________________________________.

Judy is sometimes not all there after the accident..

“not all there” means _______________________________________.

2. We often use euphemism to talk about the status of someone or something.

The sanitary workers cleaned the hospital.

“Sanitary worker” means _____________________________.

Clive Sinclair is the man who brought technology to the man in the street.

“the man in the street” means ___________________________.

My father has a lot of free time because he is between jobs at the moment. “between jobs” means ___________.

3. We often use euphemism to indicate situations that we do not want to mention directly in public.

I am just going to wash my hands.

“wash one’s hands” means ________________.

The battle is said to have the highest body count of any war film.

“body count” means_____________ ____________________________.

The murderer would spend the rest of his l ife in The city’s correctional facility. “Correctional facility” means _______.

Step IV More euphemism for you to enjoy

I'm going to answer the natural call.

I'm going to make some water .

I'm gonna pee.

The boy is a bit slow for his age. (The boy is stupid.)

He is a bicycle doctor. He mends bicycles.

Nowadays many weight-watchers would like to go to the gym.

如今有不少胖人喜欢到健身房去锻炼.

Social diseases are on the increase in Hong Kong. 香港的性病比以往增多了。