M11_U1_Grammar+and+usage

Module11 Unit1 Careers and skillsGrammar and usageThoughts on the design:本节课是修辞学习，主要目的是教会学生辨别认知和欣赏使用，具有一定的文学性。

用最简单的方法教会学生两种比喻性语言：明喻和暗喻。

教学设计步骤清晰，步步深入；选例到位，概念明朗；知识辨别科学合理；练习巩固，学会欣赏，并且让学生亲手参与。

一节课一气呵成，流畅自然。

Teaching aims:After learning the Grammar part, the students will be able to:1. recognize and know about two common types of figurative language—Simile and Metaphor;2. appreciate simile and metaphor in literature works;3. write some sentences and poems using simile and metaphor.Teaching procedures:Step 1 Lead in1.Teacher presents four sentences to students to read and ask students to think and give theirfeelings about these sentences. Teacher then gives the concept of “figurative language” and explains it.2.Next, teacher explains the four sentences one by one carefully and figure out each type offigurative language—simile, metaphor, idiom and euphemism.[Explanation]老师在导入部分不是直接告诉学生今天要学习“比喻性语言”，而是让学生看了句子后自己去悟，去感受，然后老师再一一做具体解释和总结。

这样一方面让学生动了脑子，另一方面很自然地导入了正课。

Step 2 Simile and metaphorSimile:1. Show two sentences using simile to do careful analysis.1) Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are as essential as water to our society.He loved camping, and his job was like a holiday for him.2) Focus on the comparison of the two obje cts in each sentence and the two words “as” and“like”.2. Raise three questions:1) What is a simile?A:A simile is a comparison of two different objects that are not usually thought to be similar.2) What words are used in similes?A: as and like.3) How to make a simile effective?A: Readers must be familiar with the objects being compared.3. More similes for students to enjoy:1) The old man‟s hair was as white as snow.2) Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.3) You are as blind as a bat.4) “Mercy falls like the gentle rain from the sky upon the earth.” Portia said.5) I‟m not as timid as a rabbit.Metaphor:1. Show two sentences using metaphor to do careful analysis1) As a business person, you can‟t be a mouse. You have to be a tiger.2) For lawyers, a courtroom is a battlefield.2. What is a metaphor?Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don‟t use “like” or “as” in the comparison.3. More metaphors for students to enjoy:All the world is a stage. —ShakespeareI am not Angel.[Explanation]这一部分详细具体地阐述了simile和metaphor的定义，并且选用了比较生动易懂的例子，使得整个阐述过程自然流畅，学生注意力很容易集中，在宽松有趣的环境下获得知识。

Step 3 Exercises一：Finish the exercise A and B on page 9A. Yang Min found an interesting poem on the internet about qualifications for different jobs.Read the poem and underline the similes and metaphors in it.B. Yang Min wants to find out the meaning of the similes and metaphors in the poem. Help hermatch the similes and the metaphors with their correct meanings.二：Write “simile” or “metaphor” in the blanks.1. My father has been working very hard recently and often comes home late at night. He has been as busy as a bee. _____2. The students in that school all work very hard. They know time is money. _____3. Compared to my house, his is a palace. _____4. The news reporter said that the winner of the race had run like the wind. _____5. The firefighter was as brave as a lion in the face of danger. _____6. The old gentleman‟s beard is as snow. _____7. He was an emotionless man and it was said that his heart was made of stone. _____8. My love is like a red, red rose. _____9. He slept like a dog. _____10. The day we passed together for a while seemed a bright fire on aWinter‟s night. _____ 11. You are like a hurricane: there‟s calm in your eye, but I‟m gettingblown away. _____12. I am not Angel. _____13. I am a rainbow. _____14. You are as blind as a bat. _____三、Match the similes or metaphors in the sentences on the left with the correct meanings on the right. Write the letters in the blanks.1. After he heard the scary story, his face wentas white as a sheet. a. sad or upset2. Before the thunderstorm, the sky was as black ascoal, and the wind was blowing hard. b. very pale3. It was as clear as day who had eaten the cake. Tomhad chocolate all over his face. c. well behaved4. I had been feeling blue ever since my father lefton his long trip. d. very light5. I promised my mother that I would be as goodas gold while she was out of the house shopping. e. different people likedifferent things 6. I caught a cold and have been as sick as a dogall week. f. very tough7. After a long holiday, I feel as fresh as a daisy. g. very obvious8. My grandfather might be old but he is stillas hard as nails. h. good or fine9. I was amazed that Richard enjoyed reading thatbook because I hated it. Still, as people say,one man‟s meat is another man‟s poison. i. very dark10. My new laptop computer is as light as a feather. j. very sick11. When her husband died, the woman‟s friendswere her rock. k. very dry12. …I need to get a drink,‟ I said. …My mouth isas dry as a bone.‟l. supportkey: I. s m m s s s m s m s s s m m sII. b i g a c j h f e d l k[Explanation]这部分是对学生已学知识的巩固加强和检测，书上的练习注重基础而且趣味十足，浅显的诗歌加上可爱的图片，既用到了学习的修辞，又是很好的可模仿的文学范例。