The secret of success课件1.pptVIP

* * Unit 3 The secret of success Who does “the man in the street” in the subtitle of the article in part B of the Reading section refer to? It refers to ordinary people. Answer the following questions. What do you think the writer uses ‘the man in the street’ instead of ‘ordinary people’? Here ‘the man in the street’ is used to raise the status of the people and thus to make the subtitle more attractive so that people want to read the article. When we do not want to use a direct word or phrase which might upset or embarrass others, we often prefer to use a polite word or phrase instead, and this is called euphemism. A euphemism is usually a polite way to say something that is embarrassing or unpleasant. To make a euphemism, you replace words that are considered harsh, or offensive with other words that vague and less direct. We often use euphemism to refer to taboo or very sensitive subjects. His grandfather passed away last week. The funeral will be held this Friday. “pass away” 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 _____________________________ 2. We often use euphemism to talk about the status of someone or something. The sanitary workers cleaned the hospital. “Sanitary worker” refer to _____________________________. 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. “body count” means ___________________________________. The murderer would spend the rest of his life in a correctional facility. “correctional facility” means _______. Read t