浙江省天台县平桥第二中学高中英语人教版课件：必修五 Unit 4 Learning about language[课件].pptVIP

Unit4 Learning about Language Discovering useful words and expressions 1. Find the idiomatic expressions in the reading passage Idiomatic expressions Meaning cover a story to report on an important event trick of the trade clever ways known to experts get the facts straight to present ideas fairly get the wrong end of the stick not to understand an idea properly this is how the story goes this is the story get a scoop to get the story first 2. Complete sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in sentence A. A By accident she broke that beautiful bowl. B She deliberately broke that beautiful bowl. 2. A He did not steal the vase so he didn’t do anything wrong. B He did steal the vase so he is guilty. 3. A She does not get absorbed in her studies for long. B She can concentrate on her studies for a long time. 4. A The reporter went out with an untrained photographer. B The reporter went out with a (an) professional photographer. 5. A Chris is not interested in starting his new job. B Chris is eager to start his new job. 6. A “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife. B “ This room needs a thorough clean ,” explained the housewife. 7. A The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge. B The law does not allow people to accuse themselves of a crime. 8. A I don’t mind losing that skill if it is not useful. B I don’t mind acquiring that skill if it is useful. Answer keys for Ex.3 on Page 28: assistant, photographer, delighted, assist, editor, deadline, colleague, amateur, submitted, published, dilemma, assessed, unusual, Meanwhile, sceptical Leaning about Language Discovering useful structures 1. Find three examples of inversion in the reading passage. 1) Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper. 2) Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amate