Lecture6Chapter6EnglishIdioms.ppt

Lecture 6: Chapter 6 English Idioms Lectured by XU Yiliang 2009/12/16 Objectives: 1. The definition of idiom 2. Characteristics of idioms 3. Classification of idioms 4. Variations of idioms Difficult points: 1. Characteristics of idioms 2. Classification of idioms Outline 1. The definition of idiom(p273) 2. Characteristics of idioms (p275) 3. Classification of idioms (p282) 4. Variations of idioms 1. The definition of idiom(274) The word “idiom” comes from Greek ‘idios’ ultimately from ‘idioma-‘, meaning one’s own, private, peculiar. An idiom is a fixed group of words o