英语选修八module 4 Reading Practice.ppt

Read the passage carefully and then finish the activity 5 (a) The Iron Lady was Prime Minister Thatcher’s nickname. (b) We can classify these expressions into four types. (c) It can be used by people of either sex. (d) It’s often used humorously as approval to someone offering payment. (a) The Iron Lady was Prime Minister Thatcher’s nickname. The Iron Curtain was the statesman Winston Churchills term for the dividing line between eastern and western Europe. The Iron Lady was Prime Minister Thatchers nickname. With friends like these, who needs enemies? means a friend has betrayed your trust or let you down. (b) We can classify these expressions into four types. English has a huge number of colourful and splendid expressions which may be difficult to understand. Even if the meaning of the words is straightforward, the cultural associations of the phrase may be ambiguous. The dilemma is to know which are explicit, which are figurative, and why they are relevant to an everyday situation. We can classify these expressions into four types. (c) It can be used by people of either sex. For example, mad as a box of frogs is a recent way of describing someone who has a tendency to be rather disorganised or vague. A bad hair day is one when you feel clumsy or depressed, possibly because your hair doesnt look good. It can be used by people of either sex. (d) It’s often used humorously as approval to someone offering payment. Many expressions are advertising slogans. Thatll do nicely, sir! comes from an old TV ad for American Express. Its the shop assistants reply to a customer who selects a credit card from his wallet and asks if the shop accepts American Express. Its often used humorously as approval to someone offering payment. 1. With friends like these, who need enemies? 2. Money makes the world go around. 3. That will do nicely, sir! 4. A bad hair day! 5. Let’s talk turkey. 6. When in Rome do as the Romans do Customer: I’d like to buy this handbag. How much is it? Sho