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Unit 4 Grammar and usage Allusion 一、Teaching goals 1. Target language: new words and expressions 2. Ability goals: Enable students to learn what an allusion is, how an allusion is used, and how to understand an allusion. 3. Learning ability goals: Students are expected to apply what they have learned correctly. 二、Teaching important and difficult points Students can master the knowledge about allusions and apply what they have learnt correctly. 三、Teaching aids A multi-computer 四、Teaching procedures and ways StepⅠ Revision and lead-in Get the students enjoy the following pictures and answer some questions. 1. Have you heard the story “Mengmu San Qian”? 2. Do you know what the expression self-contradiction means? 3. When you see the picture, what story or expression can you think of? 4. Do you think snakes have feet? What does the expression mean? Step II More questions 1 What are the expressions above called in Chinese? 典故 Allusions 2 Then do you know some allusions in English? Match the two parts. borrowed plumes 最大最好的部分 cat’s paw 受人愚弄的人 sour grape 靠别人得来的声望 the lion’s share 把得不到的说成不 好 kill the goose that lays 绞尽脑汁 the golden eggs rack one’s brains 打破沉默 break the ice 害群之马 black sheep 杀鹅取卵 1) When Qin Xiaoyong says that he felt a bit like the prodigal son returning, what do you think he means? 2) Who is scrooge? When Qin Xiaoyong says that he is a bit of a Scrooge, what does he means? 3) Have you heard the person, Mother Teresa? What do know about her? When we say someone is a Mother Teresa, what kind of person are we describing? Step III Points1-5 When we refer to words or phrases like these to talk about another person or thing, we are using allusion. Now read the guidelines of this section on Page56 to know what an allusion is. Read Points1-5 to learn