Inside_view 视听说 Book 4 Unit 9 Words of wisdom 教材课程.pptVIP

Slang;Sam is a junkie.;1 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.;2 Work in pairs. Read the conversation and  decide what the sentences in italics mean.;3 Watch Conversation 1 and answer the questions.;Hello, friend. What are you doing? It is a nice surprise to see you, Jack. How is your life progressing? Quite well. I hope to meet you again in the pub.;I could not understand at all. I have no idea what he meant. Wait a moment. Now I understand.;Conversation 2;Now watch Conversation 2 and check your answers.;6 Choose the best way to complete the sentences.;The Plot of the Plays;Fact or Fiction? ;2 During his life, Shakespeare wrote 37 plays  and 154 sonnets!;4 Shakespeare was also an actor who  performed many of his own plays as well  as those of other playwrights.;9 Shakespeare only published one of his  works while he was alive. That was Henry VI. ;7 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the  sentences.;Joe (4) ___________, English is an extraordinary language. It keeps changing over the centuries. (5) ________________________________. They reckon he introduced over 3,000 words into English. Janet (6) _________ …? Joe Well, let me think, words (7) ________ amazement, assassination, critic, majestic, oh, many of the words we use today. Janet And I believe he introduced a number of phrases as well. Joe Yes, someone who has “a heart of gold”, (8) ______________________, ; or “the green-eyed monster”, which is  someone who (9) _________________ – and there are even everyday expressions like “to catch a cold” or “to break the ice”, which were originally in his plays. Janet Well, I’ll have to brush up my Shakespeare. I’ve got tickets for Shakespeare’s Globe  next Friday. Joe Tickets! What’s on? Janet Romeo and Juliet. Joe Great … who are you going with?;Janet Oh, er, no one special … Joe