2013年12月高三年级英语备课组编制Nothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.世上无难事只怕有心人。年级班级姓名Unit1,Module11,CareersandskillsGrammarandusage【教学目标】Studentsareexpectedtolearnsimileandmetaphor.Enablestudentstounderstandandusethem.【教学重难点】Developthestudents’abilityofusingsimileandmetaphor.【教学方法】Explanationandexercise【教学工具】Themultimedia,theblackboard【教学过程】1.自学部分TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoChinese:1ascoolascucumber______________2asslyasafox______________3cast-ironnerves______________4eatlikeabird______________5beaweed______________6assharpasaspear______________7martialarts______________8ashungryasalion______________2.互学部分Step1Lead-inAsimile:Myloveislikeared,redrose.—RobertBurnsAmetaphor:It’srainingcatsanddogs.Anidiom:Nonewsisgoodnews.Aeuphemism:Seniorcitizensarerespectedinourcountry.figurativelanguageStep2:Simile:Whatisasimile?Asimileisacomparisonoftwodifferentobjectsthatarenotusuallythoughttobesimilar.Whatwordsareusedinsimiles?Asandlike.Howtomakeasimileeffective?Readersmustbefamiliarwiththeobjectsbeingcompared.Analysethefollowingsimiles:Usingas:Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareessentialaswatertooursociety.Bycomparingthesejobstowater,theimportanceofthesejobsisemphasizedandmademoreobvious.Usinglike:Helovedcamping,andhisjobwaslikeaholidayforhim.Herethejobiscomparedtoholidaytoexpressthepersonreallyenjoyshisworkandfindsitrelaxing.Moresimilesforyoutoenjoy:1.Thedaywepassedtogetherforawhileseemedabrightfireonawinter'snight.2.Youarelikeahurricane:there'scalminyoureye,butI'mgettingblownaway.3.Youareasblindasabat.4.Heisashappyasaclerk.5.I’mnotastimidasarabbit.Step3MetaphorWhatisametaphor?Metaphoriswhenyouusetwonounsandcompareorcontrastthemtooneanother.Unlikesimile,youdon'tuse"like"or"as"inthecomparison.Metaphors:Asabusinessperson,youcan’tbeamouse.Youhavetobeatiger.Youcan’tbeatimidperson.Youshouldbeabraveperson.Forlawyers,acourtroomisabattlefield.Alawyeriscomparedtoafighter.Hemustfighttowincaseshere.Goingtoworkever