1. 牛津高中英语牛津高中英语 ( 模块六 · 高二上学期 )

2. Word power 板块： wordpower 教学设计 — 课件 作者：丁荷花 Unit 3

3. Unit 3 课件描述： 本课件通过如何记忆新单词导入 新课，然后通过完成快速阅读任务 帮助学生了解和掌握其中一些单词 的来源和一些俗语的意义，从而有 效地扩大词汇量。

4. What’s your way to learn and remember English vocabulary? ● Remember the spelling of a word by its pronunciation; ● Remember the spelling of a word by analysing the formation of the word; ● Remember the meaning of a word by making a sentence with it;

5. It proves that knowing the origin of new words helps remember them. English is one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world and it is used as international working language in many places throughout the world. So it is possible that English borrowed words from other languages. Remember the meaning of a word by studying the origin of the word.

6. Read the online article in Part A and try to answer some questions and fill in the table. Task1 Fast reading Why are there so many French words in English ? What was Italy famous for in the 18th century? What does the writer think of the Germans? What were the Arabs great for?

7. English 1432 French German Italian Arabic

8. Cultural history Categories of words Language a trade country; Arabic numerals spices, chemicals, animals, food, mathematics Arabic huge collections of artwork; origin of opera music, arts, military Italian clever tools, machines, snacks, geological terms German once ruler of England; Cooking is one of their culture/way of life food, jobs entertainment, French

9. Finish Part C. Answers: 1. Italian 2. Arabic 3. food 4. restaurant 5. jobs 6. ballet 7. confetti 8. colonel 9. clock 10. rocket 11. German 12. hamburger 13. alcohol 14. zero

10. Task2 Learn some idioms related to animals

11. 1. His face is as black as coal. 2. Without glasses she is as blind as a bat. 3. The child is as bright as a button. Part D: What are the meanings of the underlined idioms? 墨黑 ; 极黑 视力极差的 光泽鉴人 非常整洁

12. 4. Be careful of him. He’s as cunning as a fox. 5. The twins are as like as two peas. 6. The beautiful girl is as proud as a peacock. 象狐狸一样狡猾 一模一样 趾高气扬

13. 7. It’s impossible to persuade him. He’s as stubborn as a mule. 8. You can’t expect her to do that. She’s as timid as a rabbit. 非常顽固 胆小如鼠

14. Homework Finish the two exercises on Page 122 in Workbook. Learn the new words and idioms by heart.