Step 3 colloquialisms

　　Lead –in

　　Read the sentences and express what the colloquialisms mean.

　　1. Though you are busy, could you just lend me an ear for a moment?

　　2. If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat.

　　3. I have never expected lily to act as cool as a cucumber in the traffic accident.

　　4. All the family members come to persuade Jim to change his idea, but he is as stubborn as a mule.

　　5. As a green hand , Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside.

　　6. Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mouse when his father scolded him.

　　Vocabulary extension

　　Get students to do part A and Part B in class and check the answers together

　　Exercises

　　Fill in the blanks by using the following colloquialisms.

　　1. Kate, don’t be __________ at the party. Let’s dance together.

　　2. Alice: Can you tell me what this sentence means?

　　Tim: This one? Oh, it is ____________. I can tell you.

　　3. Jim, when I explain the language points, you should ___________.

　　4. Rob is always late for school. If he can arrive at school on time today, I will ___________.

　　5. Mum; Oh ,you got wet all over. How is it ,Daniel?

　　Daniel: Mum, don’t you know it ___________ on my way home?

　　6. Bob: Hey! Ellen, you got an A for your history exam.

　　Ellen: Don’t __________. Are you serious?

　　7.  Look at Mr. Smith’ garden. He has_____________.

　　8.Boss: Who is that dull boy? He even doesn’t know where his office is.

　　Manager: This is his first day here. He is a _____________ .

　　9.  Eric: Shall I stay in hospital for several days?

　　Doctor: Don’t _______________________________. You just got a fever.

　　10.Teacher: Boys and girls, when you are reading in the reading room, you should remain___________. Are you clear?

　　Students: Yes.

　　Homework

　　1.Try their best to keep the examples of American English and British English in their mind.

　　2. To find more colloquialisms if they like.

　　3.To revise the play and find the sentences with attributive clause.

　　Period 5 Dictation and Language points explanation

　　Teaching objectives:

　　To dictate the first act of play.

　　To learn new words and expressions and learn how to use them.