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人教版高中英语必修二《History and Traditions》单元的听说课PPT课件，围绕曲阜的历史文化展开，重点讲解英语习语的理解方法以及核心语言点，包括“be similar to”的用法和“Achilles’ heel”等常见习语，帮助学生在情境中掌握语言表达。
人教版高中英语必修二《History and Traditions》Listening and Speaking PPT教学课件，共25页。
Listening and Speaking
Have you heard about Qufu? How much have you learnt about it?
Yes. Qufu has more than 2,500 years of history. Best known as the hometown of China's "first sage" Confucius, it was the home of his descendants — who often ruled the place as feudal rulers - for many centuries.
Understand idioms
An idiom is an expression which means something different from the meaning of the individual words. Some idioms present an idea or paint a picture that gives a hint as to the meaning. Other idioms can only be understood from the context in which they appear.
Language points
1. be similar to 和……相似
My teaching style is similar to that of most teachers. 我的教学风格和大多数老师的相似。［词汇复现］
I think his pronunciation is similar to that of the native. 我认为他的发音和本地人相似。［词汇复现］
用法比较：be similar in 在……方面相似
The two cars are very similar in size and design. 这两辆汽车的大小和设计都非常相似。［词汇复现］
归纳拓展
be the same as 与……相同
be different from 与……不同
be different in 在……方面不同
2. Achilles’ heel（喻）（希腊神话）阿喀琉斯的脚跟，致命的弱点
Adam’s Achilles’ heel is that he is not confident. 亚当的致命弱点是他不自信。［词汇复现］
归纳拓展：英语常用习语俚语
pull sb.’s leg 同某人开玩笑
fly off the handle 大发雷霆
over the moon 欣喜若狂
laugh one’s head(s) off 大笑不止，狂笑不已
be all ears 全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听
be child’s play 极容易做；轻而易举
green fingers 园艺技能
last straw 救命稻草
an early bird 早起的人
a wet blanket 扫兴的人
a lucky dog 幸运儿
a tough nut 难对付的人
fish out of water 因环境不熟悉而感到不舒服或尴尬的人
I'm sorry I accidentally spilled your tea, but there's no need to fly off the handle. 对不起，我不小心打翻了你的茶水，不过也不必大发脾气。
His performance was so funny that we laughed our heads off. 他的表演太滑稽了，我们笑得前仰后合。［词汇复现］
—Do you want to know what he said? 你想知道他说什么了吗？
—Go on — I'm all ears. 讲吧，我洗耳恭听。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
