1、Unit 2,Grammar and usage,I thought that the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was much harder than expected.,easy,Sherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was childs play.,anything that is easy to do,Noun phrases,I thought that the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was m
2、uch harder than expected.,Sherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was childs play.,This allows you to prepare good answers and means you wont have to answer questions off the top of your head during the interview.,answering something quickly without having time to think about i
3、t,His new business plan looked very good on paper.,better in theory than in reality,This allows you to prepare good answers and means you wont have to answer questions off the top of your head during the interview.,His new business plan looked very good on paper.,Prepositional phrases,Dont worry abo
4、ut having butterflies in your stomach before the interview.,nervous feeling we get in our stomachs before we do something difficult or important,A good interviewer is able to tell very quickly if youve done your homework about the company.,find out as much as possible about something,Dont worry abou
5、t having butterflies in your stomach before the interview.,A good interviewer is able to tell very quickly if you have done your homework about the company.,Verb phrases,If you follow the advice Ive given you today, landing an interview should be as easy as pie.,very easy to do,It was as plain as da
6、y that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the interview.,very clear and obvious 一清二楚,If you follow the advice Ive given you today, landing an interview should be as easy as pie.,It was as plain as day that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the int
7、erview.,asas,More idioms,blow ones top become extremely angry,A: Was your father upset when you came home at 3 AM? B: He was more than upset. He blew his top!,Can you help me with this problem? Ive been beating my brains out with it, but I just cant solve it.,beat ones brains out try very hard to un
8、derstand or do something,A: I dont believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me? B: Hes probably jealous of your success.,bad-mouth say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone,A: Is something wrong? B: Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps.,down i
9、n the dumps depressed; blue,A. Idiom contest,1. If you are cool as a cucumber, you are _.A. panicked B. calm or relaxed 2. It is raining cats and dogs, you would _.A. call a vet B. take an umbrella,3. If it is not your cup of tea, you _.A. like it B. do not like it 4. If something costs an arm and a
10、 leg, it means _.A. you have to go to hospitalB. it is too dear,5. If life is full of opportunity for you, we say the world is your _.A. oyster B. crab 6. If someone says, “I have butterflies in my stomach”, they are _.A. nervous B. having a good meal,7. If you say that someone is holding firm, you
11、are saying that _.A. they are holding a hard objectB. they believe in something very strongly,B. Wang Chunlan is telling her cousin the story of how she got her first job. Read her story and fill in the blanks.,(1) the world was my oyster (2) my cup of tea (3) held firm (4) raining cats and dogs (5)
12、 an arm and a leg (6) had butterflies in my stomach (7) as cool as a cucumber,Answers,Language points,dress,vt. 为选衣服 The princess is dressed by a famous dressmaker. 这位公主的衣裳是由著名的服装师缝制的。,n. 衣服;服装;外衣;礼服 He was in special dress for the ceremony. 他穿了身特别的衣服来参加典礼。,常用词组 dress up 穿着打扮;装饰 She likes to dress u
13、p for a party. 她喜欢把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加晚会。,_ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor. (2005湖南)A. Dressed B. To dressC. Dressing D. Having dressed,高考链接,in surprise,吃惊地,惊奇地,相当于surprisedly.,他惊讶地看着我。,He looked at me in surprise.,【拓展】,to ones surprise 使某人惊讶的是 takeby surprise 出乎意料;对突然袭击,他突然出现在
14、门口，这使我感到意外。,He took me by surprise when he suddenly appeared at the door.,使我惊讶的是他物理得了满分。,To my surprise he got full marks in the physics test.,类似结构： in peace = peaceful(ly) in silence = silent(ly),He asked me _, “Did you find the volcano?”A. to my surprised B. to his surpriseC. in surprise D. in surprised,典型题例,Thank you!,