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e between Column A and Column B? T: Wonderful! You have got it! The idioms in Column A has negative meaning while the idioms in Column B has positive meaning . That’s to say, even the same animal, people use it differently in different cultures. For example, dogs are considered as friends in western countries and they stand for honest people .But in China we always use them to refer to bad people. Step 2: Let the Ss read 1b. Guess what this passage is mainly about. Learn the word “under+line=underline”. T: Read 1b, you may find what this passage is mainly about. You can guess the new word “underline”. bad people, but Column B is about good people. Read 1b. Guess what this passage is mainly about. Learn the word “underline”. 詞: negative meaning (貶義) positive meaning(褒義) different(adj)+ly=differently(adv.) different(adj)+ence=differ ence (n.) consider =regard honest honest(adj.)+y= honesty (n.) 4 Whilerea Individual Let the Ss read 1a, underline Read 1a。 next, you will read 1a again and do 1c at the same time. If you finish, raise your hand. T: Well, I find most Ss have finished the task. Let’s check the answers. Step 3: Let the Ss read 1a again, discuss in groups and find out the key points. T: There are many useful expressions in 1a, read 1a again, discuss in groups and try to find them out. T: Now, it’s time to report. Step 4: Let the Ss retell the content of 1a based on the table in 1c. T: We have read the passage three times. I wonder how much you member. So, let’s retell the passage, the table in Read 1a, discuss in groups and list the key points. S1: at times =sometimes, as we (all) know,... S2: be regarded as ..., pare ..to.. , S3: as a symbol of ..., stand for,... S4: pay attention to sth. /