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g animals to create an image idioms origins present meanings the apple of sb’s eye King David asking God to… love sb very much be very proud of sb the salt of the earth precious preserve things pure salt impure salt a very good and honest person Para 5 idioms using food to create an image Match each with its Chinese apple of their parents? eye feet of clay by and by the salt of the earth kill the fatted calf a little bird told me 掌上明珠 不久 ,很快 高尚的人,社會中堅 有人私下告訴我 偉人的弱點 設宴招待 1. Sarah’s grandmother adores her。 Sarah is ___________________________________. 2. Wilson was disappointed when he learnt that the coach had ___________. Practical use the apple of her grandmother’s eye feet of clay 3. She knew it might take a long time for her teammates to change their minds, but she believed that the new plan would work _________. by and by 4. The people in my village are very honest and hardworking。 they are ____________________. 5. When my brother came back home from his trip to Europe, we ___________________ for him. 6. She would not say who told her about the surprise party. She just said, ‘_____________________.’ the salt of the earth killed the fatted calf A little bird told me Part 4 Para. 6 the significance of learning idioms ? How is studying idioms useful in language learning? You can improve your prehension and develop a high level of petence in munication skills. How can we successfully read idioms? A. Look at the meanings of the separate words. B. Create an image in your mind. C. Find the clues in the context. D. B and C. Reading strategy D analogy (類比,比喻) clay a hidden weakness of a strong person sb you don’t want to mention salt the fatted calf apple a little b