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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 bird a feast the person you love very much a person who’s very good and honest The 2 of idiom An idiom is a group of words that has a special meaning which is not usually clear. The 3 of idioms Quite a few of idioms e from the 4 . Different 5 to understand the meanings of idioms Have straightforward and clear meanings Feet of clay Use 6 to create an image A little bird told me Kill the7 calf Use food or things 8 with food Apple of their