Unit1PARTFOCUSⅡDenotationandConnotationSuggestedanswertothequestionIfitisyourteacher,mostprobablyyouwillchooseb,asthewordportlyhasanimplicationofamoreorlessdignifiedandimposingappearance(e
anelderlygentleman,largeandportly)
However,ifitisadoorkeeper,anamiablemiddle-agedwoman,youmaychoosethewordplumpasitimpliesapleasingfullnessoffigure(e
theplumpgoddessesofRenaissancepaintings)
Fromthisexercisewecanconcludethatwordsthatsharethesamedenotativemeaningscanbediverseintheirconnotativemeanings
ReferencefortheClassroomActivities1
father:themaleparent
Itconnotessupportandsternness;italsoconnotesprotectionbutinaseriousfashion
wildflower:uncultivatedplant;itconnotesvitalityandpleasantness
WordDenotationConnotationSentencegoldapreciousyellowmetalwealth,value,preciousness,etcSilenceisgold
moonthen