Unit1GrammarandusageTeachingAims:1
Studentsareexpectedtolearnsimileandmetaphor
Enablestudentstounderstandanduse
TeachingImportantanddifficultPoints:Developthestudents’abilityofusingsimileandmetaphor
TeachingMethods:ExplanationandexerciseTeachingProcedures:Step1lead-inAsimile:Myloveislikeared,redrose
—RobertBurnsAmetaphorIt’srainingcatsanddogs
AnidiomNonewsisgoodnews
AeuphemismSeniorcitizensarerespectedinourcountry
figurativelanguageStep2:Simile:Whatisasimile
Asimileisacomparisonoftwodifferentobjectsthatarenotusuallythoughttobesimilar
Whatwordsareusedinsimiles
Asandlike
Howtomakeasimileeffective
Readersmustbefamiliarwiththeobjectsbeingcompared
Analysethefollowingsimiles:usingas:Similarly,manyordinaryjobsmaylookdull,buttheyareessentialas用心爱心专心1watertooursciety
Bycomparingthesejobstowater,t