Unit 5 Vocabulary and Listening 课件-2022-2023学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

B1U5 Using language Animal idioms Idioms: a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words 习语；成语；惯用语 Animal idioms Guess the meanings of the following expressions. Love me, love my dog. Don’t ride the high horse. Never offer to teach fish to swim. Fine feathers make fine birds. Every dog has his day. Dog does not eat dog. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Birds of a feather flock together. as quiet as a _________ 爱屋及乌。 勿摆架子。 不要班门弄斧。 凡人皆有得意日。 人凭衣裳马凭鞍。 同类不相残；同室不操戈。 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 物以类聚，人以群分。 mouse Animal idioms 1. as busy as a (n) _____ 2. kill two ______ with one stone 3. When the cat’s away, the _____ will play. 4. hold your ______ 5. It’s raining ______ and ______. 1 2 3 4 5 bee birds mice horses dogs cats Animal idioms It’s raining heavily. — Someone who is always working or busy doing something — You should wait and be patient when you’re rushing into something. — People do what they want and have fun when someone in authority is absent. — Solve two problems with one action. — It’s raining cats and dogs. as busy as a bee hold your horses When the cat’s away, the mice will play. kill two birds with one stone Listening – Dog expressions Listening and note down as many “dog” expressions as you can. Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to 1) ______________ describes a person who has an unhappy existence. Some people say we live in a 2) ____________ world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to 3) ______________. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people 4) _____________. And, the