Unit 3 The secret of successThe Fourth period-Grammar and usageTeaching Aims:1. Review the words appearing in the last period.2. Learn the grammar and usage: Euphemism. Teaching Important Points:1. Help the students master the grammar and usage: Euphemism.2. Help the students finish each exercise correctly. Teaching Difficult Point:the grammar and usage: Euphemism. Teaching Methods:1. Practicingto make the studentsmaster the grammar and usage: Euphemism.2. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids:1. the multimedia2. the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step lead inShow pictures to students.Step III GrammarEuphemism1.We often use euphemism to express taboo or very sensitive subjects.His grandfatherpassed awaylastweek. The funeralwillbe held thisFriday.“pass away” means _.When Sinclair joined in 1959, membership was falling, and the society was- 1 -on its last legs.“On ones last legs ” means _.Last year, my father set up a club forSenior Citizens . Once a week, theymeet up and play cards.“Senior Citizen ” means _.The school is for people who arephysically challenged.“physically challenged” means _He was only 14 years old and was alreadya juvenile delinquent. He wouldspend his next 10 years in prison.“a juvenile delinquent” means _.2. We often use euphemism to raise the status of someone or something.The sanitary workerscleaned the hospital.“Sanitary worker ” means_.Clive Sinclair istheman who brought technologyto the man in the street .“the man in the street” means _.My father has a lot of free time because he isbetween jobs at the moment.“between jobs ” means _.3. Weoftenuse euphemismto indicatesituationsnot fit toexpressdirectlyin public. I am just going towash my hands“wash ones hands”means._.The filmwas famous for havingthe highestbody countof any warfilm.“body count ” means_ _.The murderer would spend the rest of his life in The citycorrectionalsfacility .“Correctional facility” means _.Step IV More euphemism for you to enjoyIm goin toanswer the natural call.Im goin tomake some water .Im gonna pee.- 2 -The boy is a bit slow for his age.(The boy is stupid.)Heisabicycledoctor.He mends bicycles.Nowadays manyweight-watchers wouldlike togotothegym.如今有不少胖人喜欢到健身房去锻炼.Socialdiseasesareontheincrease inHongKong.香港的性病比以往增多了。- 3 -