Unit 5 Section B Decisions of the heart Obiectives 1. to learn how to understand idiomatic expressions 2. to learn some words or phrases Reading skills: Understanding Idiomatic Expressions To understand idiomatic expressions in a reading passage, one at. I)searching for context clues. 2)looking at examples if there are any, 3)finding explanations if there are any, 4)locating opposite or similar expressions. Example 1 They are ice cold, and i quickly move to the wrist and feel for the faint pulse (Para. 4, Reading Passage A, Unit 5) feel for: try to find sth. by touch She is too weak for conversation, so without asking, i go about providing for her (Para. 5, Reading Passage go about( doing sth ) start to work at sth Example 3 When I am finished, I pull a chair up beside the bed to face her and taking her free hand between mine, again notice the long, thin fingers. Para. 6, Read ing Passage A, pull a chair up: move a chair forward Do exercise xv to practice this reading skill Language points l. come along: arrive;, appear到达,出现 归纳记忆:come构成的短语动词 come about产生,发生 come across偶然碰到 come along进展,进步 come apart分离,裂开 come at攻击,冲向 come by经过;获得 come down to可归结为 come down with染上病 come off成功 come out出现,显露;发表 come over顺便来访 come around苏醒 come through安然度过 come to苏醒;总数为 come up发生出现 come up to比得上,等于 come up with想出提出 2. withdraw:w. pull or take(sb/sth-) back or away收回,撤消,撒退Unit 5 Section B Decisions of the Heart Objectives: 1. to learn how to understand idiomatic expressions; 2. to learn some words or phrases Reading Skills: Understanding Idiomatic Expressions To understand idiomatic expressions in a reading passage, one must be good at: 1) searching for context clues, 2) looking at examples if there are any, 3) finding explanations if there are any, 4) locating opposite or similar expressions. Example 1 They are ice cold, and I quickly move to the wrist and feel for the faint pulse. (Para. 4, Reading Passage A, Unit 5) feel for: try to find sth. by touch Example 2 She is too weak for conversation, so without asking, I go about providing for her needs. (Para. 5, Reading Passage A, Unit 5) go about (doing sth.): start to work at sth. Example 3 When I am finished, I pull a chair up beside the bed to face her and, taking her free hand between mine, again notice the long, thin fingers. (Para. 6, Reading Passage A, Unit 5) pull a chair up: move a chair forward Do exercise XV to practice this reading skill. Language Points: 1. come along: arrive; appear 到达，出现 归纳记忆: come 构成的短语动词 come about 产生，发生 come across 偶然碰到 come along 进展，进步 come apart 分离，裂开 come at 攻击，冲向 come by 经过；获得 come down to 可归结为 come down with 染上病 come off 成功 come out 出现，显露；发表 come over 顺便来访 come around 苏醒 come through 安然度过 come to 苏醒；总数为 come up 发生,出现 come up to 比得上，等于 come up with 想出,提出 2. withdraw: vt. pull or take (sb./sth.) back or away 收回，撤消，撤退