1、Unit2 Getting a job Grammar and usageTeaching Aims:1. Students are expected to learn idioms in English.2. Enable students to understand and use.Teaching Important and difficult Points:Develop the students ability of using idioms.Teaching Methods:Explanation and exerciseTeaching Procedures:Step1 lead

2、-inI thought the exam would be a piece of cake, but it was much harder than expected. easySherry really enjoyed chemistry, so writing an essay about it was a childs play.Anything that is easy to do.Noun phrasesThis allows you to prepare good answers and means you wont have to answer questions off th

3、e top of your head during the interview.Answering sth. quickly without having time to think about itThis allows you to prepare good answers and means you wont have to answer questions off the top of your head during the interview.His new business plan looked very good on paper.Prepositional phrasesD

4、ont worry about having butterflies in your stomach before the interview.Nervous feelingA good interviewer is able to tell if you have done your homework about the company.Find out as much as possible about something.Verb phraseIf you follow the advice, landing a job will be as easy as pie.very easy

5、to doIt was as plain as day that the young woman was very qualified and had prepared well for the interview.very clear and obviousasasmore idiomsA: Was your father upset when you came home at 3 AM?B: He was more than upset. He blew his top!blow ones top become extremely angryCan you help me with thi

6、s problem? Ive been beating my brains out with it, but I just cant solve it.beat ones brains out try very hard to understand or do something.A: I dont believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?B: Hes probably jealous of your success.bad-mouth say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probab

7、ly untrue) things about someone.A: Is something wrong?B: Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps.down in the dumps depressed; blue.A. Idiom contest 1. If you are cool as a cucumber, you are_. A. very calm B. panicked2. It is raining cats and dogs, you would_. A. call a vet B. take an umbrel

8、la3. If it is not your cup of tea, you would_. A. like it B. do not like it 4.If something costs an arm and a leg, _. A. you have to go to hospital. B. it is too dear5. If someone says, “I have butterflies in my stomach”, they are_. A. nervous B. having a good meal6. If you say that someone is holding firm, you are saying that they_. A. are holding