NCE-3-Lesson-24-A-skeleton-in-the-cupboard

skeletonC.n.---theframeworkofbonessupportingthebodyofapersonorananimalandprotectingtheorgansinit•Alotofskeletonshavebeenfoundinthattomb.•Thepolicehavediscoveredahumanskeletoninthedustbin.Lesson24AskeletoninthecupboardReadforthegistThepassagemainlyintroducesanEnglishsaying‘askeletoninthecupboard’,whichmeans…andtheauthor’sgoryexperienceofseeingthathisfriendhasarealskeletoninhiscupboard.ReadforthestructurePara1Para2The____________totheEnglishsaying‘askeletoninthecupboard’Thewriter’s__________ofseeingarealskeletoninthecupboardinhisfriend’shouse.introductionexperienceReadfordetailedinformation.Para1TheEnglishidiomDefinitionFeatureContextasecretconcealedfromstrangersbyaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyavividsayingdescribingthesituationtheheroinehairstandsonendexamplereaders’reactionQuestionsandanswers1.Whatkindofsecretsdomostpeoplehave?2.WhatdidGeorgestudyinhisyouth?3.Howdidthewriterthinkofhisweekend?4.Wheredidthewriterputhisshirtsandunderclothes?5.Howdidhenoticeaskeleton?6.Whatmadetheskeletonswayslightly?7.DidGeorgeshowanysympathytowardsthewriter?PairworkPara2MyunforgettableexperienceWhenWhereWhatHowISebastianReadingforthedetailsReadfordetailedinformationaguestroomthatisrarelyusedaweekendaskeletoninthecupboardunpack,stack,open,hang,stand,drop,dashdangle,sway,leapWhatdoesthetitlemean?---‘Askeletoninthecupboard’(US:closet)isanEnglishsayingmeaninganembarrassing/terriblesecretoftenconcealed/keptbyanapparentlyrespectable/prestigiouspersonorfamily.Readingtasks•Skeletonsintheclosetarefactsandeventsfromsomeone'spastwhichthatpersonwouldprefertokeep__________.Ifrevealed,suchskeletonscouldhave__________consequences,especiallyforpeoplewithveryprominentpublicprofiles,suchaspoliticians.•Inadditiontobeingusedtorefertoindividualsecrets,thisphrasemayalsomoregenerallyreferto________secrets.Oldermembersofthefamilymayhaveadesiretokeepsuchfactshiddenfromtheyoungergeneration,outofasenseof________oradesireforfamilyharmony.Insomecases,afamilyworkstogetherto_________suchsecrets,outofadesireforprivacy.negativehiddenfamilyshameconcealUsefulwordsandexpressionsaskeletoninthecupboard(BrE)askeletoninthecloset(AmE)---asecret,usu.withinafamilywhichwouldembarrasssb.ifitbecameknownpublicly•AuntMary’saffairwiththemilkmanistheskeletoninthefamilycupboard.•Well,weknowhe’sbeeninprison–Iwonderifthereareanymoreskeletonsinhiscupboard.seeminglyadv.1)---inawaythatappearstobetruebutmayinfactnotbe(=apparently)看似,貌似,表面上Tomraisedaseeminglystupidquestioninclass.Thenewministerwasfacedwithaseeminglyimpossibletask.2)---accordingtowhatyouhavereadorheard据说,听说,看来Seemingly,thereisnothingwecandotostoptheplansgoingahead.respectablerespectfulrespectiveDefinition()[attrib]belongingtoeachasindividual()ofacceptablesocialposition,decentandproperinappearanceorbehavior()showing/feelingrespectrespectablerespectfulrespective值得尊重的表示尊敬的各自的Makeyourselflook____________beforegoingout.Youcanbe____________withoutbeingapple-polishing.（beingaboot-lickertopleasesb）Thethreemenweregivenworkaccordingtotheir____________abilities.respectiverespectfulrespectablevaryv.(varies,varying,varied,varied)---tobedifferentfromeachotherinsize,shape（大小，形状）相异，不同Thestudents’workvariesconsiderablyinquality.=Thequalityofthestudents’workvariesconsiderably.Thestudents’workvariesconsiderablyinquality.Dearteachers,Thereexistmorethan2,600differentvarietiesofpalmtrees,withvaryingflowers,leaves,andfruits.Pleaseexplainwhynotusingvariousbutvarying.Isthereadifference?Thanks.Comparevaryingwithvariousstackv.---toplaceoneobjectuponanother;toplacethingsinaneat,orderlypileMybossstackedalotofworkonmydesk.Shestackedthedishesinthesinkbecauseshedidn’thavetimetowashthem.Theteacherasksmetostackbooksinequalpiles.Thewholegardenwasstackedwithbricks.astackofEurocoinsstacksofEuroNotesastackoffilespetrifyv.petrifies,petrifying,petrified,petrified---tocausesb.orsomecreaturetobefrozenwithfearHewaspetrifiedbythesoundoftheexplosion.Amonsterinthefilmpetrifiedthechildren.Justthethoughtofmakingaspeechpetrifiesme.bepetrifiedofsth.bepetrifiedthatMostgirlsarepetrifiedofsnakes.Thebirdseemedpetrifiedastheeaglecame.one’shairstandsonendwithone’seyeswideopenburyyourfacein…biteone’sfingersapetrifiedlookdanglev.---tohangorswingfreelyTherewasacigarettedanglingfromhismouth.Hedangledtheboneinfrontofthepuppy.Monkeysliketodanglefromthebranchandeatbananas.Thekidsaredanglingfromtheparallelbars.swayv.(swayed-swayed;swungswung)---tomoveslowlyfromsidetoside;tomovesth.inthiswayThepalmtreewasswayinginthehurricane.Thesingerdancedrhythmically,swayinghishipstothemusic.Asherfatherpushedher,sheswayedhigherandhigher.dashv.---gosomewhereveryquicklyImustdash;Iamlate.Hedashedalongtheplatformandjumpedonthetrain.dashtosp.todosth.Idashedtotheneighbor’stoborrowsomesugar.unsympatheticadj.---nothavingsympathy;unkindtosb.whoishurtorsad;notshowingsympathyIamsympathetictoparentswhoareworriedaboutwhattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Sheisunsympatheticto/towardsthoselessfortunatethanherself.Iamunsympatheticto/towardsJane,it’sallherfault.=IhavenosympathyforJa