Grammar and usageSimile and metaphor1. Zeng Yike sounds like a sheep. Simile and metaphor2. She is a wooden house which looks stable but doesnt have a solid foundation.Zeng Yike sounds terrrible.She cant sing skillfully.Simile A simile is a comparison of two different objects that are not usually thought to be similar. The word “as” or “l(fā)ike” is used. Format ：本體：本體 + 顯著比喻詞顯著比喻詞 (like/as) + 喻體喻體 More similes with “as as”as strong as a horseas white as snow as busy as a beeas brave as a lionas poor as a church mouseas sweet as honeyas good as ones wordas black as coal as hungry as a lion Long long ago, there was a princess with skin _, so people called her Snow White. Her stepmother was _,but had a heart of stone. Hearing that Snow White became far more beautiful than her, she got _ and wanted to kill the girl. Snow White escaped from the house, and was lost in the forest. She was _.Complete the passageSnow Whiteas white as snow as proud as a peacock as mad as a wet henMetaphor A metaphor is a comparison of two things that are not usually thought to be alike but have something in common.2. The word “as” or “l(fā)ike” is not used.3. Format ：本體：本體 + be動詞動詞 + 喻體喻體 Simile, metaphor or neither ?SSMMNeither Our English teacher is a walking dictionary.2. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.3. She is as poor as a church mouse.4. Time is a river, of which memory is the water.6. He slept like a log.5.Tom looks like his father.SIf you want to be a Practice(Part A on P9)as cool as a cucumberas sly as a foxas tall as a treeeat like a birda mind like a computeras sharp as a spearas hungry as a lionAnswersSimiles:( Part A ) Metaphors:black is white and white is blackbe a weedcast iron nerves1 be a weed a calm and controlled2 as hungry as a lion b clever and crafty3 as sharp as a spear c a very strong will4 black is white and d very tall white is black5 cast iron nerves e eat very little 6 as sly as a fox f weak and not brave7 eat like a bird g systematic thought8 as tall as a tree h very clever 9 as cool as a cucumber i things are the opposite10 a mind like a computer j wanting something very muchPart BfjhicbedagMake sentences with similes or metaphors.高考鏈接高考鏈接 I stood frozen as ice, but my face was_.I wanted to get into a hole and hide . (08,全國卷） A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire2. “People are like apples. They come in all _ colors, shapes and sizes. (09,陜西卷） A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regularDc3. “Well, I dont think its good enough without a band！” declared Angela, “and Im going to see what can be done.” Angela was as good as her _. In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the situationsome more thought. (07,北京卷） A. look B. behavior C. mind D. word D4.Shewasntsureifshedsucceed,butsheknewshehadtotry.Highschoolwasjustashermomhadsaid:“Youwillfeellikeasmallfishinabigpond1abigfishinasmallpond.Thechallengeistobecomethe2fishyoucanbe.”(08,天津卷）1.A.inreturnforB.incaseofC.intermsof D.insteadof2.A.slimmestB.smallestC.bestD.gentlestDcDiscussion Describe qualities for your/ your friends ideal jobs, using similes or metaphors. I would like to be . because I .He/she had better be . because he/she .If you are a drop of water, have you ever watered a piece of soil ?If you are a beam of sunlight, have you ever driven away a patch of darkness ?AppreciationHomeworkFinish C1 and C2 on P96 in Wb.