Презентация по английскому языку на тему " Figures of speech" ( 6 класс)

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  Figure of speech?
  The work is done by
  Kseniya Bondarenko,
  6 Form Gymnasia № 8
  

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  Introduction
  One day, I heard my mother answer to a question from my younger brother, “When the pigs fly!” I became interested and decided to learn more about this, and that is what prompted me to do this project.
  
  

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  What do you think of when you hear the phrase “when pigs fly"?
  What do you think of when you hear the phrase “when pigs fly"? Do funny images of pigs with wings fill your mind?
  

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  Hypothesis
  I assume that flying pigs do not exist, and this is just a figure of speech.
  
  

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  Target
  My goal is to prove the truth of my guess.
  
  

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  Tasks
  1) Find information about this phrase.
  2) Make presentation.
  3) Prove the veracity of my assumption.
  
  

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  Plan
  1) Find information.
  2) Make a bright, colorful presentation.
  3) Present it to my class.
  4) Prove my hypothesis.
  
  

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  Example
  For example, if you ask your parents when they're going to buy you a brand new Ferrari, the answer might very well be: “When pigs fly!" You can spend a lot of your time scanning the skies for flying pork, but your chances of seeing a flying pig are about the same as seeing a shiny new red Ferrari in the driveway.
  
  

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  Explanations
  So why pigs? And why flying? Why couldn't people just say, “Never. Not a chance!"?
  People have used colourful phrases for centuries to get a particular message across. We usually call such phrases “figures of speech."
  These phrases convey a sense of humor and allow people to put a positive spin on things without seeming so negative. Instead of simply saying “no," someone can communicate the same message in a way that makes it sound — technically — possible.
  
  

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  How did the phrase appear?
  No one is certain exactly who developed the phrase “when pigs fly." An old reference to pigs flying appears in Lewis Carroll's “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.” However, scholars believe Carroll may have picked up the phrase from the Scottish, who allegedly had been using the phrase for a couple hundred years.
  They may be right. John Withals' 1616 English-Latin dictionary lists the proverb “pigs fly with their tails forward." That similar phrase was apparently used back then as a clever reply to people who made overly-optimistic statements.
  
  

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  Flying pigs’ heads
  There are also those who believe the phrase may have got its start in America. Long ago, before the Industrial Revolution, farming was the primary occupation for most Americans. It's not surprising that many common sayings that developed back then had an animal or farm background.
  For example, long ago, farmers used to transport pigs for slaughter along rivers on small barges. If it was foggy, people on shore could only see the pigs' heads above the fog. This made them look like they were flying through the clouds. This might have given rise to the popular saying.
  
  

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  Another way to say the phrase
  Other countries also use animals in figures of speech to represent the impossible. For example, many countries use the phrase “when cows fly." Other countries, such as France and Spain, use phrases like “when frogs grow hair" or “when hens grow teeth.“ In Russian –когда рак на горе свистнет.
  
  

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  Try It Out
  “It will never happen." “Never." “Ever." That's the message you want to get across. You could say, “When pigs fly!" But that's been used before.
  Today, come up with your own unique phrase that means “Never!" Be creative. Use your imagination. Dream up a phrase that paints a vivid picture in the mind of an event or scenario that will never, ever happen.
  Here is my phrase: when the sloths run marathons.
  
  
  

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  My hypothesis was true. «Flying pigs» - just a figure of speech.
  

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Создание презентации " Фигура речи" вызвана интересом обучающейся 6 класса фразой " Когда рак на горе свистнет" -английская версия When pigs fly. Ученица ставит целью выяснить- является ли фраза фигурой речи, что она обозначает, когда появилась. Также она выясняет существуют ли фразы, связанные с животными, в других языках, создаёт свою собственную подобную фразу и делает вывод, что употребление фигур речи в нашем языке делает его богаче и красочнее. В презентации автор использует собственные рисунки.