Unit 4 Stories and Poems
Lesson 24
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示写出下列单词或短语
1. (小说、戏剧当中的)人物; 特色; 特点
n. _________
2. 情节 n. ____
3. _________ 为形容词, 意为“幽默的; 诙谐的”, 其名词
形式为______意为“幽默”
character
plot
humorous
humor
4. 童话故事 ________
5. 学习做某事 _____________
6. 起初, 开始 ______________
fairy tale
learn to do sth.
at the beginning
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子
1. 你更喜欢写哪一种, 诗歌还是故事?
Which do you ______ __ write, poems or stories?
2. 你认为丹尼为什么害怕写诗?
Why do you think Danny ____ ______ to write a poem?
prefer to
was afraid
3. 詹妮认为写故事比写诗容易一些, 但是我不这么认
为。
Jenny thinks stories are _____ __ _____ than poems,
but I don’t think __.
4. 但是写那首诗太难了!
But it was ___ hard to write that poem!
easier to write
so
too
5. 然后我的老师鼓励我写一首打油诗, 因为我总是说一
些好笑的事。
Then my teacher __________ ___ __ _____ a humorous
poem because I ___ ______ ______ funny things.
encouraged me to write
am always saying
Ⅲ. Read the text and answer the questions
1. Which one does Jenny think is easier to write,
poems or stories?
_______
2. Has Danny written a poem before?
____________
Stories.
Yes, he has.
要点1 prefer v. 更喜欢
Step 1难点·探
(1)prefer常见的几种用法是什么?
(2)prefer to. . . 短语中, to后跟动词时, 用动词的什么形
式?
Step 2语境·悟
*Which do you prefer to write, poems or stories?
你更喜欢写哪一种, 诗歌还是故事? (P60)
*I prefer red to green. 比起绿色, 我更喜欢红色。
*She prefers the new style.
她比较喜欢这种新款式。
*The little boy prefers writing to singing.
比起唱歌, 这个小男孩更喜欢写作。
*Liu Hulan preferred to die rather than give in.
刘胡兰宁死不屈。
Step 3知识·得 prefer的五种用法
prefer为动词, 意为“更喜欢, 宁愿”, 相当于like. .
. better。一般不用于进行时态。常见用法如下:
【警示】
(1)prefer. . . to. . . 接动名词时, 前后都用动名词。
(2)prefer to do. . . rather than. . . 结构中, rather than后
面跟的是动词原形。
Step 4考点·练
( )①(2018·眉山中考)Miss Brown prefers
________at home to ________outside.
A. read; walk B. reading; walk
C. reading; walking D. read; walking
C
( )②(2018·绥化中考)Nowadays, most people
prefer to ________computer games rather than
________ books.
A. play; reading B. play; read
C. playing; reading
B
要点2 be always doing 总是做某事
Step 1难点·探
(1)be always doing表达怎样的思想感情?
(2)be always doing 与always do 的区别是什么?
Step 2语境·悟
*I am always saying funny things.
我总是说些有趣的事情。(P60)
*You are always making troubles! 你总是找麻烦!
Step 3知识·得
【辨析】 be always doing 与always do
be always
doing
表示“思想、情绪或行为反复发生
”, 且含有不满、厌恶、烦躁等感情
色彩
always do 表示“经常性的动作和行为”
Step 4考点·练
①He always _____ (walk)to school because his home is
close to his school.
②My mother is always ______ (tell)me not to play in
class.
walks
telling