Unit 7 Work for Peace
Lesson 42
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示写出下列单词或短语
1. 相当; 宁可 adv. ______
2. 调解人 n. ___________
3. 多亏……; 由于…… ____________
4. 会面; 开会 _____________
rather
peacemaker
thanks to. . .
hold a meeting
5. 为……而争吵/争斗 _________
6. 而不是; (宁可……)也不愿…… __________
fight over
rather than
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子
1. 你曾经跟好朋友打过架吗?
Did you ____ _____ a _____ ____ a good friend?
2. 我们上一场比赛的时间提前了。
Our last game ____ ______ __ an earlier time.
3. 多亏了珍妮, 现在一切都好了。
_______ __ Jenny, everything __ ____ now.
ever have fight with
was moved to
Thanks to is OK
4. 友情为重, 我们不应该为这样的小事打架。
Friendship __ important, and we ______ ___ fight over
____ a small matter.
5. 美好的友谊让生活更快乐!
A good friendship ______ ___ _______!
is should not
such
makes life happier
Ⅲ. Read the text and answer the questions
1. How does Danny feel when his friends don’t talk
with him?
___________
2. Who did Danny fight with?
_______
He feels sad.
Steven.
3. What should we do when friends don’t agree with
each other?
_______________________________________
________
We can sit down and talk about the problems
together.
要点 rather than 而不是; (宁可……)也不愿……
Step 1难点·探
(1)rather than前后两部分是否一致?
(2)rather than 可以构成哪些句型?
Step 2语境·悟
*We all want peace rather than fighting.
我们都想要和平而不是战争。(P108)
*He is at school rather than at home.
他在学校而不是在家。
*He would rather play cards than do his homework.
他宁愿打牌而不愿做家庭作业。
*The children would walk there rather than take a bus.
孩子们宁愿步行去那里, 也不愿意乘公共汽车。
Step 3知识·得rather than的用法
rather than意为“是……而不是……; 宁愿……也不愿
……”, 它前后的成分在词性上应该一致, 表示在两者
中间进行选择。它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、
形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、不定式、动词等。
【警示】would rather意为“宁愿; 宁可”, 后接动词
原形; 表示否定时, 后接“not+动词原形”。
【拓展】 rather than 的其他用法
*He preferred to telephone her rather than write to
her. =He would rather telephone her than write to her.
他宁愿给她打电话, 也不愿给她写信。
*You rather than I are going to go camping.
是你而不是我要去野营。
Step 4考点·练
①Many teenagers would rather ____(stay)at home
alone than go out with their parents at weekends.
②玛丽宁愿在家里看电视, 也不愿陪妈妈去购物。
Mary _________ __ ______ TV at home ______ ____
___ shopping with her mother.
stay
preferred to watch rather than
go