Grammar(I)

I like to watch Olympic Games. I don’t like to go shopping. I would rather watch Olympic Games than go shopping.

I like to play volleyball. I don’t like to play basketball. I would rather play volleyball than basketball.

than 后的动词与 would rather 后的动词相 同时, 省略 than 后面的单词, 避免重复. I would rather watch Olympic Games than go shopping. would rather +do A +than +do B I would rather play volleyball than basketball. would rather +do A+than + B

1.Finish exercises on page 31 2.Translation: 我宁愿去看电影也不呆在家里。 我宁愿穿红色也不穿兰色的。 我宁愿走到那儿也不坐车。 I would rather go to the cinema than stay at home. I would rather wear red than blue. I would rather go there on foot than by bus.

我宁愿呆在家里。 I would rather stay at home. I would like to stay at home would rather do sth. 宁愿做某事 would like to do sth. 想要做某事 would rather not to do sth. 宁愿不做某事 Think about : I prefer to stay at home.

Which one does she like better? She likes the black dress better. = She prefers the black dress to the red dress.

Which one does she like better? She likes the white clothes better. = She prefers the white clothes to the colourful clothes.

Which one does she like better? She likes sports bag better. = She prefers sports bag to school bag.

He prefers …to …

What would Eddie like to do?

prefer… to… 宁愿, 更喜欢 =like better 后跟名词或动名词 e.g. 和冬季相比，我更喜欢夏季. I prefer summer to winter. e.g. 我宁愿呆在家里也不愿购物． I prefer staying at home to going shopping. prefer doing A to doing B. = would rather do A…than do B…

1. 他喜欢红色而不喜欢黄色. He prefers red to yellow. 2. 星期天我喜欢出去玩, 不喜欢呆在家里. I prefer going out to staying at home on Sundays. =? I would rather go out than stay at home on Sundays. Practice

3. Jim 喜欢打篮球而不喜欢踢足球. Jim prefers playing basketball to playing football. = Jim would rather play basketball than football. Practice

Extension activity Suppose you and your partner are at the supermarket. Please talk about preferences. For example: A: I prefer apples to bananas. (I prefer eating apples to eating bananas.) B: I would rather eat apples than bananas.

Talk about which items you like.

1. 他喜欢红色而不喜欢黄色. He prefers red to yellow. 2. 星期天我喜欢出去, 不喜欢呆在家里. I prefer going out to staying at home on Sundays. =? I would rather go out than stay at home on Sundays. Practice

3. Jim 喜欢打篮球而不喜欢踢足球. Jim prefers playing basketball to playing football. = Jim would rather play basketball than football. Practice

不定代词：不确定、不需要提及名 字的某样东西或者人。 人： 物： someone/ somebody something anyone/ anybody anything no one/ nobody nothing/none none everyone/everybody everything Indefinite pronouns

someone / somebody: one person some people: more than one person Someone is on the phone now, you have to wait for minutes. Some people are waiting in a line outside the shop. We use someone/somebody in positive sentences to refer to people.

【 Have a try 】 1.Why don’t you ask ________ ______to help you? 2.Will _______________ go and get something to eat? someone/somebody 和 some 一样， somebody, someone, something 有时也用在疑问句中，表示请 求，建议或反问等，或用与希望说话对方 作出肯定回答的问句中．

When we use anyone/anybody in positive sentences, it means “any person”. We use anyone/anybody in questions to refer to people. Was anybody at home at that time? *Anyone in need of physical strength should wear red clothes.

We use anyone/anybody and no one/nobody in negative sentences to refer to people. 1.No one/nobody always gets full marks in English tests. 没有人总是在英语考试中得满分。 2. No one/nobody has come. 没有人来。 3. There is no one/ nobody in the fitting room. =There isn’t anyone/anybody in the fitting room. 谓语动词用单数 no one = not anyone nobody = not anybody

不定代词的定语要后置 １． Is there anything interesting in today’s newspaper? ２． I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the computer. ３． Do you have anything to say for yourself? ４． Anybody who got it should put up his hand.

tag questions: １． There is someone in the fitting room, ______________? ２． There isn’t anything unusual this morning, ___________? * ３． Nobody was in, ____________? * ４． Nothing can be seen, ________? isn’t there is there was he can it

nobody / no one & none １． No one asked for help during the trail. ２． Nobody is on the phone now. １． None of them will go to Shanghai. ２． None of us have / has been abroad. ３． He did none of his tasks. nobody / no one 用以指人。 none 可指人也可指物。 none of + C.N. / U. N.

Practice 1.There is ________ in the new cupboard. It’s empty now. 2.Come here. I have_________ important to tell you. 3. _______________ can run faster than him. He’s the winner. 4. I don’t think _____________knows her secret. nothing something No one/Nobody anyone/anybody

*5. ---How many students can you see there? --- _____________. * Who can you see in the classroom? --- __________________ Mum, can I have ___________ to eat? --- Sorry, there is __________ in the fridge. You can go to buy _____________. 8. The boys were all tired, but _________ of them stopped to have a rest. None Nobody / No one something nothing something none