Unit 2 Colour (Grammar A&B)

Task 1.would rather do sth. than (do) sth.

would rather do sth.

Task 2.prefer+ n. /pron. +to + n. / pron.

prefer doing sth to doing sth.

prefer to do sth.

I like doing some shopping.

I don’t like doing some washing.

I would rather do some shopping than do some washing.

I’d rather do some shopping than washing.

Mary

Kitty likes doing some cooking.

Kitty doesn’t like doing some cleaning.

Kitty would rather do some cooking than do some cleaning.

Kitty would rather do some cooking than cleaning.

Kitty

I would rather do some shopping than do some washing.

Kitty would rather do some cooking

than cleaning.

1.would rather do sth. than (do) sth.

( Notes: We can omit the same part after “would rather” and “than” )

2.would rather do sth. 宁愿做某事

He would rather recommend Simon as the

new chairperson.

3.would rather not do sth. 宁愿不做某事

I’d rather not go shopping if it rains.

4.would+ 主语 +rather do sth ?

Which would you rather have, milk or tea?

Amy: Hi, Millie. Shall we go to Star Shopping Mall

tomorrow?

Millie: Hi, Amy. I (1)_______( could, would)

rather go shopping in Wangfujing

(2) __________(than, to) Star Shopping Mall

What do you think?

Amy: Wangfujing is too far away.

I’d rather (3) ___________ (shopping, go

shopping) in Sunshine Town than (4) ______

(to shop, shop) anywhere else.

would

than

go shopping

shop

Millie: OK, we’ll meet at Star Shopping Mall .

Where do you want to go for lunch?

Do you want to have some noodles?

Amy: I’d rather (5) _________(having, have)

Western food (6)______(to eat, than)

Chinese food. Let’s have pizza.

Millie: OK, let’s have pizza then. See you

tomorrow, bye!

Amy: Bye.

havethan

I ’d rather have Western food than Chinese food.= I______ having Western food _____ having Chinese food.=I_______ Western food ______ Chinese food

prefer to

prefer to

• Mary prefers Chinese food to Western food..

• Mary prefers swimming to skating.

• People preferred to believe Chinese horoscope in the past.

prefer+ n. /pron. +to + n. / pron.=like A better than B prefer + doing +to doing =would rather do sth than sthprefer (not) to do sth=would rather (not) do

I prefer the blue dress to the red dress.

wear

I prefer the white clothes to the colourful clothes.

buy

take

I prefer the sports bag to the school bag.

have

I prefer the yellow T-shirt to the green T-shirt.

I prefer staying at home to going shopping.

I prefer sleeping to going out.

1, 他更喜欢白色 .2, 我父亲更喜欢下象棋 .

3, 与写相比 , 他们更喜欢说 .

4, 数学与语文相比 , 他过去更喜欢数学 .5, 星期天 , 她更喜欢购物 .

6, 那时那男孩喜欢玩电脑游戏而不喜欢看电视 .

He prefers white .

My father prefers to play chess .

They prefer speaking to writing .

He preferred maths to Chinese in the past .

She prefers to go shopping on Sunday .

The boy preferred playing computer games to watching TV then .

1. 翻译1) 我宁愿学习也不愿玩电脑游戏。

2) 他宁愿吃西餐也不愿吃中餐。

3)Eddie 宁愿穿蓝色 , 也不愿穿粉红色 .

4) 人们宁愿用冷色给他们家一种快乐满足的感觉

I’d rather study than play games.I prefer studying to playing games.

He’ d rather eat western food than (eat) Chinese food.

Eddie’d rather wear blue than pink .

People would rather use calm colours to give their homes a happy and satisfied feeling.