Opposites Antonyms opposites fast slow black white good

Opposites:

Antonyms (opposites) fast- slow black- white good- bad happy- sad high- low hot- cold right- wrong long- short same- different true- false safe- dangerous weak- powerful new- old right- left cheap- expensive easy- difficult

Antonyms (opposites) like- dislike honest- dishonest correct- incorrect complete- incomplete polite- impolite possible- impossible lucky- unlucky kind- unkind common- uncommon

Synonyms Words that mean the same or nearly the same thing

Synonyms big- large small- little fast- quick happy- cheerful seldom- rarely smart- clever journey- trip calm- relaxed wrong- incorrect cheap- inexpensive

Synonyms happiness- joy strong- powerful sadunhappy worried afraidenergetic- lively calm- relaxed

affect influence realize know feelings moods characteristics qualities unhappiness sadness need require hope wish

Practice 1. Your personal information is required when you buy an air ticket. needed 2. His history teacher greatly influenced affected him. 3. Wisdom is sometimes gained through knowledge experience. 4. Eating certain foods can affect your moods feelings.

Practice 4. She seemed unhappy after hearing sad the news. 5. After his team lost the game, he was the saddest in the room most unhappy 6. We all have different qualities characteristics. 7. We then realized we had done something wrong. knew

Language points: 1. require vt. ①require sth. ②require sb. to do sth. ③require doing=require to be done (need doing=need to be done) 【Try】我们需要额外的帮助. We require extra help. 这个 作需要头脑清醒. This job requires a clear head. 运动员们需要观众保持安静. The players require the audience to keep quiet. 教室需要打扫一下. The classroom needs cleaning/to be cleaned. 这窗户需要修理一下. This window requires mending/to be mended.

Language points 2. influence n. & v. influence sb/sth. 气候的变化会影响我们的健康． The changes in climate may influence our health. 老师对学生有着很大的影响． A teacher has (a) great influence on his pupils. A teacher influences his students greatly. 　

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.

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 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 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.

Kitty likes to do some cooking. Kitty doesn’t like to do some cleaning. Kitty would rather do some cooking than cleaning.

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

prefer A to B prefer doing A to doing B prefer to do sth.

a kind teacher a strict teacher Mary prefers a kind teacher to a strict one.

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

He prefers …to …

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…

Practice 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.