Unit 3 Art and architecture
Warming up /listening / speaking
1. Where would you prefer to live?
prefer vt
释义：to choo or be in the habit of choosing as more desirable or as having more value 更喜欢
用法1 prefer+名词/代词/动词－ing形式（可再接＋to+另一名词/代词/动词－ing形式
例句① I prefer green to yellow.
对于绿色与黄色，我更喜欢绿色。
② I prefer dancing to singing.
我喜欢跳舞胜于唱歌。
用法2 prefer ＋动词不定式（可再接rather than do something）
例句①They prefer to play cards rather than e such TV plays.
他们宁愿打牌也不愿看这样的电视剧。
②The hero preferred to die rather than surrender.
这位英雄宁死不屈。
用法3 prefer＋宾语＋动词不定式（作宾语补足语）。看不见你的爱
例句①I should prefer you not to stay here too long.
我希望你不要在这里呆得太久了。
②Let me wash the dishes----would you prefer me to dry them?
我来洗盘子――你要我擦干盘子吗？
用法4 prefer＋that从句（从句的谓语动词should型的虚拟语气，should常省略）
例句① Would you prefer that we reschedule the meeting for next week?
你是否愿意我们把会议改期到下周呢？
②She preferred that we should do it in the kitchen .
她宁愿我们在厨房做这件事。
拓展： preference n.
华枝春满释义：liking for something more than something el. （与其他物较之）喜欢，偏爱
例句①It’s entirely a matter of preference.
这完全是个见仁见智的问题。
②A teacher should not show preference for any one of his pupils.
老师不应偏爱任何一个学生。
考例:
Employees who have worked here for many years will give over
newcomers.
A preference B. prejudice C. promi D. preface
(Key: A )
2. What materials would you u?
material n.
释义：① the substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made.
材料，原料
② something, such as an idea or information, that is to be refined and made or incorporated into a finished effort. 素材，材料
例句① We u high-quality raw material for our goods.
我们的产品是用优质原料制造的。
② He is not officer material.
他不是当官的材料。
③ He is collecting material for a book.
他正在搜集素材（资料）写书。
④ She’s collecting material for a newspaper article.
她正在搜集素材在报纸上发表文章。
3. Amy and Danny want to buy some furniture for their new home.
(1) furniture: n.
释义： the movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working 家具
例句① My parents gave me a piece of furniture as the prent of my wedding.
我的父母送我一件家具作为我结婚的礼物.
②They booked a lot of furniture yesterday.
他们昨天预订了许多家具。
4. They visit a shop and talk with a shop assistant about their tastes and preference.
(2) taste n.
释义：a personal preference or liking 嗜好;个人的偏好或喜好
n by which flavour is known 味觉
nsation caud in the tongue by things placed on it 味道
例句① She has a taste of foreign travel.
她有到国外旅游的爱好。
② I don’t like the taste of this chee.
后母的三巴掌我不喜欢这乳酪的味道。
③ My n of taste isn't very good; I have a cold.
我的味觉不是很好，我感冒了。
3. It is also convenient to live clo to your work.
convenient: adj.
释义：suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpo, or needs 省力的，方便的
显示器不亮
例句① The dish-washer is very convenient.
这个洗碗机很方便。
② We must arrange a convenient time and place for the meeting.
我们必须安排一个合适的时间和地点开会。
用法： It is convenient for/to sb (to do..) (做…)对…是方便的
词组：If convenient 咖啡排行榜前十名假如方便的话
For convenience 为了..的便利
At one’s convenience 在…便利的时候
拓展： convenience n. 方便，便利
释义： the quality of being suitable to one's comfort, purpos, or needs 方便
例句3d零件库① We bought this hou for its convenience.
我们买下这所房子为的是它方便。
例句② When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
我们下次见面什么时候,什么地点对你方便?
考例：
4. I really think a traditional hou has more personal style.
(1) traditional adj.
释义： of relating to, or in accord with tradition 传统的
例句① There are also people who come to take such cours as Chine traditional medicine, painting, calligraphy and photography.
还有一些人到学校里来是为了学习诸如中医、绘画、书法。摄影等课程。
② He has a traditional view of women.
岗位责任制度范本
他对妇女的观点很传统。
拓展：traditionally adv. 传统地
tradition n. 传统
(2) personal adj.
释义：of or relating to a particular person; private个人的
例句① She made a personal donation to the fund.
好听的英文昵称她以个人名义向基金会捐款。
②This is a car for your personal u only.
这是仅供你个人用的汽车。
辨析： personal & private
这两个词都有"私自的；个人的"之意。区别在于：private有"私立的；非公开的；秘密的"的意思；而personal没有。但是，personal有"亲自的；本人的"的意思，相当于in person。
例句① I won’ t tell you about it, for it’s private.
我不会告诉你关于这件事，因为它是秘密的。
② He made a personal appearance at the meeting.
他以个人名义出席了会议。
考例：
Pre-reading / Reading / Post-reading
5. Architecture looks at man-made living environment.
