1、Lesson 42:Peace at LastI. Learning aims:Master the new words: rather, peacemakerII. Learning important and difficult points: 1) Steven and I were ready to beat each other!2) Thanks to Jenny, everything is OK now.3) We said sorry to each other.4) We all want peace rather than fighting.Language Points
2、:1. rather【用法】作副词，意为“相当、很”，后加形容词或副词。【举例】It was rather cold yesterday. 昨天天气相当冷。【用法】would rather 表示“宁愿”，后加动词原形。【举例】If its all the same to you, Id rather work at home. 如果对你来说没有什么差别，我宁愿在家中工作。2. Steven and I were ready to beat each other! 我和斯蒂文都准备好要击败对方。【用法】句式 be ready to do something 意为“准备好做某事”，与prepare
3、 to do something 同义。【举例】We are ready to hold our sports meeting. 我们准备好开运动会了。【拓展】句式be ready for与prepare for同义，表示“为做好准备”，后加名词或代词作介词宾语。【举例】Are you ready for the meeting? 你们为会议做好准备了吗？3. thanks to【用法】意为“多亏、由于”，后加名词、代词、动名词作介词宾语，多用在句首作状语，表示原因。如：【举例】Thanks to her help, we could finish the work on time. 多亏了她的帮助，我们才能按时完成工作。
