Unit3ScienceversusnaturePartTwoTeachingResourcesProject---Manversusnature1.Wouldanyonesaythateconomicdevelopmentshouldbestoppedinfavourofnature?(p58)infavourof:favour(SUPPORT)UK,USfavor:noun[U]thesupportorapprovalofsomethingorsomeone:Theseplansareunlikelytofindfavourunlessthecostisreduced.TheCouncilvotedinfavourofa£200millionhousingdevelopment.Hesentherpresentsinanattempttowinherfavour.favourableUK,USfavorable:adjective有利的1)showingthatyoulikeorapproveofsomeoneorsomething:Wehavehadafavourableresponsetotheplansofar.NOTE:Theoppositeoffavourableisunfavourable.2)makingyousupportorapproveofsomeoneorsomething:Shemadeaveryfavourableimpressiononus.3)givingyouanadvantageormorechanceofsuccess:favourableweatherconditions2.Otherpeoplearguethatsuchthinkingmayspelldisaster.(p58)(1)argue:verb[I]tospeakangrilytosomeone,tellingthemthatyoudisagreewiththem:Thechildrenarealwaysarguing.Kids,willyoustoparguingwitheachother?Theywerearguingover/aboutwhichfilmtogoandsee.verb[IorT]togivethereasonsforyouropinion,idea,belief,etc:Theministerarguedfor/infavourof/againstmakingcutsinmilitaryspending.[+that]Theministerarguedthatcutsinmilitaryspendingwereneeded.Youcanarguethecaseeitherway.argument:noun[CorU]adisagreement,ortheprocessofdisagreeing:Thechildrenhadanargumentabout/overwhatgametoplay.Adecisionwasfinallymadeaftersomeheatedargument.(2)spell:verb[IorT]spelledorUKANDAUSTRALIANENGLISHALSOspelt,spelledorUKANDAUSTRALIANENGLISHALSOspelttoformawordorwordswiththelettersinthecorrectorder:"Howdoyouspell'receive'?""RECEIVE".Shakespearedidnotalwaysspellhisownnamethesameway.verbspelldisaster/trouble,etc.tocausesomethingbadtohappeninthefuture:Thenewregulationscouldspelldisasterforsmallbusinesses.Thiscoldweathercouldspelltroubleforgardeners.用心爱心专心116号编辑3.Mostofthetimeitturnsoutthathumansarenotreallyprofitingwhentheydamagetheenvironment.(p58)turnout:1)tohappeninaparticularwayortohaveaparticularresult,especiallyanunexpectedone:Aseventsturnedout,wewererighttohavedecidedtoleaveearly.Howdidtherecipeturnout?2)tobeknownordiscoveredfinallyandsurprisingly:[+toinfinitive]Thetruthturnedouttobestrangerthanwehadexpected.[+that]Itturnsoutthatshehadknownhimwhentheywerechildren.相关高考题：（2004广西）Wewantedtogethomebeforedark,butitdidn’tquite___asplanned.A.makeoutB.turnoutC.goonD.comeup答案：B.用心爱心专心116号编辑
