Words and expressions used in expressing preferences :

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PREFERENCES
Words and expressions used in expressing
preferences
I prefer cold drinks to hot drinks
Mr. David prefers coffee to tea
I like fresh vegetables better than frozen
vegetables
Ms. Alice likes nonfiction book better than
fiction book
Tina would rather lie on the bench than go
swimming
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Now, compare with these sentences!
I prefer drinking cold drinks to drinking hot
drinks
Mr. David prefers drinking coffee to drinking tea
I like eating fresh vegetables better than eating
frozen vegetables
Ms. Alice likes reading nonfiction book better
than reading fiction book
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Which do you prefer?
Birthday cake
Toast
I prefer toast to birthday cake.
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Which does Charlie prefer?
Racing car
Fencing
He prefers racing car to fencing
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Which do you like?
Go to school by bus
Go to school by riding cow
I like going to school by bus better than cow
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Which does she like?
Tiger
Rabbit
She likes rabbit better than tiger
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Which would you rather?
Stay at home for holiday
Go to Paris for holiday
I d rather go to Paris for holiday than stay at
home
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TASK 1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
CORRECTLY. 1. Which do you like better, rice
or potatoes? 2. Which do you prefer, fish or
beef? 3. Which do you prefer, listen to rock
music or classical music? 4. Which
would you rather, go to a football game or study
accounting? 5. Which do you prefer, live
in an apartment or in a house?
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• TASK 2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BY ANSWERING
  THESE QUESTIONS.
• Example Which does Andi prefer, badminton or
  basketball?
• Answer Andi pefers badminton to basketball
• Which would you rather, eat meatball or fried
  chicken?
• Which does he prefer, read novel or story?
• Which does Jane like, make a cake or cook rice?
• Which do you prefer, comedy film or drama film?
• Which do you like, wet season or dry season?

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• TASK 3. COMPLETE THESE DIALOGUES BY USING YOUR
  OWN WORDS.
• A Do you feel like going to a show tonight?
• B Not really. Id rather _____________________
  _______
• A Which do you like better, __________or_______
  _____?
• B I like ______________better_________________
  ____
• A What are you going to do this weekend?
• B I may___________but Id rather______________
  ____
• A I like________________better_________________
  __
• B Oh?Why?
• A ___________________________________________

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Thank You
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• Key answer task 1.
• I like rice better than potatoes. or ,
• I like potatoes better than rice.
• I prefer fish to beef. or, I prefer beef to
  fish.
• I prefer listening to rock music to classical
  music. or,
• I prefer listening to classical music to
  rock music.
• Id rather go to a football game than study
  accounting. or,
• Id rather study accounting than go to a
  football game.
• I prefer living in an apartment to living in a
  house. or,
• I prefer living in a house to living in an
  apartment.

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• Key answer task 2
• Id rather eat meatball than eat fried chicken.
  or,
• Id rather eat fried chicken than eat
  meatball.
• He prefers reading novel to reading story. or,
• He prefers reading story to reading novel.
• Jane likes making a cake better than cooking
  rice. or,
• Jane likes cooking rice better than making a
  cake.
• I prefer comedy film to drama film. or,
• I prefer drama film to comedy film.
• I like wet season better than dry season. or,
• I like dry season better than wet season.

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• Key answer task 3 (according to the students
  answer)
• B Id rather stay home.
• 2. A fried noodles or fried rice.
• B I like fried noodles better than fried rice.
• B I may study at home but Id rather go to
  cinema.
• A I like learning computer better than watching
  TV.
• B It can improve my knowledge.