EXPRESSING PREFERENCES & MAKING COMPARISONS – by mete.

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EXPRESSING PREFERENCES

I prefer to I would rather than

I prefer playing basketball to riding a bike. I would rather play basketball than ride a bike

EXAMPLE

I prefer traveling by plane to traveling by bus.

I would rather travel by plane than travel by bus.

ACTIVITY- Look at the visuals and icons. Check TRUE or FALSE.

AMERICAN TEENS ENGLISH TEENS

TRUE FALSE

1 American teens prefer going to beaches to going to the countryside.

2 English teens would rather spend time in nature than spend time in cities.

3 American teens would rather visit urban areas than visit rural areas.

4 English teens prefer spending time in rural areas to going to the seaside.

5 American teens would rather go to countryside than stay in cities.

6 English teens prefer countryside to city.

7 American teens prefer going to rural areas most.

8 English and American teens don’t prefer going to countryside.

9 American teens prefer spending time in cities to going to the seaside.

1 Both American and English teens would rather go to beaches than go to cities.
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MAKING COMPARISONS
 Tall ► Taller Dangerous ► More dangerous
Short ► Shorter Beautiful ► More beautiful
Cheap ► Cheaper Expensive ► More expensive
Big ► Bigger Important ► More important
Hot ► Hotter Attractive ► More attractive
Safe ► Safer Comfortable ► More comfortable Good ► Better
Easy ► Easier ► Less comfortable Bad ► Worse

EXAMPLE

NIXE is cheaper than RUMA.

$120 $130 RUMA is more expensive than NIXE

NIXE is less expensive than RUMA

NIXE RUMA

ACTIVITY- Read the sentences and fill in the table.

1973 1348 300 meters 57 meters 965.000 6.207.303

Tower of Pisa Galata Tower The Eiffel Tower CN Tower

Some
Towers

Construction Date 1173 1887

Height 67 meters 553 meters
Number of visitors in 2018 525.000 1.523.764

 Galata Tower is newer than Tower of Pisa, but it is older than the Eiffel Tower.
 CN Tower is more modern than the Eiffel Tower and Galata Tower.
 Tower of Pisa is shorter than Galata Tower.
 The Eiffel Tower is taller than Galata tower, but it is shorter than CN Tower.
 Tower of Pisa attracted less tourists than CN Tower did.
 The Eiffel Tower attracted more tourists than the other towers.

ACTIVITY- Find the secret sentence.

U G A E U T N P A C
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E I S H D T H E W R I S W D
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