The document discusses different ways to express preferences in English using phrases like "would rather" and "prefer". It provides examples of preferences between jobs, types of work, and job characteristics. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to express similar preferences and provides a key with the correct responses.
The document discusses different ways to express preferences in English using phrases like "would rather" and "prefer". It provides examples of preferences between jobs, types of work, and job characteristics. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to express similar preferences and provides a key with the correct responses.
The document discusses different ways to express preferences in English using phrases like "would rather" and "prefer". It provides examples of preferences between jobs, types of work, and job characteristics. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to express similar preferences and provides a key with the correct responses.
I’d rather work in an office than outdoors. prefer + gerund + to + gerund I prefer going to a job interview to writing my CV. prefer + to + infinitive + rather than + bare infinitive I prefer to go to a job interview rather than write my CV. Exercises
I’d rather do part-time jobs than full-time jobs.
I prefer… I prefer applying to university to not having a well-paid job. I’d rather… I’d rather be a computer engineer than a physician. I prefer… Exercises
I’d rather work as a babysitter than as a waitress.
I prefer… I prefer being happy with the job I want to feeling frustrated with the job everyone wants for me. I’d rather… I prefer to have an interesting job rather than a stressful one. I’d rather… Exercises (Key)
I’d rather do part-time jobs than full-time jobs.
I prefer doing part-time jobs to full-time jobs. I prefer to do part-time jobs rather than full-time jobs. I prefer applying to university to not having a well-paid job. I’d rather apply to university than not have a well-paid job. I’d rather be a computer engineer than a physician. I prefer being a computer engineer to a physician. I prefer to be a computer engineer rather than a physician. Exercises (Key)
I’d rather work as a babysitter than as a waitress.
I prefer working as a babysitter to as a waitress. I prefer to work as a babysitter rather than as a waitress. I prefer being happy with the job I want to feeling frustrated with the job everyone wants for me. I’d rather be happy with the job I want than feel frustrated with the job everyone wants for me. I prefer to have an interesting job rather than a stressful one. I’d rather have an interesting job than a stressful one.