Expressing Preference and Reluctance

Grammar review

Vocabulary Practice

6. Match the words and collocations of similar meaning.

1 leisure	a go to
2 prefer	b understand and enjoy
3 appreciate	c spare time
4 attend	d like better
5 effort	e make better
6 increase	f make greater
7 improve	g trying hard

7. Match the words to their opposites.

1 love	a rest
2 easy	b boring
3 work	c difficult
4 interesting	d hate
5 increase	e reduce

8. Choose the corresponding English word.

1 предпочтение	a) prefer	b) preference	c) preferable
2 деятельность	a) active	b) action	c) activity
3 требовать	a) require	b) requirement	c) required
4 улучшать	a) improver	b) improvement	c) improve
5 привлекать	a) attract	b) attractive	c) attraction
6 очарование	a) fascinate	b) fascination	c) fascinating

w Would like (to do) or like (doing)

would like to...	like...-ing
Means that you want to do something now or in the future. I would like to give a party. = I want to give a party.	Means that you always (usually/often) enjoy doing something. I like giving parties. = I enjoy giving parties.

9. Work with a partner. Choose the correct form.

1. A: Would you like to go for a swim?

Do you like swimming?

B: What a good idea! It’s so hot today!

2. A: What do you like doing at the weekend?

What would you like to do this weekend?

B: I like to put my feet up and relax. Sometimes I play football.

3. A: Do you like watching TV?

Would you like to watch TV?

B: Yes, especially films and game shows.

10. Match a question in column A with an answer in column B.

A	B
1. What do you like doing at weekends? 2. Do you like getting up early? 3. Would you like to speak more in your English class? 4. Do you like doing your homework alone or with some of your friends? 5. Would you like a cup of hot coffee?	a. I like working alone. b. Sure, my spoken English isn’t good enough. c. Meeting my friends and having fun. d. No, thanks. I prefer tea. e. No, I’m not an early bird.

Which do you prefer / like better,	cinema or theatre? comedy or melodrama? TV programmes or video films?
What would you rather prefer to watch,	a thriller or an action film?

Why don’t we

go to the theatre go to the cinema stay at home and watch a video film

tonight?

Expressing Preference

— I prefer...

— I like... better.

Expressing Reluctance

— No, thank you. I don’t (really) want to./ I don’t feel like it./ I’m not (really) in the mood.

— Do I/we have to?

— Have I/we got to?

11. Use the words in the list below to express your preferences.

Example:

I prefer reading to watching TV.

I prefer classical music to pop music.

WATCH films (thrillers, action films, comedies, horror films, westerns, science fiction, documentaries, popular science films, etc.), news and current affairs programmes, sports programmes, cultural programmes (opera, ballet), historical programmes, educational programmes, entertainment programmes (serial shows, television series, talk shows, game shows, quiz shows, comedy programmes), nature/wildlife programmes, etc.

LISTEN TO jazz/ rock/rap/reggae/classical/country/etc. music

READ historical novels, psychological novels, autobiographical novels, horror (mystery) novels, adventure novels, short stories, novelettes, detective stories, thrilling stories, love stories, memoirs, science fiction, fairy tales, poems (verse), etc.

PLAY a game of chess, the guitar, basketball/football/tennis, etc.

12. Match a line in A with a line in B.

A	B
1. Which do you like better, Russian or American films? 2. Why don’t you watch “The Adventures of Marco Polo”? 3. Which do you prefer, cinema or theatre? 4. Let’s watch “Underwater World”. 5. How about a musical?	a) Oh, no. I’d prefer something more serious. b) I don’t really feel like it. c) I’d rather not. I’m not keen on nature programmes. d) I like good films. e) None. I prefer TV. f)

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