Stating
Preferences
Stating
preference is a way to state or to express something preferably. It can also be
used to offer someone a choice politely. Take a look at the following
expressions.
a.
Prefer……
-
Which
do you prefer, the polyester or the silk?
-
Which
do you prefer, calling directly or sending a letter?
Prefer …. To ….
-
I
prefer the silk to the polyester
-
I
prefer calling directly to sending a letter
b.
Like ……
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Which
one do you like, a smoking or non smoking area?
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Which
do you like, jogging or cycling?
-
like a nonsmoking area better than a smoking
one
-
I
like cycling better than jogging
c.
Would rather….
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Would
you rather have a fresh coke or an orange juice?
-
Would
you rather live in a big city or visit it?
Would rather….. than ….
-
I’d
rather have an orange juice than have a fresh coke
-
I’d
rather visit a big city than live there
Change
the sentence below with preference in the bracket!
1.
Dira
prefer pudding to cake
-
Dira
likes pudding better than cake
2.
Laria
prefer studying mathematic to studying English
-
Laria
likes studying mathematics better than studying English
3.
Tina
likes coke better than coffee
-
Tina
prefers coke to coffee
4.
My
sister prefers swimming to playing dodge ball
-
My
sister would rather swim than play dodge ball
5.
My
brother would rather watch football game than volleyball game
-
My
brother likes watching football game better than watching volleyball game
6.
Shane
likes science fiction novels better than fiction
-
Shane
would rather read science fiction than read fiction
7.
Ronal
would rather play the piano than play the violin
-
Ronal
likes playing piano better than playing violin
8.
My
sister and I would rather go to a cinema to going to mall
-
My
sister and I prefer going to a cinema to going to mall
9.
She
prefers singing to dancing
-
She
would rather sing than dance
10. Julie likes pop
better than jazz
-
Julie
prefers pop to jazz
Change
the sentences below with preference in the bracket!
1.
I
like singing. I don’t like dancing. (prefer)
-
I
prefer singing to dancing
2.
They
always go to the sea. They rarely go to the desert (like, … better than)
-
They
like sea better than desert
3.
Roy
sometimes buy milk shake. He never buys ice cream. (prefer)
-
Roy
prefer milk shake to ice cream
4.
Baron
often rides a horse. He sometimes rides a cow (would rather)
-
Baron
would rather ride a horse than a cow
5.
He
reads comics. He sometimes read magazines. (would rather)
-
He
would rather read comics than magazines
6.
Resti
often listens to classic. She sometimes listens to jazz (like… better than)
-
Resti
likes classic better than jazz
7.
My
mother likes eating steak. She sometimes
eats pizza. (like… better than)
-
My
mother likes steak better than pizza
8.
Nakula
always plays tennis with sadewa. He doesn’t like playing tennis with gilang.
(prefer)
-
Nakula
prefers playing tennis with sadewa to gilang
9.
Abi
eats gado – gado. He sometimes eats lotek (would rather)
-
Abi
would rather eat gado – gado than eat lotek
10. My brother
always practices playing a guitar. He seldom practices playing a piano.
(prefer)
-
My
brother prefers playing a guitar to playing a piano
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