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 ……
-
Which
one do you like, a smoking or non smoking area?
-
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….
-
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
EXAM
UNIT 3
A. Choose the
correct answer by crossing a, b, c, d, or e
Text for no, 1 – 5
Pratama
is a 26 years single man. He comes from magelang, central java. He has just
graduated from law department of a state university in Semarang. Now he works
at a great insurance company in Jakarta. One of his hobbies is traveling. He
has visited many regions in Indonesia, such as north Sumatra, west Sumatra,
ujung kulon, Yogyakarta, bali, Lombok, north Sulawesi, etc. he also likes
watching football, matches with a friend at a stadium in his free time.
His great dream is visiting mecca in Saudi
Arabia to do the pilgrimage. He hopes that next year his dream will come true.
Pratama
love pets. He has three cute cats at home. He loves them very much. He always
keeps the cats well by giving them the best food.
Other
things that pratama likes to do are getting up early in the morning and going to
bed early at night.
1.
Where
does pratama come from?
a.
North
Sumatra d.
Magelang
b.
Lombok e.
North sulawesi
c.
Bali
2.
The
statement below are true, except….
a.
Pratama
is merried
b.
Pratama
comes from magelang
c.
Pratama
wants to go to pilgrimage next year
d.
Pratama
loves a cat
e.
Pratama
always wakes up early
3.
The
purpose of the text is….
a.
Introduce
pratama d.
retell about pratama
b.
Explain
about pratama e.
excuse pratama
c.
Describe
pratama
4.
Why
does he feed the cats with the best cat food?
a. Because he is
rich
b. Because he has a
pet food shop
c. Because he loves
his cats
d. Because the cats
eat much
e. Because the cats
wake up early
5.
Where
does he work?
a. In Jakarta d. in lombok
b. In magelang e. in bali
c. In Yogyakarta
Dialogue
for no 6 – 10
Olive : hi, david. Have you read the erticle in the
latest school magazine?
David : which article do you mean?
Olive : It’s the one about sally the piano playing
cat
David : well, I haven’t read anything about it. The
title sounds weird. What is it actually about?
Olive : it is about a cat named sally. she is a
gray tabby cat. She is famous for “playing” the piano.
David
: really? That’s wonderful
Olive : there have also been many talk shows about
sally. she has attracted the interest of both musicians and scientists, who are
fascinated by her rare behavior
David : wow, fine it very interesting. I thing I’m
going to search more information about sally on the internet.
Olive
: I was thinking about it too
6.
What
has olive done?
a. Olive has read
the article in the latest school magazine
b. Olive hasn’t
read the article in the latest school magazine
c. Olive has read
all the article in the latest school magazine
d. Olive hasn’t
bought the school magazine
e. Olive has stuck
the article in the latest school magazine
7.
What
does olive ask to david?
a. Olive ask david
to write an article in the school magazine
b. Olive ask david
to read an article in the school magazine
c. Olive ask david
whether he has read an article about the
school magazine
d. Olive ask david
whether he has an article about the school magazine
e. Olive ask david
to fine some more information about sally from the internet
8.
What
does the article tell about?
The article tell about?
a. The article is
about a weird tabby cat
b. The article is
about a cat playing the piano
c. The article is
about a weird piano
d. The article is
about a singing a cat
e. The article is
about a weird piano find by a cat
9.
What
is a special from sally?
a. Sally is a cat
who rarely plays the piano
b. Sally is a gray
tabby cat who plays the piano
c. Sally is a tabby
cat who has the gray piano
d. Sally is a gray
cat who does not like a piano
e. Sally is a rare
because she can play a piano
10.
What
is david going to do after he heard the information from olive?
a.
David
is going to search information about sally on the internet
b.
David
is going to promote sally on the internet
c.
David
is going to write an article about sally on the internet
d.
David
is going to search information about sally’s cat on the internet
e.
David
is going to buy a cat
Text
for no. 11 – 14
Dear
clara,
Let’s watch a movie in a cinema
I’ll
pick you up at 6, okay?
Yours,
Monica
11.
Who
received the note?
a.
Clara d.
clara’s friend
b.
Monica e.
monica’s sister
c.
Clara
and monica
12.
What
does the sender want?
a.
Not
to go to the cinema
b.
To
ask clara to watch a movie
c.
To
pick her up on 6 p.m
d.
To
ask clara come
e.
To
ask from permission to watch a movie
13.
Who
sent the note?
a.
Clara d. charlie
b.
Monica e. maura
c.
Maria
14.
Where
will they watch a movie?
a.
In
the school hall
b.
In
the city hall
c.
In
a cinema
d.
In
the main hall
e.
In
the clara’s house
15.
She
likes cookies?
a.
Better
than chocolate
b.
To
chocolate
c.
Rather
than chocolate
d.
Better
to chocolate
e.
Than
chocolate
16.
We
…. Than go to the beach
a.
Prefer
to stay at home
b.
Prefer
staying at home
c.
Would
rather to stay at home
d.
Like
to stay at home
e.
Would
prefer to stay at hone
17.
The
shape of a mountain is…
a.
Protractor d. conical
b.
Triangular
e. cube
c.
Spherical
18.
Which
one is sphere?
a.
Book d. ruler
b.
Wheel e. bowl
c.
Globe
19.
Francesx
fabregas comes from spain
He is a ….
a.
Spain d. spanish
b.
Spanyol e. french
c.
Espana
20.
I’m
so thin
The synonym of the underline word is ….
a.
Cubby d. stout
b.
Plump e. skinny
c.
Overweight
B. Complete the
blanks with suitable words!
1.
Mr.
Suzuki is from japan. He is ….
2.
….
Is the ice cream? It’s cone
3.
What
are their ….? They’re journalists
4.
What
is a screwdriver …? It’s made of steel
5.
Mr
Erick is a … he examines people’s teeth
6.
….
Is she? She’s 150 cm
7.
….
Colours are your trousers? They are green
8.
……
he from? He’s from Pakistan
9.
Mr.
charisteas is from … . he is greek
10. … is your T –
shirt? My T – shirt is XL
C. Read the text
and answer the questions!
Sally
ride is an American first woman astronaut. She doesn’t look very different from
a lot of other American professional women. She is attractive with clearly
brown hair, dark brown eyes, and bright smile. She likes dress simply. She
wears comfortable and colorful clothes. She was one of five astronauts on the
space shuttle challenger with completed successful six days voyage in space, in
june 1983.
1.
What
does the text tell us about?
2.
What
is she in the text?
3.
How
is her appearance?
4.
How
many days did she have voyage in spance?
5.
What
is the synonym of “vayage”?
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