Would rather, had better, prefer Inovace výuky na Gymnáziu Otrokovice formou DUMů CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0488 Předmět Would rather, had better, prefer Autor: Mgr. Kateřina Kozlová 5. června 2013

Prefer/would prefer prefer + -ing I prefer chips to mashed potatoes. I prefer staying at home to travelling abroad. Do you prefer cooking at home to eating out? X would prefer + to infinitive (I would) I´d prefer chips rather than mashed potatoes. I´d prefer to stay at home rather than to travel abroad. Would you prefer to cook a meal at home rather than to go to a restaurant? 5. června 2013

Would rather would rather + bare infinitive (I would rather) I´d rather sleep inside, it´s quite cold. We´d rather take a taxi. I´d rather go there. I´d rather not go there. I´d rather have gone there. I´d rather not have gone there. X would rather + sb. + past tense I´d rather you took a taxi. I´d rather you didn´t drive the car. I´d rather my parents knew about it. I´d rather you went there. I´d rather you didn´t go there. I´d rahter you had gone there. I´d rather you hadn´t gone there. 5. června 2013

Had better had better + bare infinitive (You had better) You´d better stop smoking. You´d better go there. You´d better not go there. You´d better have gone there. You´d better not have gone there. You´d better close the window, otherwise you might catch a cold. He´d better not drink so much wine, otherwise he might not be able to drive. Hadn´t I better go and tell the boss? Hadn´t she better have bought some fizzy water? 5. června 2013

Should x had better All riders should wear helmets. (obecně platné) X ´´I´m going for a short ride.´´ ´´Still, you´d better wear a helmet.´´ (individuální rada) Children shouldn´t eat so many sweets because sugar spoils their teeth. You´d better not drink that milk, it´s sour. 5. června 2013

Translate (and complete): 1 Chtěl bys raději strávit dovolenou v hotelu nebo v kempu? Dal bych přednost ………….. před …………. 2 Měl bys raději jet vlakem, je to levnější. Ale já bych raději …………., protože ………… 3 Raději bychom mu neměli volat tak pozdě, už by mohl spát. Ale já bych raději, aby on to věděl co nejdříve. 4 Dáváš přednost sledování předpovědi počasí v TV nebo poslouchání počasí v rádiu? 5 Neměli bychom raději zavolat sanitku? 6 Raději bych (Dal bych přednost) zůstal doma, než šel ven. 7 Měl by ses raději teple obléct, je tam dost zima. 8 Byl bych raději, abys mi řekl pravdu. 9 Raději bych slyšel pravdu. 10 Neměl bys raději lhát. 5. června 2013

KEY Translate (and complete): Would you rather spend the holiday at a hotel or at a campsite? I´d prefer to stay ……….. rather than ………… . You´d better go by train, it´s cheaper. But I´d rather (go by plane), because (it´s faster). We´d better not phone him so late, he might be sleeping. But I´d rather he knew it as soon as possible. Do you prefer watching weather forecast on TV to listening to it on the radio? Hadn´t we better call an ambulance? I´d prefer to stay in (at home) rather than (to) go out. You´d better wear warm clothes, it´s rather cold out there. I´d rather you told me the truth. I´d rather hear the truth. You´d better not lie. 5. června 2013

Make dialogues, react to the sentences. Example: A: I ´ve a splitting headache. B: You´d better drink a lot of water. A: But I´d rather take a pill and lie down./ But I´d rather you passed me a pill. I´ve a terrible cough. James has forgotten his HW. Stephen hasn´t taken off his shoes. Nobody wants to participate at the festival. Who will go with me to the pub? Mike has drunk a lot and he wants to drive us home. Teacher: When shall we write the test? 5. června 2013

There is one mistake in each sentence. Correct the sentences. You had rather buy a new bicycle than a mobile phone. Would you prefer writing the test on Monday rather than on Tuesday? Do you prefer swimming in the sea than swimming in the pool? We would rather you not give us so much homework. You´d better don´t drink so much coffee. Some students prefer to use laptops to exercise books. Hadn´t we better buy more food yesterday? The shops are closed today. Do you think we´d better to book a table in advance in that restaurant? I´d rather he doesn´t invite us to the party, I don´t feel like going there. He´d better not have touch the vase, now it´s broken. 5. června 2013

KEY There is one mistake in each sentence. Correct the sentences. You had better buy a new bicycle than a mobile phone. Would you prefer to write the test on Monday rather than on Tuesday? Do you prefer swimming in the sea to swimming in the pool? We would rather you did not give us so much homework. You´d better not drink so much coffee. Some students prefer using laptops to exercise books. Hadn´t we better have bought more food yesterday? The shops are closed today. Do you think we´d better book a table in advance in that restaurant? I´d rather he didn´t invite us to the party, I don´t feel like going there. He´d better not have touched the vase, now it´s broken. 5. června 2013

Použité zdroje DOOLEY, Jenny a EVANS, Virginia. Grammarway 4. Newbury: Express Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84216-368-9. Všechny objekty použité k vytvoření prezentace jsou součástí SW Microsoft Office nebo jsou vlastní originální tvorbou autora. 5. června 2013