Expressing Preferences

1. Expressing Preferences • would rather + bare infinitive + than • 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.

2. 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…

3. 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…

4. 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.

5. 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.