OBJECTIVE
The student will use formulas and linguistic patterns that will enable it to show, providing their personal data (name, nationality, origin, age, address and phone number and occupation) and to identify others.
CONTENT
GREETINGS
In this chapter we will learn to greet others. Depending on the time it will learn to say "good days", "good afternoon" or "good night". Similarly we will learn to say goodbye to a person already present when a person does not know it. Alongside each expression you'll find the pronunciation.
For greetings, we usally have two informal forms:
1- Hello or Hi (jelou o jai), cuando queremos decir Hola
2- How are you (jau ar iu), significa como estás
For greeting people based on the hour, exist three basic forms:
1- Good Morning (gud mornin): Buenos Días
2- Good Afternoon (gud afternun): Buenas Tardes
3- Good Evening (gud ifnin): Buenas Noches
To say goodbye usually we use ths forms:
1-Good Bye (gud bai): Adios
2- See you later (si yu leirer): Nos vemos luego
3- See you soon (si yu sun): Nos vemos pronto
4- Have a nice day (jav a nais dei): Que tengas un buen dia
5- Have a great time (jav a greit taim): Que te vaya bien
If we do not know a person, these are expressions that are used when we are going to meet that person:
1- What's your name (uats yur neim): Cual es tu nombre o como te llamas
2- My name is Terry (mai neim is terri): Mi nombre es Terry o me llamo Terry
3- This is my teacher, Sam (dis is mai ticher, sam): Este es mi profesor, Sam
4- Nice to meet you (nais tu mit iu): Un placer conocerte (conocerlo)
5- Nice to meet you too (nais tu mit iu tu): Igualmente
PRESENTATIONS
When we wish to present ourselfs i'ts necesary have the next structures:
-Where are you from ?
- l'm Mexican, I am from Guadalajara.My hometown is Tlaquepaque.
-Where do you live?- I live in Tlalpan, on Sauzales Street,that's in the Southern part of Mexico city.
Asking for information:
Also we can use questions in order to know age, size, preferences, etc:
-How old are you?(¿Qué edad tienes?)
-What's your favorite color?(¿Cuál es tu color favorito?)
-What do tou like to do on weekends?(¿Qué te gusta hacer los fines de semana?)
-What's your phone number?(¿Cuál es tu número telefónico?)
-Where do you study?(¿Dónde estudias?)
-ETC.
NOTE:
Making questions is necessary use the following words:
1- What?--¿Qué?
2-Where?--¿Dónde?
3-When?--¿Cuándo?
4-Who?--¿Quién?
5-Why?--¿Por qué?
6-Wich?--¿Cuál?
It's necessay use too (in some cases) the auxiliar "do" (despite it's a verb):
What do you want? (¿Qué quieres?).
SELF EVALUATION
Well I think it's time to do a little exam to know how much you learn right?
Let's start:
1-Imagine that you're the new guy in the school, and the teacher asked to you to present yourself to the class and to say some things about your family. How would you do it? write at least 50 words
Good morning everybody........
2-Now let's continue with the second part.
Now the greetings, translate this phrases
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
Good night.
Goodbye/ bye.
Hello/Hi.Hello, how are you?
Fine, thanks. And you?
3-This is the last exercise when you're done and congratulations you have done it
Fill with the correct pronoun
I'm English …..'re German.
He …. n't Polish. He' …. Brazilian
.….. you British?. No, …..'m not.
I'….. American.
We' …… from Italy.
Where …. You from?
…… they Egyptian?. No, they…. They'….. French
.….. you from Hungary?. Yes, we ……
…... he Spanish?. No, he………. He ........ Spanish
........ she French?. Yes. She….. . She'……. French
.……. You German?. Yes, we …..
We' …… German.……. You english?. No, I…… I …….Irish.
Congratulations! you have done it
REFERENCES
Well our references are the following:Ket english testChildren's Basic WorkbookEnglish Basic ProgramHarmon Hall´s Basic English Workbook
miércoles, 21 de enero de 2009
ENGLISH IV [UNIT I]- USE ENGLISH TO LEARN ENGLISH
PRESENTATION
OBJECTIVE
The student exchange information on the structure, vocabulary and communicative use of language with the intention to learn more about of the same.
CONTENT
PERSONAL PRONOUNS:To begin to learn English, these are just personal pronouns (personal pronouns). Are these:
I-Yo
You -Tú
He -Él
She -Élla
It -Eso (animales o cosas)
We -Nosotros
They -Ellos
You -Ustedes
NUMBERS
One-Uno
Two-Dos. .
Three-Tres.
Four-Cuatro.
Five-Cinco.
Six-Seis.
Seven-Siete.
Eight-Ocho.
Nine-Nueve.
Ten-Diez.
Eleven-Once.
Twelve-Doce.
Thirteen-Trece.
Fourteen-Catorce.
Fifteen-Quince.
Sixteen-Dieciséis.
Seventeen-Diecisiete.
Eighteen-Dieciocho.
Nineteen-Diecinueve.
Twenty-Veinte.
From twenty, the numbers that follow are scheduled: Twenty-one (veintinuno), twenty-two (twenty) ...
Ten-Diez
Twenty-Veinte
Thirty-Treinta
Forty-Cuarenta
Fifty-Cincuenta
Sixty-Sesenta.
seventy-Setenta.
Eighty-Ochenta.
Ninety-Noventa.
One Hundred-Cien.
One Thousand-Mil.
One million-Un millón.
DAYS, MONTHS, SEASONS
Months
January-Enero.
February-Febrero.
March-Marzo.
April-Abril.
May-Mayo.
June-Junio.
July-Julio.
August-Agosto.
September-Septiembre.
October-October.
November-Noviembre.
December-Diciembre.
Days
Monday-Lunes
Tuesday-Martes.
Wednesday-Miércoles.
Thursday-Jueves.
Friday-Viernes.
Saturday-Sábado.
Sunday-Domingo.
Seasons
Spring-Primavera.
Summer-Verano.
Autumn/Fall-Otoño.
Winter-Invierno.
THE COLORS
White-Blanco.
Orange-Naranja.
Yellow-Amarillo.
Red-Rojo.
Pink-Rosa.
Violet-Violeta, lila.
Blue-Azul. Green-Verde.
Brown-Marrón.
Grey-Gris.
Green-Verde.
Purple-Morado.
Black-Negro.
Orange-Naranja.
Yellow-Amarillo.
Red-Rojo.
Pink-Rosa.
Violet-Violeta, lila.
Blue-Azul. Green-Verde.
Brown-Marrón.
Grey-Gris.
Green-Verde.
Purple-Morado.
Black-Negro.
THE FAMILY
Father: Padre
Daddy o Dad: Papá, familiarmente.
Mother: madre
Mummy o Mum: Mamá, familiarmente.
Sister: Hermana.
Brother: Hermano.
Tío: Uncle.
Tía: Aunt.
Grandfather:
Abuelo.
Grandpa, Granny: Abuelo, familiarmente.
Grandmother: Abuela.
Grandma, Granny: Abuela, familiarmente.
Father-in-law: Padre político, suegro.
Mother-in-law: Madre política, suegra.
Sister-in-law: Hermana política, cuñada.
Brother-in-law: Hermano político, cuñado.
Son: Hijo. Daughter: Hija.
Primo-Cousin.
Sobrino-Nephew.
Sobrina-Niece.
SELF EVALUATION
1-Write in English the name of the next numbers:
101
23
45
22
335
543
494
567
2-Write in spanish the meaning of this pronouns:
-You
-She
-They
REFERENCES
well in this unit we use some references and we are going to show it:
http://www.elrincondelvago.com/ (this page is great trust me)http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/
Harmon Hall's basic english work book
English IV program
This internet pages are really good they have a lot of information if you want to really learn English. I recommend elrincondelvago.com because they teach you how to spell the words and how you can do to understand the information
martes, 13 de enero de 2009
Unit V expressing preferences
EXPRESSING PREFERENCE
PREFER: + Noun +TO + Noun : I prefer coffee to tea
+ -ING Form + TO + ING Form : I prefer skiing to swimming. = to talk about general preferences
+ TO Infinitive + RATHER THAN + Bare Infinitive : I prefer to eat fish rather than (eat) meat to talk about general preferences
WOULD PREFER + TO Infinitive : Would you like to have a cup of coffee? I’d prefer to have some water. = To talk about specific preference
♪ Another clause can be introduced by rather than + bare infinitive : He’d prefer to stay at home rather than drive
to the restaurant
♪ Prefer takes an object when we want to introduce a new subject: I would prefer her to stay at home
WOULD RATHER/SOONER
SAME SUBJECT : followed by the bare infinitive: I'd rather play football than golf but I prefer football to golf
Or the Perfect Infinitive: I'd rather have stayed at home
DIFFERENT SUBJECT: → Use a Past Tense with present or future meaning: Shall I open the window? I'd rather you didn't
→ Use a Past Perfect with past meaning: I'd rather you hadn't called him old
HAD BETTER + Bare Infinitive (= should/ought)
You had/'d better book your flight early I'd better not take out a loan; I won't be able to pay it back
This structure is used to give advice or to say what the best thing to do in a particular situation is. Had better is more emphatic than Should or Ought to but it is not as emphatic as Must
You must see a lawyer . (strong advice) You had better see a lawyer ( less emphatic than "Must")
You should/ought to see a lawyer ( even less emphatic)
PREFER: + Noun +TO + Noun : I prefer coffee to tea
+ -ING Form + TO + ING Form : I prefer skiing to swimming. = to talk about general preferences
+ TO Infinitive + RATHER THAN + Bare Infinitive : I prefer to eat fish rather than (eat) meat to talk about general preferences
WOULD PREFER + TO Infinitive : Would you like to have a cup of coffee? I’d prefer to have some water. = To talk about specific preference
♪ Another clause can be introduced by rather than + bare infinitive : He’d prefer to stay at home rather than drive
to the restaurant
♪ Prefer takes an object when we want to introduce a new subject: I would prefer her to stay at home
WOULD RATHER/SOONER
SAME SUBJECT : followed by the bare infinitive: I'd rather play football than golf but I prefer football to golf
Or the Perfect Infinitive: I'd rather have stayed at home
DIFFERENT SUBJECT: → Use a Past Tense with present or future meaning: Shall I open the window? I'd rather you didn't
→ Use a Past Perfect with past meaning: I'd rather you hadn't called him old
HAD BETTER + Bare Infinitive (= should/ought)
You had/'d better book your flight early I'd better not take out a loan; I won't be able to pay it back
This structure is used to give advice or to say what the best thing to do in a particular situation is. Had better is more emphatic than Should or Ought to but it is not as emphatic as Must
You must see a lawyer . (strong advice) You had better see a lawyer ( less emphatic than "Must")
You should/ought to see a lawyer ( even less emphatic)
lunes, 12 de enero de 2009
ENGLISH IV (UNIT X) REFERENCES
This time we only use two sour of information a book and a web page.........
STILE 2 WORKBOOK
ENGLISHPAGE.COM
Remember that only if you work hard you'll get to your objective I always said" the one who born with talent is excellent, an the one who no working hard will have it"
(done by Alfonso)
STILE 2 WORKBOOK
ENGLISHPAGE.COM
Remember that only if you work hard you'll get to your objective I always said" the one who born with talent is excellent, an the one who no working hard will have it"
(done by Alfonso)
ENGLISH IV (UNIT X) SELF EVALUATION
I think It's time to check how much have you learned....
It's time for an EXAM......
1.-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
2.-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
-They .......... on a picnic.(go)
-We ........... our friends in Chicago.(visit)
-I ........ at home yesterday.(am))
-We....... at school in the morning.(are)
(Done by Alfonso)
It's time for an EXAM......
1.-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
- I _______ in Brazil for two years.(live)
- Shauna ________ Japanese for five years.(studied)
- They _______ at the beach all day.(stay)
- They (not)_______ at the party the entire time.(stay)
- We _________ on the phone for thirty minutes.(talk)
- A: How long _____ you ____ for them?(no wait)
B: We _______ for one.(wait)
2.-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
-They .......... on a picnic.(go)
-We ........... our friends in Chicago.(visit)
-I ........ at home yesterday.(am))
-We....... at school in the morning.(are)
(Done by Alfonso)
ENGLISH IV (UNIT X) CONTENT
Well In this unit the student will learn and talk about several events that happened at a certain moment in past also the correct way to ask for information in the past
SIMPLE PAST
(Done by Alfonso)
SIMPLE PAST
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
FORM
[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs
Examples:
- I saw a movie yesterday.
- I didn't see a play yesterday.
- Last year, I traveled to Japan.
- Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
- Did you have dinner last night?
- She washed her car.
- He didn't wash his car.
ENGLISH IV (UNIT X) OBJECTIVE
Well this time the purpose of the unit is that the student be able to share, express, events or activities that have happened at a certain time in the past this unit will be interesting
(Done by Alfonso)
(Done by Alfonso)
ENGLISH IV (UNIT VII) REFERENCES
Well,well,well... in this unit We use very good sources of information first of all,
I recommend you to use this book:
Headway advanced student's book
Headway upper-intermediate student's book
Ingles idiomatico 3
www.elrincondelvago.com
I hope this books and web pages help you.
(done by Alfonso)
Headway advanced student's book
Headway upper-intermediate student's book
Ingles idiomatico 3
www.elrincondelvago.com
I hope this books and web pages help you.
(done by Alfonso)
ENGLISH IV (UNIT VII) SELF-EVALUATION
This is the end...the hardest part of the unit...it's time for the EXAM...
1.-Choose the correct form in the sentences
I'm very exited.I.............................(will see/am going to see) all my family this weekend.
So you are off to the States for a year!. What_________(are you going to do/will you d0)there?
I...........................(will come/am going to come) with you whether you like it or not
I___________(Will be/am going to be) a racing driver when I grow up
I............................(are going to make/will make) coffee for dinner
2.-Write a composition about your next vacations, how do you what it to be.(At least 60 words)
(Done by Alfonso)
1.-Choose the correct form in the sentences
I'm very exited.I.............................(will see/am going to see) all my family this weekend.
So you are off to the States for a year!. What_________(are you going to do/will you d0)there?
I...........................(will come/am going to come) with you whether you like it or not
I___________(Will be/am going to be) a racing driver when I grow up
I............................(are going to make/will make) coffee for dinner
2.-Write a composition about your next vacations, how do you what it to be.(At least 60 words)
(Done by Alfonso)
ENGLISH IV (UNIT VII ) CONTENT
The content of this unit is simple, this unit is about of how to make future plans, in this unit you will learn how to germinate questions about future plans, also you'll learn the correct way to answer the questions.
For example:
What are you going to do next vacations?
I'm going to Cancun.
What are you going to do there?
I'm going to swim in the sea an visit the ruins
when you are taking about future we use to auxiliaries it can be "will" or "going to" we use will to express a decision or intention made in the moment of speaking
For example:
I'll phone you back in a minute
We'll go out together
I'll get it.
we use "going to" when we want to express a prediction based on a present fact
For example:
Careful! the glass is going to fall over.Too late
Look at the blue sky!.It's going to be a lovely day.
(Done by Alfonso)
For example:
What are you going to do next vacations?
I'm going to Cancun.
What are you going to do there?
I'm going to swim in the sea an visit the ruins
when you are taking about future we use to auxiliaries it can be "will" or "going to" we use will to express a decision or intention made in the moment of speaking
For example:
I'll phone you back in a minute
We'll go out together
I'll get it.
we use "going to" when we want to express a prediction based on a present fact
For example:
Careful! the glass is going to fall over.Too late
Look at the blue sky!.It's going to be a lovely day.
(Done by Alfonso)
ENGLISH IV (UNIT VII ) OBJECTIVE
jueves, 8 de enero de 2009
ENGLISH IV {UNIT VI}- Content
In order to describe activities in the moment, we use the named "simple present". We also use it to describe: facts, present situations, to tell how much times do we do some kind of activity and to speak about schedules and programs.
Examples:
Water boils at 100ºC - El agua hierva a 100ºC
I often go to the supermarket on Saturday (Para decir cuanto a menudo hacemos las cosas)-A menudo los Sabados voy al supermercado.
The film starts at 5 o’clock. (horario)- La película empieza a las 5.
I live in London (Situaciones permanentes) -Vivo en Londres.
FORMS with substantive:
I work
You work
He/she/it works
You work
We work
They work
When we talk in third person (He, She, It), we add a "s" at the end of the verb.
Example:
He lives in Sheffield.
If the verb finishes with ’o’ we must add ‘es’
Go - goes
Do - does
If the verb finishes with ‘y’ we must add ‘ies’
Carry - carries
Hurry - hurries
Worry – worries
For the other verbs, we only use ‘s’
Eat - eats
Sleep – sleeps
Work – works
We use do/does in order to ask questions.
Do you live in London?
We only use does with the substantives he/she/it , for the rest, only do.
Does he live in Sheffield?
(Done by ramses)
Examples:
Water boils at 100ºC - El agua hierva a 100ºC
I often go to the supermarket on Saturday (Para decir cuanto a menudo hacemos las cosas)-A menudo los Sabados voy al supermercado.
The film starts at 5 o’clock. (horario)- La película empieza a las 5.
I live in London (Situaciones permanentes) -Vivo en Londres.
FORMS with substantive:
I work
You work
He/she/it works
You work
We work
They work
When we talk in third person (He, She, It), we add a "s" at the end of the verb.
Example:
He lives in Sheffield.
If the verb finishes with ’o’ we must add ‘es’
Go - goes
Do - does
If the verb finishes with ‘y’ we must add ‘ies’
Carry - carries
Hurry - hurries
Worry – worries
For the other verbs, we only use ‘s’
Eat - eats
Sleep – sleeps
Work – works
We use do/does in order to ask questions.
Do you live in London?
We only use does with the substantives he/she/it , for the rest, only do.
Does he live in Sheffield?
(Done by ramses)
martes, 6 de enero de 2009
ENGLISH IV [UNIT VIII]- References
http://www.elrincondelvago.com/ (this page is great trust me)http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/
Harmon Hall's basic english
work bookEnglish IV program
(done by ramses)
Harmon Hall's basic english
work bookEnglish IV program
(done by ramses)
ENGLISH IV [UNIT VIII]- Objective
The objective of the unit is to teach the student the correct expresions and vocabulary about the time and weather of his envirnment.
(done by ramses)
(done by ramses)
ENGLISH IV [UNIT IV]- Self-evaluation
Hi there.
This is the chance for you to prove you have learned about this topic.
Follow the instructions and answer correctly.
1.- James take his vacation in Los Cabos, he lives in New York, What weather do you think he would prefer?
2.- Why does David says it won't be a good day for swim in the pool?
3.- Tell me the hour (4:45)
4.- What time is it? (6:03)
5.- The day after yesterday is.........................
6.-Today is Christmas, ___________ will be december 26.
7.- Draw a clock wich mark a quarter to nine.
Well. That's all for the eighth unit. As i told you, this unit is really easy, i hope you had learned something or reviewed this topic.
Till the next unit!!
(done by ramses)
This is the chance for you to prove you have learned about this topic.
Follow the instructions and answer correctly.
1.- James take his vacation in Los Cabos, he lives in New York, What weather do you think he would prefer?
2.- Why does David says it won't be a good day for swim in the pool?
3.- Tell me the hour (4:45)
4.- What time is it? (6:03)
5.- The day after yesterday is.........................
6.-Today is Christmas, ___________ will be december 26.
7.- Draw a clock wich mark a quarter to nine.
Well. That's all for the eighth unit. As i told you, this unit is really easy, i hope you had learned something or reviewed this topic.
Till the next unit!!
(done by ramses)
Unit IX Locating places
Excuse me, where are the
dress shoes?
tennis shoes?
woman's dresses?
boy's pants?
towels?
sheets?
They're over there
in the shoe department.
in sportswear.
in women's wear.
in children's wear.
on aisle 9.
on aisle 10.
They're over there on
your right.
your left.
aisle 12.
dress shoes?
tennis shoes?
woman's dresses?
boy's pants?
towels?
sheets?
They're over there
in the shoe department.
in sportswear.
in women's wear.
in children's wear.
on aisle 9.
on aisle 10.
They're over there on
your right.
your left.
aisle 12.
Unit IX Shopping
Dialog:
A: Excuse me, where are the dress shoes?
B: They're over there in the shoe department.
A: Do you have the kind without laces?
B: Sure. They're over there on your right.
C: What size shoe do you wear?
A: (I wear a) size nine and a half.
C: Here, try these on.
A: They are a little too big.
C: How about these?
A: They are just right. How much are they?
C. They're $19.95. They're on sale this week.
A. Good, I'll take them.
Do you have the kind
without laces?
with buckles?
with high heels?
I wear a
(nine and a half) shoe.
__________ coat.
__________ dress.
__________ shirt.
__________ pants.
What size
shoe do you wear? I wear size __________.
jacket
shirt
dress
Practice 7
Here, try
these on.
this
They're a little too
big.
It's
little.
tight.
loose.
$ .25
$ .75
$ .05
$ .30
$1.50
$2.89
$ .93
$23.00
$47.35
$2.65
$3.80
Dictate the amounts in Practice 9 in random order and have students write them.
How much are the
shoes? They're __________.
pants?
socks?
Practice 12
They're
$10.75.
It's
$5.98.
on sale.
on sale.
Practice 13: Dictation
Dictate the dialog.
Practice 14: Role Play
What size __________ do you wear?
I wear size __________.
Here, try these on.
They're a little too __________.
How about these?
They're just right. How much are they?
They're __________.
Good, I'll take them.
A: Excuse me, where are the dress shoes?
B: They're over there in the shoe department.
A: Do you have the kind without laces?
B: Sure. They're over there on your right.
C: What size shoe do you wear?
A: (I wear a) size nine and a half.
C: Here, try these on.
A: They are a little too big.
C: How about these?
A: They are just right. How much are they?
C. They're $19.95. They're on sale this week.
A. Good, I'll take them.
Do you have the kind
without laces?
with buckles?
with high heels?
I wear a
(nine and a half) shoe.
__________ coat.
__________ dress.
__________ shirt.
__________ pants.
What size
shoe do you wear? I wear size __________.
jacket
shirt
dress
Practice 7
Here, try
these on.
this
They're a little too
big.
It's
little.
tight.
loose.
$ .25
$ .75
$ .05
$ .30
$1.50
$2.89
$ .93
$23.00
$47.35
$2.65
$3.80
Dictate the amounts in Practice 9 in random order and have students write them.
How much are the
shoes? They're __________.
pants?
socks?
Practice 12
They're
$10.75.
It's
$5.98.
on sale.
on sale.
Practice 13: Dictation
Dictate the dialog.
Practice 14: Role Play
What size __________ do you wear?
I wear size __________.
Here, try these on.
They're a little too __________.
How about these?
They're just right. How much are they?
They're __________.
Good, I'll take them.
ENGLISH IV [UNIT VIII]- Content
Welll.
WEATHERS
It´s one o`clock: Así decimos "Es la una en punto"
It`s three and a half: Así decimos "son las tres y media"
It´s a quarter past five: Para decir "son las cinco y cuarto"
It´s a quarter to seven: Si decimos "falta un cuarto para las siete"
In order to know how to expres the weather in a specific place you must've learn the basic kinds of weathers and the most important situations of the day.
WEATHERS
It´s cloudy: Está nublado
It´s cold: Hace frío
DAYS
Yesterday (yesterdei): Ayer
Today (tudei): Hoy
Tomorrow (tumorrou): Mañana
Early (erli): Temprano
Late (leit): Tarde
Now then. If we wish to ask the hour we can use this expresions:
What time is it?: Asi preguntamos "Qué hora es?"
It´s one o`clock: Así decimos "Es la una en punto"
It`s three and a half: Así decimos "son las tres y media"
It´s a quarter past five: Para decir "son las cinco y cuarto"
It´s a quarter to seven: Si decimos "falta un cuarto para las siete"
Now, let's try a little exercice.
1.-Let's write how does the yesterday's weather looked like
2.- If now the clock marks 2:30, what hour is if we let 15 minutes to pass?
(done by ramses)
Unit V Express preferences
We often use words like:
prefer = preferir
would prefer = preferiria
would rather
to talk or ask about preferences
"I prefer drinking orange juice only at breakfast, so maybe I'd rather have something else."
"Would you prefer apple juice or white grape juice? Which would you rather have?"
"Would you rather have a hot drink?"
"We prefer tea to coffee, so we usually have tea in the house."
Those expressions are quite different in meaning and this is why learners of English often find them challenging.
So here is how we can separate them:
Difference in meaning:
We tend to use 'prefer' to talk generally about likes, dislikes, what we want.
The expressions 'would prefer' and 'would rather', to be a little more specific.
For example:
“I prefer drinking orange juice only at breakfast. - a general preferences
“Would you prefer apple juice or oranage juice?”
“Would you rather have a hot drink?” - you are given a specific choice.
Difference in form
- followed by different verb from
I prefer staying at home on a rainy day. (followed by the gerund; the '-ing' ending)
Would you prefer to have a cup of coffee or some tea? (followed by the infinitive; to+ the verb)
What would you rather have? (followed by the base form of the verb; the verb without 'to'.
We also use different prepositions to state the choice.
- prefer, would prefer – go with 'to'
“I'd prefer going for a walk to taking a nap.”
“I would (I'd) prefer a walk to a nap”.
- Would rather – goes with 'than'
“I would (I'd) rather watch a movie than a talk show.”
“I'd rather see a movie than watch a talk show.”
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1. You can check your understanding as you match the questions below with suitable endings:
Would you prefer ...?
Would you rather ....?
- taking a nap or going for a walk
- a trip to Jamaica or a cruise to Alaska
- watch a talk show or see a movie
- to stay at home or go outside with friends
2. Practice asking and answering questions of the same type with friends or Englishbaby members.
prefer = preferir
would prefer = preferiria
would rather
to talk or ask about preferences
"I prefer drinking orange juice only at breakfast, so maybe I'd rather have something else."
"Would you prefer apple juice or white grape juice? Which would you rather have?"
"Would you rather have a hot drink?"
"We prefer tea to coffee, so we usually have tea in the house."
Those expressions are quite different in meaning and this is why learners of English often find them challenging.
So here is how we can separate them:
Difference in meaning:
We tend to use 'prefer' to talk generally about likes, dislikes, what we want.
The expressions 'would prefer' and 'would rather', to be a little more specific.
For example:
“I prefer drinking orange juice only at breakfast. - a general preferences
“Would you prefer apple juice or oranage juice?”
“Would you rather have a hot drink?” - you are given a specific choice.
Difference in form
- followed by different verb from
I prefer staying at home on a rainy day. (followed by the gerund; the '-ing' ending)
Would you prefer to have a cup of coffee or some tea? (followed by the infinitive; to+ the verb)
What would you rather have? (followed by the base form of the verb; the verb without 'to'.
We also use different prepositions to state the choice.
- prefer, would prefer – go with 'to'
“I'd prefer going for a walk to taking a nap.”
“I would (I'd) prefer a walk to a nap”.
- Would rather – goes with 'than'
“I would (I'd) rather watch a movie than a talk show.”
“I'd rather see a movie than watch a talk show.”
============
1. You can check your understanding as you match the questions below with suitable endings:
Would you prefer ...?
Would you rather ....?
- taking a nap or going for a walk
- a trip to Jamaica or a cruise to Alaska
- watch a talk show or see a movie
- to stay at home or go outside with friends
2. Practice asking and answering questions of the same type with friends or Englishbaby members.
lunes, 5 de enero de 2009
ENGLISH IV {UNIT VI}- Objective
In this unit, the student will learn how to expres actions done in the moment learning vocabulary in order to describe the present.
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