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Expressing preferences with the verb prefer




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 JUST A REMINDER
 There are three structures to say what we prefer. Study them carefully and do the exercises that follow.
  1. I prefer something to something
  2. I prefer doing something to doing something else
  3. I prefer to do something rather than (do) something else


        Look at the pictures and choose the correct answer

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  1.  I prefer the laptop to   2. The monkey prefers to apples
  3. The mouse prefers to meat
 4.the rabbit prefers to onions
  5. Amin prefers to hot dogs
  
   Complete the sentences with the right option
 
     like, thumbs, up, vote icon                      
           down, thumbs, vote icon

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 Joseph prefers to send his messages by snail-mail                                                 rather than sending them by e-mail.
                            rather send them by e-mail.
                                    rather than e-mail them.
 
 
 My friend Ali prefers travelling by plane
                   to travelling by ship.
                             to travel by ship.
                                      to ship.
          
  
 Zakaria prefers cycling
                        rather than skateboarding
                              to skateboarding.
                                     to skateboarders
 
 
  
 I prefer chocolates
                     to eat ice cream.
                              rather than eat ice cream.
                                       to ice cream.
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 Omar prefers to become a dentist
                        than becoming a doctor.
                               rather than a doctor.
                                       to becoming a doctor.
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 My aunt Miriam prefers teaching geography.
                         to maths.
                                  to teaching maths.
                                          rather than teach maths.
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 Tom prefers dogs
                         rather than cats.
                               than cats.
                                    to cats.
   
  Correct the sentences below if there are mistakes.Make only necessary changes
  1. Helen prefers to see horror films rather than see romance ones.
  2. Hamid prefers revising his lessons alone to revise them  with his friends.
  3. The cat prefers milk rather than water.
  4. I prefer weekends to weekdays.
  5. My brother prefers to exercise to going on diet.
  6. My classmates prefer science to physics.
  7.  Girls prefer wearing pink dresses to blue ones.
  8. I prefer playing video games than watching TV.
  9. European tourists prefer Egypt to visiting Morocco.
  10. My penpal prefers to send post cards rather to send e-cards.


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