Expressing Preference and Reluctance

Which do you prefer / like better,	cinema or theatre? comedy or melodrama? TV programmes or video films?
What would you rather prefer to watch,	a thriller or an action film?

 

Why don’t we

go to the theatre go to the cinema stay at home and watch a video film

tonight?

 

Expressing Preference

— I prefer...

— I like... better.

 

Expressing Reluctance

— No, thank you. I don’t (really) want to./ I don’t feel like it./ I’m not (really) in the mood.

— Do I/we have to?

— Have I/we got to?

11. Use the words in the list below to express your preferences.

Example:

I prefer reading to watching TV.

I prefer classical music to pop music.

WATCH films (thrillers, action films, comedies, horror films, westerns, science fiction, documentaries, popular science films, etc.), news and current affairs programmes, sports programmes, cultural programmes (opera, ballet), historical programmes, educational programmes, entertainment programmes (serial shows, television series, talk shows, game shows, quiz shows, comedy programmes), nature/wildlife programmes, etc.

LISTEN TO jazz/ rock/rap/reggae/classical/country/etc. music

READ historical novels, psychological novels, autobiographical novels, horror (mystery) novels, adventure novels, short stories, novelettes, detective stories, thrilling stories, love stories, memoirs, science fiction, fairy tales, poems (verse), etc.

PLAY a game of chess, the guitar, basketball/football/tennis, etc.

12. Match a line in A with a line in B.

A	B
1. Which do you like better, Russian or American films? 2. Why don’t you watch “The Adventures of Marco Polo”? 3. Which do you prefer, cinema or theatre? 4. Let’s watch “Underwater World”. 5. How about a musical?	a) Oh, no. I’d prefer something more serious. b) I don’t really feel like it. c) I’d rather not. I’m not keen on nature programmes. d) I like good films. e) None. I prefer TV. f)