Exercise 1. Which do you prefer? Write sentences using 'I prefer (something) to (something else)'. Put the verb into the correct form where necessary
1 (drive / travel by train) I prefer driving to travelling by train. 2 (tennis /football) I prefer…… 3 (phone people / write letters) I……to…… 4 (go to the cinema / watch films on TV) …… Now rewrite sentences 3 and 4 using the structure 'I prefer (to do something)......'. 5 (1) ...... I prefer to drive rather than travel by train.. 6 (3) I prefer to…… 7 (4) …… Exercise 2. Write sentences using I'd prefer... or I'd rather... + one of the following: eat at home
Now write sentences using than and rather than. 10 (get a taxi / walk home) I'd prefer to get a taxi rather than walk home. 11 (go for a swim / play tennis) I'd rather…… 12 (wait a few minutes / leave now) I'd rather…… 13 (eat at home / go to a restaurant) I'd prefer…… 14 (think about it for a while / decide now) I'd rather…… Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using would you rather I.... 1 Are you going to cook the dinner or would you rather I cooked it? 2 Are you going to tell Ann what happened or would you rather……? 3 Are you going to do the shopping or……? 4 Are you going to answer the phone or……? Exercise 4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. 1 'Shall I tell Ann the news?' 'No, I'd rather she didn't know.' 2 Do you want me to go now or would you rather I …here? 3 Do you want to go out this evening or would you rather.…..at home? 4 This is a private letter addressed to me. I'd rather you.…..read it. 5 It's quite a nice house but I'd rather it.... a bit bigger. 6 'Do you mind if I turn on the radio?' 'I'd rather you … I'm trying to study.' UNIT 40 USED TO DO Exercise 1. Karen works very hard and has very little free time. A few years ago, things were different.
Write sentences about Karen with used to... 1 She used to go swimming every day. 2 She…… 3…… 4 …… 5 …… 6 …… Exercise 2. Complete these sentences. Use used to or the present simple (I play / he lives etc.). 1 I used to play tennis. I stopped playing a few years ago. 2 Do you do any sport?' 'Yes, I play basketball. 3 'Have you got a car?' 'No, I……one but I sold it.' 4 George……a waiter. Now he's the manager of a hotel. 5 'Do you go to work by car?' 'Sometimes but most days I.. by train.' 6 When I was a child, I never……meat, but I eat it now. 7 Mary loves watching TV. She……TV every evening. 8 We……near the airport but we moved to the city centre a few years ago. 9 Normally I start work at 7 o'clock, so I……up very early. 10 What games……you ……when you were a child? Exercise 3. Complete these sentences with use(d) to... + a suitable verb. 1 Dennis gave up smoking two years ago. He used to smoke40 cigarettes a day. 2 Liz……a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car. 3 We came to live in Manchester a few years ago. We……in Nottingham. 4 I rarely eat ice cream now but I……it when I was a child. 5 Jim……my best friend but we aren't friends any longer. 6 It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work since the new road was opened. It ……more than an hour. 7 There……a hotel opposite the station but it closed a long time ago. 8 When you lived in London,……to the theatre very often?
Exercise 4. Brian changed his lifestyle. He stopped doing some things and started doing other things:
Exercise 5. Write sentences about Brian with used to and didn't use to. 1 He used to study hard. 4 …… 2 He didn't use to smoke. 5 …… 3 …… 6…… UNIT 41 EVERY OR ALL Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use every + one of these words: day room 1 Every studentin the class passed the exam. 2 My job is very boring..….is the same. 3 Kate is a very good tennis player. When we play, she wins...... 4......in the hotel has a private bathroom. 5 'Did you understand what she said?' 'Most of it but not ......
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with every day or all day. 1 Yesterday it rained all day. 2 I buy a newspaper......but sometimes I don't read it. 3 I'm not going out tomorrow. I'll be at home…… 4 I usually drink about four cups of coffee…… 5 Paula was ill yesterday, so she stayed in bed…… 6 Last year we went to the seaside for a week and it rained …… 7 I'm tired now because I've been working hard…… Exercise 3. Put in every or all. 1 Bill watches TV for about two hours every evening. 2 Barbara gets up at 6.30……morning. 3 The weather was nice yesterday, so we sat in the garden ……. afternoon. 4 I'm going away on Monday. I'll be away ..…. week. 5 'How often do you go skiing?' '…… year. Usually in March.' 6 A: Were you at home at 10 o'clock yesterday? B: Yes, I was at home ……morning. I went out after lunch. 7 My sister likes cars. She buys a new one…… year. 8 I saw Jack at the party. He wasn't very friendly. He didn't speak to me …… evening. 9 We go away on holiday for two or three weeks…… summer.
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