MODULE 1
13
Everyday English
• Expressing preferences
7
You and your friend are trying to decide what
to do this Saturday evening. Use the table
below to discuss. You can use ideas from Ex. 6.
6
Match the places of entertainment to the
activities. Make sentences using your own ideas.
nightclub
leisure centre
amusement arcade
cinema
funfair
circus
rock concert
youth club
1
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
a
meet other people
for social activities
b
see a film
c
play video games
d
go on a
roller‒coaster ride
e
see trapeze artists
f
dance
g
listen to your
favourite band
h
play a game of
squash
At a nightclub you can dance.
A: Would you like to go to a nightclub this
Saturday?
B: I
’
d prefer to go to the cinema. There
’
s a good
comedy on.
A: Well, I
’
d rather not. I
’
m not in the mood.
Would you like to …?
Text completion
Read the title to get a general idea of what the
text is going to be about. Read the text once to
get the main idea. Read again. Pay close
attention to the words before and after each gap.
Read the completed text to see whether it
makes sense.
Asking about preferences
•
Do you want + to ‒infinitive …?
•
Do you fancy + ‒ing form …?
•
Would you like + to ‒infinitive …?
•
Where would you rather + bare infinitive
Expressing preferences
•
I’d prefer + to ‒infinitive/noun
•
I’d much rather + bare infinitive (+ than + bare
infinitive)
•
I’d rather not … I’m not so keen on ...
•
Not really. I’d rather …
8
Read the joke. Why do you think
Sally cried?
Think!
According
0)
. . . . . . . . .
the myth of
the Tower of
Babel there
was once a time
1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
all people spoke a common
language. This doesn’t seem a very believable story if
you consider
2)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . many languages are
spoken in the world today. What is true is people have
always searched for a global language that can be used to
communicate with anyone, no
3)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . where
they come from.
In ancient times, the language of choice was Greek, and
then later,
4)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Romans became a
world power, it was Latin. In more recent years, English
has turned
5)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . to be the nearest we have
to a universal language.
However, there is another language,
6)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
many people believe would be suitable as a world
language – Esperanto. As it has a simple and regular
grammar, it is said that people can learn it in a fraction of
the
7)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . needed for natural languages.
There are more than 100,000 people worldwide who
speak the language fluently and who
8)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Esperanto alive with annual conferences, books and
magazines in the language.
We went to the
cinema last night.
Did you enjoy it?
No, I cried.
Why? Was
it a drama?
No, we couldn’t get in.
to
• Open Cloze
9
For questions 1‒8, read the text below and
think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. There is an
example at the
beginning (0).
Exam Practice: Use of English
