Country grammar song · B1–B2

Choices, Choices Everywhere

“Oh, I’d rather stay than go to town, I’d rather smile than wear a frown!”

prefer · would prefer · would rather. Four tracks: sing it, build it, check it without the song, and then get out of a locked barn.

The song · Choices, Choices EverywhereYouTube ↗
Grammar cheat sheet · шпаргалка

Prefer

Загальні вподобання, звички.

  • prefer A to B I prefer tea to coffee.
  • prefer V-ing to V-ing I prefer walking to driving.
  • prefer to V rather than V I prefer to read rather than play.

Would rather / would prefer

Бажання в конкретній ситуації.

  • would rather V than V I’d rather stay than go. Без “to”, без “-ing”.
  • would rather not V I’d rather not talk about it.
  • would prefer to V rather than V I’d prefer to stay rather than take that ride.

Would rather + someone

Хочемо, щоб інша людина щось зробила або не робила: дієслово в Past Simple, хоча мова про тепер.

  • would rather sb did I’d rather you helped me.
  • would rather sb didn’t I’d rather you didn’t leave.
  • I’d rather he wasn’t late. (формально також weren’t)

Track 1. Sing it

Слухаємо пісню і заповнюємо пропуски, потім розкладаємо рядки за правилами.

1. Fill the song

10 gaps

Play the song and choose the right word in each gap, then press Check.

2. Which pattern?

9 lines

Lines from the song. Tap the pattern each line uses.

A prefer A to B / V-ing to V-ing
B (would) prefer to V rather than V
C would rather V (than V)
D would rather + someone + past

3. Karaoke disaster

6 lines · 1 wrong word each

The karaoke singer got every line slightly wrong. Tap the wrong word. You get one tap per line.