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    The document discusses preferences for different types of holidays and leisure activities. It asks questions about preferences between libraries vs museums, French vs Spanish, summer vs winter, theatre vs cinema, and love vs money. It also provides examples of common holiday activities like spending time with family and friends, traveling, relaxing at home, and examples of important holidays in some countries. Finally, it discusses ways to express preferences in English using words like prefer, would prefer, rather, and sooner.

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    Topic : Preference/like
    dislikes about holiday and
    leisure activities
    Saturday night at 7.10 PM
    31/07/2021

    ► Library or museums?

    ► French or Spanish?

    ► Summer or winter?

    ► Theatre or cinema?

    ► Love or money?

    To have a holiday:
    Meaning: time off from working or
    studying. This might be a day, a week or
    even longer.
    e.g. What do you like to do when you have a
    holiday?
    – I like to hang out with my friends/family…
    ► e.g. What’s your favourite holiday? – I like to have a party and invite my family
    – My favourite holiday is definitely and friends…
    Christmas… – I like to go to the beach…
    – I really like Lunar New Year… – I like to travel somewhere new…
    – I love Valentine’s Day, even though it – I like to catch up on my sleep and just
    isn’t a national holiday in my country. relax at home…
    e.g. What are some important holidays in your e.g. Do you like to have a holiday?
    country? – Yes, definitely. I like to spend it hanging
    – In my country Christmas and New Year out with my friends/family…
    are the most important, but Easter and – Not really. I prefer just to work/study. I
    Mother’s Day are also important. think holidays are boring…
    Topic : Preference/like
    =
    dislikes about holiday and
    leisure activities
    Saturday night at 7.10 PM
    31/07/2021

     absolutely
    EXPRESSING PREFERENCE
    I have absolutely no desire to own a pet.  
    at all  
    I don’t like artichokes at all.
     PREFER:   
    completely
    Form    :     I  prefer  skiing to swimming.  = to
    Don’t worry about it, it’s completely okay.
    talk about general preferences
    extremely
                        I prefer to eat fish rather than (eat)
    This garage is extremely messy.
    meat  to talk about general preferences
    really
     
    This book is really boring.
     WOULD PREFER +  TO Infinitive  :
    super
    Would you like to have a cup of coffee? I’d
    This coffee is super hot.
    prefer to have some
    very
    water. = To talk about specific preference
    That’s a very pretty necklace.
         : He’d prefer to stay at home rather than
    totally
    drive  to the restaurant
    He was totally embarrassed because he forgot his
    keys.
     ♪  Prefer takes an object when we want to
    too
    introduce a new subject:
    It was too windy to go outside.
    I would prefer her to stay at home
    so
     
    He is so kind to me.
     WOULD RATHER/SOONER  
    Some other intensifiers used in everyday American
     
    English are:
    : I'd rather play football than golf   but   I prefer
    football to golf
    incredibly
      
    Margaret’s pizza is incredibly delicious!
     
    outrageously
    Jim Carrey is an outrageously funny actor.
    phenomenally
    That is a phenomenally tall building.

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