1. Would Rather

2. Use Would rather is used to show a choice from different options.
Would you rather eat pizza or pasta?
I would rather eat pizza.

3. structure Subject + Would + Rather + Base Verb
I would rather live in a warm country.
She would rather go to a different restaurant.

4. Structure Not comes after rather and before the verb
S + would rather + not + Verb (base form)
I would rather not go to work today.
I would rather not play a game.

5. Structure Would S rather Base Verb?
Would S rather Base Verb? or Base Verb?
Would you rather eat pizza or pasta?
Would you rather stay home and cook dinner or go out?                

6. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Study English
Go to a bar

7. I would rather study English than go to a bar.

8. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Be a cat.
Be a dog

9. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Live alone.
Live with lots of people

10. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Be a bit late
Be really early

11. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Be really big!
Be really small.

12. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Swim in the sea with a hungry shark.
Camp in the jungle with a ferocious lion.

13. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Find your soul mate and have all your friends hate them.
Stay single forever and have really great friends

14. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Get attacked by 2 sleepy bears.
Get attacked by 70 vicious cats.

15. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Have eight babies at once!
Never have kids

16. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Have world peace
End world hunger

17. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Have an ugly, intelligent baby.
Have a pretty, stupid baby

18. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Have a panda.
Have a horse.

19. Would you rather _________ or _________? I would rather __________.
Eat dog.
Eat spiders.

20. Your turn Write 5 questions using “would rather” Ask your classmates.
Pasinee, would you rather live in Las Vegas, or live in Bangkok?
I would rather live in ___________-.
Make sentences.
Pasinee would rather live in Banngkok than Las Vegas.
Hasim would rather go to bed early than party all night.

21. Let’s Write! Your mission is to write about a preference.
Use Would rather
Use participial adjectives:
_______ing (thrilling, interesting, exciting)
_______ed (bored, fascinated, astounded)
Use present perfect

22. Let’s Write!
Have you been to New York before? I would rather visit New York than Los Angeles because I find New York to be a thrilling city. There are many things to do. I have been sightseeing there before. It was exciting. I have been to the top of the statue of Liberty, and I have visited the Museum of Modern Art. I was fascinated by the city and would rather go there again than to LA.

23. Let’s Write!
Have you seen Avatar? It is a fascinating movie. I love animated films. I have seen over 100 of them. I am especially captivated by Anime, or Japanese animation. They are so interesting. My favorite is Spirited Away. I would rather watch Avatar and Spirited Away than Rocky IV or the Fast and the Furious because frankly, they are too violent.