[00:23.10]Or...I'd rather live in my own city.
[00:24.10]Remember that there is no correct or incorrect answer.
[00:25.10]It's your opinion,so just answer using I'd rather...
[00:26.10]and the rest of the sentence.Ready?Listen and answer these questions.
[00:27.10]Would you rather live in Washington,D.C or in you own city?
[00:28.10]Would you rather have your weekends free or your evenings free?
[00:29.10]Would you rather own a big house or a beautiful car?
[00:30.10]Would you rather earn more money or have long vacations?
[00:31.10]Would you rather be the president of a big company or a famoous movie star?
[00:32.10]Would you rather live in a very large city or in a very small town?
[00:33.10]When we state our preferences,that is,
[00:34.10]when we say what we prefer or do not prefer,
[00:35.10]we often start the answer with I'd rather or I'd rather not.
[00:36.10]For example,if the questions is...
[00:37.10]Would you rather work in television or in radio?
[00:38.10]We can answer this way...I'd rather not work in television.
[00:39.10]Or we can say...I'd rather not work in radio.
[00:40.10]Now you're going to hear some questions
[00:41.10]followed by a cue to help you with the answer.For example,you hear...
[00:42.10]Would you rather work in television or in radio?
[00:43.10]Television.And you say...I'd rather work in television.
[00:44.10]But when you hear...Would you rather work in television or in radio?
[00:45.10]Not radio.You say...I'd rather not work in radio.OK.let's begin.
[00:46.10]Would you rather work in television or in radio?Television.
[00:47.10]I'd rather not work in television.Would you rather or in radio?
[00:48.10]Not radio,I'd rather not work in radio.
[00:49.10]Would you rather teach or work in an office?Not teach.
[00:50.10]I'd rather not teach.Would you rather have chicken or fish for dinner?Fish
[00:51.10]I'd rather have fish for dinner.Would you rather play tennis or ride houses?
[00:52.10]Not ride houses.
[00:53.10]I'd rather not ride horses.Would you rather read a book or go to a movie?
[00:54.10]Read a book.I'd rather read a book.
[00:55.10]You know that I'd rather do something means the same as I'd prefer to do something.
[00:56.10]and I'd rather not do something means the same as I'd prefer not to do something.
[00:57.10]Now,when you hear a sentence with "I'd rather"
[00:58.10]or"I'd rather not"change it to"I'd prefer"
[00:59.10]or"I'd prefer not"or the opposite.For example.you hear...
[-1:-0.10]I'd rather live in Stamford.And you say...I'd prefer to live in Stamford.
[-1:-1.10]You hear... I'd prefer not to play tennis today.And you say...
[-1:-2.10]I'd rather not play tennis today.All right,let's begin.
[-1:-3.10]I'd rather live in Stamford.I'd prefer to live in Stamford
[-1:-4.10]I'd prefer not to play tennis today.I'd rather not play teenis today.
[-1:-5.10]I'd prefer to have my own business.I'd rather have my own business.
[-1:-6.10]I'd rather not work on weekends.I'd prefer not to work on weekends.
[-1:-7.10]I'd prefer not to a restaurant toinght.
[-1:-8.10]I'd prefer not to a restaurant toinght.
[-1:-9.10]I'd prefer to stay home with my family.I'd rather stay home with my family.
[-1:10.10]And now,would you rather do this lesson again or go on to the next lesson?
[-1:11.10]It's your choice.This is the end of Lesson Seven.
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