This document discusses different ways to express preferences in English using verbs and expressions like "prefer", "would prefer", "would rather", and "had better". It provides examples of how to use these expressions to indicate a preference for one thing over another or a lack of preference for something compared to an alternative.

1. EXPRESSING
PREFERENCES

2. PREFER

3. I prefer basketball to tennis.
I do not prefer tennis to basketball.

4. HE / SHE / IT +prefer + s
He prefers a sports car to a bus.
He does not prefer a bus to a sports car.

5. prefer + Ving
She prefers going to a picnic to staying at home.
She does not prefer staying at home to going to a picnic.

6. would prefer

7. would prefer + to + V1 - rather than - V1
I would prefer to swim rather than drive.
I would prefer not to drive rather than swim.

8. She would prefer to eat bananas rather than eat strawberry.

9. would rather
would rather + V1 than+ V1

10. He would rather be a singer than be a photographer
He would rather not be a photographer than be a singer.

11. HAD BETTER
had better + V1

12. She had better take an aspirin.

13. She had better go to a doctor.

14. He had better have a rest in bed.