Speaking Class - Would Rather / Would Prefer
Speaking Class - Would Rather / Would Prefer
Speaking Class - Would Rather / Would Prefer
1) Business
2) Health Professions
3) Social Sciences and History
4)
5)
Engineering
Biological and Biomedical
Which ones
6) Sciences sound the most
Psychology
interesting to
7)
8) Communication and Journalism
9)
10)
Visual and Performing Arts
Computer and Information Sciences
you? Why?
11) Education 2020
Vocabulary
accounting: the field of study that involves keeping or
examining the financial records of a company or organization
acquire: get
new media: on line forms of media, such as blogging,
podcasting, and social networking
fundamentals: basics; basic principles
application: use
practical ends: uses in the "real world"
theoretical: not practical; an idea
foundations: basic principles on which to build further study
or knowledge
Who is the survey targeting? What does the
survey want to know?
=
2. would prefer+ (not)+ infinitive:
would prefer I'd prefer to learn ...
I'd prefer (not) to study ...
Complete the conversations with would and the appropriate
form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. A: ........... .......... you prefer ...................... (sign up) for a course in
biology or geography?
B: I'm not really interested in geography, so I'd prefer ......................
(take) a biology course.