Would rather/Had better

Book 3 - Lessons 24 and 25

7th Grade

Poll

Would you rather swim in a pool or swim on a beach?

• pool

• beach

Poll

Would you rather have an iPhone or Samsung?

• iPhone

• Samsung

Poll

Would you rather have the ability to read minds or become invisible?

• read minds

• become invisible

Multiple Choice

The "Would you rather...?" is a question that I can express:

• A preference (Uma preferência)

• An advice (Um conselho)

Drag and Drop

Usamos o ​

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+ ​

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para falar​

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between two or more activities

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would rather

verb

preferências

I’d rather stay at home than go out tonight.

Would you rather see an action or a romantic movie? I'd rather see a romantic movie.

Would you rather see a documentary?​

Yes, I would / No, I wouldn't / No, I'd rather not.​

​Use would rather + a base form to talk about preference between two or more activities

Reorder

Reorder the following

• I’d rather

•  stay at home

• than

• go out

• tonight

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• Would you rather

• see

• an action

• or

• or a romantic movie?

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Multiple Select

Would you rather see a documentary?

• Yes, I would.

• No, I wouldn't

• No, I'd rather not.

You can use "I'D rather" instead of "I would rather". This is called: contraction.

The contracted form of WOULD is 'D.

Example:

I would rather > I'd rather

You would rather > You'd rather

She would rather > She'd rather

Match

Contractions

• I would rather

• You would rather

• She would rather

I'd rather

You'd rather

She'd rather

• I'd rather

• You'd rather

• She'd rather

WOULD RATHER - QUESTION FORM

•  Would + subject + rather + base form of verb + complement ?

  Example:

  Would you rather stay at home?

  Would they rather do homework tomorrow morning?

  
  

• Would rather is often used with than with two verbs or objects when making a choice between two specific actions.

  
  

• Example:

• Would you rather work for Tom than for Mary?

• She would rather play tennis than go horseback riding.

​Use would rather not + base form to talk about a negative statement.

​I’d rather not go out tonight.

​I’d rather not fly. I hate planes.

Would you rather go a year without watching movies or without watching the news?

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Multiple Choice

Would your friends rather stay home on Friday nights?

• a. No, they’d rather not.

• b. No, they’d rather.

• c. No, they don’t.

Drag and Drop

Who would rather (stay home / to stay home) and make dinner tonight?

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stay home

to stay home

Multiple Choice

Would most people rather avoid violent movies?

• Yes, they’d rather

• Yes, they’d.

• Yes, they would

Drag and Drop

They’d rather (not take / not to take) their children to violent movies

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not take

not to take

Dropdown

We’d rather (stream / to stream) a comedy than go out.

Select answer

Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE BEST OPTION?

• If Claudia doesn’t feel well, she had better not go out.

• If Claudia doesn´t feel well,she hadn´t better go out

• If Claudia doesn´t feel well,she had better not to go out.

• If Claudia doesn´t feel well,she has better not go out.

Dropdown

Mary has a test tomorrow. She ​

Select answer

study hard.

Dropdown

It's raining now. You ​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

You had better __________ late.

• don't be

• not be

• aren't

Drag and Drop

Usamos ​

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para para do que achamos que as pessoas ​

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ou que são ​

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numa situação específica. A forma do verbo é sempre ​

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, e não have. Normalmente abreviamos para ​

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em situações informais:

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had better

devem fazer

desejáveis

had

'd better

had ('d) better

Usamos had better para nos referirmos ao presente ou ao futuro, para falar de ações que achamos que as pessoas devem fazer ou que são desejáveis numa situação específica. A forma do verbo é sempre had, e não have. Normalmente abreviamos para 'd better em situações informais:

teste

• •You’d better tell her everything. (É melhor você contar tudo para ela)

• •I’d better get back to work. (É melhor eu voltar ao trabalho)

• It’s five o’clock. I had better go now before the traffic gets too bad. (São cinco horas. É melhor eu ir agora antes que o tráfego fique ruim demais)

Multiple Choice

You'd better ask a doctor about it.

• would

• had

Multiple Choice

I'd rather stay at home.

• would

• had

Multiple Choice

I ... rather not go out tonight.

• would

• had

Multiple Choice

Simon ... better ask his boss before he decides.

• had

• would

Multiple Choice

He would better have a coffee.

• Right

• Wrong

Reorder

Reorder the following

• I

• would

• rather

• watch

• a comedy.

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• I

• had

• better

• lie

• down.

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Multiple Choice

I don’t fancy the theater again. I’d rather …………to the cinema.

• to

• go

• going

Open Ended

Explain with your own words (English or Portuguese) Would rather and Had better.