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Practice #1 Would Rather


 

  1. Would you rather drive to the theater or take a taxi?

    _I would rather drive to the theater. ____________________________

    _I'd rather take a taxi.________________________________________


 

  1. Would Alex rather go to the beach in Bahia or travel in Europe this summer?

    _He would rather go to the beach..._____________________________

    _He'd rather travel in Europe..._________________________________


 

  1. Would Sarah rather fix her transmission or buy a new car?

    _She would rather fix her transmission. __________________________

    _She'd rather buy a new car. ___________________________________


 

  1. Would you rather rent an apartment or own a house?

    _I would rather rent an apartment. ______________________________

    _I'd rather own a house. ________________________________________


 

  1. Would you and your brother rather cook dinner tonight or order take out?*

    _We would rather cook dinner tonight. ______________________________

    _We'd rather order take out. _____________________________________


 

  1. Would you rather be a police officer or a fire fighter?

    _I would rather be a police officer. _________________________________

    _I'd rather be a fire fighter. ________________________________________


 

  1. Would you rather own a painting by Picasso or Turner?

    _I would rather own a painting by Picasso. ___________________________

    _I'd rather own a Turner. __________________________________________


 

  1. Would you rather listen to Philip Glass or Mozart?

    _I would rather listen to Philip Glass. _________________________________

    _I'd rather listen to Mozart. _________________________________________


 

  1. Would Ambassador Hagen rather stay at the Hilton or leave town tonight?

    _Ambassador Hagen would rather stay at the Hilton tonight. _______________

    _Ambassador Hagen would rather leave town tonight. ____________________


 

10. Would you rather write a report or go to the dentist?

    _I'd rather write a report. ______________________________________________

    _I'd rather go to the dentist. ____________________________________________


 

* "Take out" is short for "take out food", a restaurant meal that you take out of the restaurant. This is an American idiom. In British English, this is called "take away."

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