I’d rather watch it on
TV.
Expressing preferences, likes and
dislikes in the context of hobbies and
leisure activities
Revising present simple and continuous
verbs
Contents
Aims
Year 8
Lesson 13
Grammar and
functions
Keywords
hate, like, love, prefer, rather
Introducing stative verbs
Language Analysis
Stative verbs
In English, some verbs are not normally used with -ing. These are called ‘non-continuous’ or ‘stative’
verbs because they often describe a ‘state’ that lasts for a long time.
They are different from dynamic verbs which describe a momentary action e.g. sing, dance, swim etc.
Examples of stative verbs include:
forget, hate ,like, love, prefer, remember, understand, want
To help students remember which verbs are stative, there is the following four categories:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Verbs that express emotions: like, hate, prefer, want, etc.
Verbs that are connected with senses: see, hear, taste, etc.
Verbs connected with thinking and opinions: believe, imagine, remember, etc.
Verbs connected with possessions: own, belong, have, etc.
There are some verbs that can be used either as stative or dynamic verbs depending on the context e.g.
have or think.
I have a car = I own a car. STATIVE
I am having a bath = I am bathing. (ACTION, DYNAMIC VERB)
I see a big car. (with my eyes) STATIVE
I am seeing my brother on Monday = meet. (ACTION, DYNAMIC VERBS)
I prefer... I'd rather...
In English we say we prefer one activity to another. I prefer -ing to -ing.
Example
I prefer playing computer games to watching TV.
We can also say we'd rather do one activity than another. I'd rather ... than ....
Example
I'd rather play computer games than watch TV.
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Procedure
Lead-in
Audio:
1 I hate jogging in the cold. Let’s go to the
cinema.
2 I don’t understand computer games but I love
playing chess.
3 I don’t like playing the guitar. I prefer playing the
piano.
4 I like shopping. It’s better than watching the TV.
5 I don’t like drawing but I love painting.
Key:
1
2
4
5
3
The aim of the screen is to introduce vocabulary.
Give students the following instructions:
Listen and choose the activity that is described.
Extension: Point to each of the pictures and ask
to name the activity.
Ask a follow-up question: Would you choose the
same?
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Main input
Key:
1 False
2 False
3 True
Text:
Hi Jane,
Thanks for your email inviting me to stay in the
holidays. I’d love to come.
It’s going to be so cool to go to the festival with
your parents. Which bands are playing? A lot of
new bands are playing at the festivals this
summer. But actually, I prefer the older bands. I
love Coldplay’s music. I remember seeing them in
a concert on the TV. They were amazing.
Anyway, I have to finish my homework now. It’s
maths and I hate maths. I’d rather tidy my
bedroom!
See you soon,
Louise
The aim of the screen is to practise reading for
gist. Ask students to read the email and choose
True or False.
Extension: Ask students to correct the false
sentences.
1 False
Jane is going to a festival with Jane’s parents.
2 False
Louise loves Coldplay’s music and she saw them
on TV.
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Practice 1
Key:
Dislike: maths
Like: older bands
Love: Coldplay’s music
Students read the email again and this time, look
for specific information. Ask students to complete
each of the three columns.
Extension:
Ask students to make a similar table and put
activities they dislike, like and love doing.
Tell them to discuss their preferences with the
person sitting next to them.
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Practice 2
Key:
1 to
2 than
3 than
4 prefer
5 rather
The aim of the screen is to practise the two
popular phrases: I prefer and I’d rather.
Extension:
Give students the Handouts and ask students to
make sentences with prefer.
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Key:
Students’ own answers.
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Practice 3
Key:
1 I don’t like camping. I’d rather stay in a hotel.
2 I prefer swimming to jogging.
3 I’d rather listen to rock than jazz.
4 I really prefer eating in a restaurant to eating at
home.
The aim of the screen is to practise verb patterns.
Ask students to put the words in the correct order.
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Practice 4
Key:
1 prefer
2 understand
3 love
4 remember
5 want
Ask students to complete the text with the missing
stative verbs.
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English to Take away
Audio:
A: Is your dad taking you to the festival?
B: No, I don’t like camping. I’d rather watch it on
TV.
Key:
Students’ own answers.
Use the audio button for the first example.
Students can devise their own conversations from
the rest of the images using the first example.
This is a free practise stage and the aim is
personalization.
Extension:
At the end of the screen, teachers can take
feedback from the students and find out which are
the preferred activities.
There could be a final class poll to choose the
one favourite activity.
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Handout
Which do you prefer?
I prefer … +ing to… +ing…
1
play computer games, watch TV
__________________________________________________________________
2
play tennis, swim
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3
go shopping in a mall, go shopping online
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4
go to the cinema, go to the theatre
__________________________________________________________________
5
read a book, watch a film
__________________________________________________________________
6
go camping, stay in a hotel
__________________________________________________________________
7
listen to rock, listen to jazz
__________________________________________________________________
8
eat in a restaurants, eat at home
__________________________________________________________________
9
new bands, old bands
__________________________________________________________________
10 play chess, play cards
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