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Dialogues: preferences

 
Borrowing
Clothes shop
Eating out
Electrical shop
Plans & Excuses
Hotel
Flying
Was / Were
Bank
Complaining
Crime
Finding a flat
Preferences
Rules
Selling
Telephone
Barbara and Ted are planning their holiday:
B: Where shall we go for our holiday this year, Ted?
T: How about Majorca? It's cheap, and good weather is guaranteed.
B: I'd rather do something more exciting this year. Have you seen this ad for adventure holidays in Scotland?
T: I prefer lying on a beach to hang-gliding and canoeing.
B: But we do that every year. I'd prefer to do something different this time. I'd rather not go anywhere so crowded.
T: Well, you have a point. Majorca was very crowded last time. I'd prefer somewhere a little quieter too, but I don't fancy anything too active.
B: How about Torquay? The weather's usually good and there are some lovely walks around the coast.
T: Sounds OK to me. Would you prefer to stay in a hotel or rent a cottage?

Practice
i) You and a friend are deciding which movie to see.
ii) You and your partner want to buy a new house.
Make conversations.