Expressing preference

GENERAL PREFERENCES
I prefer books TO films
I prefer reading TO watching TV

SPECIFIC PREFERENCE (if I had to choose...)
I would prefer to go to London RATHER THAN stay in Spain
Next Saturday I'd prefer to eat at a restaurant RATHER THAN at home

NO PREFERENCE
I don't like any of them
I like neither watching football nor playing it
I like neither of them
I dislike both reading and watching TV


Technology
Do you prefer computers or mobile phones?
What are the benefits of technology? And the dangers?
What technology do you use?

Sports
Do you prefer swimming or running?
What are the benefits of doing sport?
Speak about the last time you did some physical activity

Modern family

Watch the video and answer the questions:

How has the role of children in the family changed?
Children in the past didn’t use to be the centre of family life
When did this change take place?
by the end of the 20th C
How old is their older child?
their older child is 13
What do Lucy and Michael feel?
They feel their children dominate their home
How has parents’ attitude changed recently?
Current parents are childcentric. It’s in the media, books, parenting classes; everyone is talking about their children
What would Lucy’s mother say in some cases?
her mother would say they are dominated in a way they shouldn’t be. Children rule the house

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