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6 Ghost Stories
Grammar 1 Prefer/Would rather C. Complete the sentences.
- ing infinitive rather than to
A. Read the conversation and answer the
questions.
would prefer would rather
1. Why does Jay prefer to watch the film after
reading the book? 1. We use would rather and the
without to to talk about preferences.
2. What would Jay rather have if left alone on
a deserted island? 2. We use the infinitive with to with .
3. Why did Anna read the first two Harry Potter 3. To compare two ideas with , use
books? than.
4. With would prefer, we use to
Jay I’ve just finished the last Harry Potter compare two ideas.
book. Now I’m ready to watch the films.
5. After prefer we use a verb with .
Anna Really? You prefer reading the books? 6. When we compare two things with prefer, we
I’ve watched all the films, so I don’t use .
need to read the books.
Jay You’re crazy! I always prefer reading
the book first to watching the film. D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of
Then I have my own ideas about the the verb.
characters. My image of scary Lord do go snap spend
Voldemort is much better than anything
in a film. take visit
Anna Sounds like a lot of hard work. I’d rather
let someone else, especially all those Dark tourism
highly-paid film stars, act it out for me
than do what you do. Some people like spending their holidays on
the beach; others prefer 1 to the
Jay You don’t know what you’re missing! mountains; and some people would rather
The film is never the same as the book.
If I were left alone on a deserted island, 2 their holidays visiting weird and
I’d much rather have lots of books to creepy places around the world.
read than a bunch of films to watch. Dark tourists are people who would prefer
3 an old cemetery rather than a
Anna I’ll tell you one thing, though. I did read
the first two Harry Potter books before famous monument. They take trips to places of
the films came out. historical importance, which have often been the
location of death and tragedy.
Jay You did?
On the one hand, dark tourism has its advantages
Anna Yes. Everyone was talking about them as the sites can use the money of people who
and, you know me, I prefer not to be would rather 4 a guided tour of a
left out!
cemetery than a museum. In this way, they can
restore the site, which is often culturally important.
On the other hand, some people would prefer
B. Are these sentences true for you? Discuss with
a partner. tourists not 5 selfies in areas where
many people died, such as Chernobyl or at
1. I’d rather meet a ghost than an alien. Ground Zero in New York.
2. I’d prefer to study in a haunted school rather What would you rather 6 on your
than live in a haunted house.
next holiday?
3. I prefer watching horror films that are made-
up to watching horror films based on real
events.
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