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Complete the sentences with had better or would rather.
1) Which … you … do, go to the cinema or stay at home? 2) I think you … look the word up again: you don’t remember what it means. 3) If I had a choice, I … not say what I think. 4) Where … you … go − to Omsk or to Tomsk? 5) We … finish the work today as tomorrow evening we are leaving for Irkutsk. 6) My sister … eat porridge and fruit than meat and potatoes. I know her taste. 7) I think I … hurry up. The train leaves in ten minutes. 8) …n’t he … stay with us until he gets well? 9) You … put your warm coat on. It’s freezing outside. 10) We … not be late. Our parents will be worrying. 11) I … have five English lessons than one physics lesson. 12) She … change her job − it is too dangerous.

Complete the sentences with had better or would rather.

1) which.

You .

Do, go to the cinema or stay at home?

2) I think you .

Look the word up again : you don’t remember what it means.

3) I .

Not say what I think.

4) where .

You. go– to Kiev or to Odessa?

5) we .

Finish the work today as tomorrow evening we are leaving for Irkutsk.

6) my sister.

Eat porridge and fruit than meat and potatoes.

I know her taste.

7) I think I .

Hurry up.

The train leaves in ten minutes.

. n’t he .

Stay with us until he gets well?

9) you.

Put your warm coat on.

It’s freezing outside.

10) we .

Not be late.

Our parents will be worrying.

11) I .

Have five lessons of English than one lesson of physics.

12) She .

Change her job– it is too dangerous.

Other languages

Иногда употребление выражений had better и would rather, а также глагола prefer вызывает затруднения, поэтому давайте разбираться. Если коротко, то разница заключается в следующем:

Мы используем выражение had better, когда выражаем свое мнение о том, что другой человек должен сделать, как другой должен поступить. Такие предложения иногда похожи на совет.

You had better go and look with a candle. – Лучше иди и поищи со свечкой.

You had better apply to Lambert! – Лучше тебе обратиться к Ламберту.

Также зачастую в предложении говорится о том, что может случится, если человек поступит не так, как вы говорите:

She’d better get here soon or she’ll miss the opening ceremony. — Ей лучше поторопиться, иначе она опоздает на церемонию открытия.

Had better также можно использовать применимо к себе в выражениях ‘уж лучше бы мне’ или ‘уж лучше бы нам’:

I thought I had better come myself. – Я подумал, лучше мне прийти самому.

I think we had better change the subject before you get yourself overexcited. – Думаю, лучше сменить тему, пока вы не перенервничали.

Обратите внимание: мы используем had better, чтобы говорить о настоящем и будущем без изменения формы.

It’s six o’clock. I’d better go now. – Уже шесть часов, лучше я уйду сейчас.  (Настоящее время)

You had better not be here tomorrow. – Уж лучше вам убраться отсюда до завтра! (Будущее)

Для образования отрицания с had better необходимо добавить not после данного выражения:

I’d better not leave my bag there. – Лучше не оставлять здесь рюкзак.

Для образования вопросительного предложения Had выносится перед подлежащим.

Had I better speak to Jillian first? – Быть может, лучше я сначала поговорю с Джиллиан?

Синонимом фразы had better являются модальные глаголы should и ought to.

Иногда в разговорной речи вместо had better можно услышать had best:

You’d best come on Monday. There’s no one in the office now. – Лучше Вам прийти в понедельник. Сейчас в офисе никого нет.

Употребление фразы WOULD RATHER.

Мы будем употреблять would rather для выражения предпочтения:

I’d rather have tea than coffee – Я бы лучше выпил чаю, нежели кофе.

I would rather leave. – Я бы предпочла уйти.

Вместо would rather можно употреблять would sooner (would rather=would sooner)

I would sooner come with you. I feel I must come with you.  – Я бы предпочла пойти с Вами. Я чувствую, что должна пойти с Вами.

Would rather чаще употребляется после I и WE. (Мы говорим о своих предпочтениях same subject)

Если при помощи would rather вы хотите выразить предпочтение, которое касается другого человека (different subject) , то нужно использовать следующие паттерны:

Would rather + person + past tense (для настоящего или будущего)

She would rather you didn’t tell anyone about our plans.  – Она бы хотела, чтобы ты никому не говорила о наших планах.

Would rather + person + past perfect (для прошлого)

I would rather you hadn’t spent so much money last month – Как жаль, что ты истратил так много денег в прошлом месяце. (Я бы предпочла, чтобы ты их не тратил)

Употребление глагола PREFER

Глагол prefer синонимичен выражению would rather, однако следует запомнить, как употреблять его правильно.

Prefer smth. to smth.

I prefer tea to coffee.

Prefer doing something to doing something

I prefer drinking tea to drinking coffee.

Prefer to do rather than (do)

I prefer to drink tea rather than (drink) coffee

Закрепите правило еще раз и начнем выполнять упражнения.

Упражнения на had better // would rather // prefer

Упражнение 1. Complete the following sentences using HAD BETTER/´D BETTER and HAD BETTER NOT and an appropriate expression from the following list.

1. I have to be at school in ten minutes. __________
2. You don’t look very well. You ________________
3. I’m worried. Tom should have been here by now. I____________________________
4. The restaurant is usually crowded. We________________________
5. I won’t have time to go out for lunch. I ____________________________
6. I was very angry with you. You ______________________

Упражнение 2. Дополните диалоги, используя WOULD RATHER (´d rather) or WOULD RATHER NOT (‘d rather not) и следующие фразы.

have some hot chocolate, go to Italy, watch a film on TV, go by train, go to school today, say

Frank: Let’s go to London by car.

Dan:  _______________________________________ (1)

Mikel: Do you prefer to go to Italy or France this summer?

Rachel:  _______________________________________ (2)

Ron:       What did Alice tell you?

Gil:         _______________________________________ (3)

Liz:         Do you feel like going to the movies this evening?

Rina:      No, ____________________________________ (4)

Nora:     What’s the matter?

Sheila:   I don’t feel very well. _________________________ (5)

Vera:    Would you like some coffee?

Simon:  ________________________________________ (6)

Упражнение 3. Перепишите следующие предложения, используя had better или would rather

1. I don’t want to play chess. Let’s play poker.
2. It isn’t a good idea to invite him.
3. I don’t want to go to a restaurant. I want to eat at home.
4. Your nails are too long. You should trim them.
5. If I were in your shoes, I would paint that wall yellow.

Упражнение 4.  Choose the correct answer.

1.You ………………………………… so much yesterday.

a) would rather I didn’t drink        b) had better haven’t drunk

c) would rather drunk            d) had better not drink

2. ‘Are the children sleepy?’ ‘Yes, they ………………………………………… to bed.

a) would rather went b) have rather go

c) had better go d) would rather have gone

3. You’d better …………………………………. talk to that man.

a) not to talk     b) don’t talk

c) not talk            d) didn’t talk

4. She’d rather ……………………………… than go to university.

a) work       b) worked

c) to work        d) have worked

5. I’d rather you ………………………… than went to university.

a) work           b) to work

c) worked            d) working

I’d rather you ………………………………… alone. It was a mistake.

a) lived          b) live

c) have lived       d) had lived

Ответы к упражнениям.

Exercise 1.

1. I’d better leave now.
2. You had better go to the doctor.
3. I had better ask his friends if they know where he is.
4. We had better book a table in advance.
5. Had better take a sandwich.
6. You had better not do that again.

Exercise 2.

1. I would rather go by train.
2. I would rather go to Italy.
3. I would rather not say.
4. I would rather watch a film on TV.
5. I would rather not go to school today.
6. I would rather have some hot chocolate.

Exercise 3.

1. I would rather play poker.
2. We had better not invite them
3. I would rather eat at home.
4. You had better trim your nails.
5. You had better paint that wall yellow.

Exercise 4.  1 d, 2 c, 3 c, 4 a, 5 c, 6 d

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1. Complete the sentences with verbs from the box using ’d better.

do     not forget     get       give     have     invite     not let     open       start     not tell

The plane’s at six o’clock. You ______________________ packing, hadn’t you?
I suppose I ___________________________ up and put some clothes on.
You _________________________ the door and see who it is.
Tell Sheila she ____________________________ my birthday this time!
We _______________________________ Pat her camera back, hadn’t we? She might need it.
We _______________________________ John round soon; we owe him a meal.
I ________________________________ some washing, or we won’t have anything to wear.
You ______________________________ Jane what’s happening: she’ll get too upset if you do.
You don’t look well. You ___________________________ some whisky and honey.
You __________________________________ your father see that magazine-he’ll kill you.

1. What advice might you give to a friend who:

feels very ill?
is very tired?
feels cold?
feels tense?
has been working too hard?
seems very unhappy?
is going to work in China and Japan?
can’t sleep?
has got an exam next week?

1. Rewrite the second sentence in each conversation, starting with I’d rather we/you/…

“You’d better phone Judy”. “No, you phone her”. I’d rather you phoned her.
“Let’s talk things over”. “No, let’s talk tomorrow”.
“Shall I come at nine?” “Ten would be better”.
“I’ll phone Sue”. “No, don’t”.
“Can she work with you?” “Why doesn’t she work with Maggie?”
“I’ll cook tomorrow”. “Tonight would be better”.
“Ask that policeman”. “You ask him”.
“Mark wants to go out”. “I’d prefer him to stay in”.
“Can they use our sheets?” “It would be more convenient if they brought their own”.
“The government wants to cut taxes”. “It would be better if they did something about the homeless”.

1. Complete the following sentences.

Please, don’t interrupt me when I’m speaking.
I’d rather __________________________________________________________
Staying at home would be better than going out tonight.
I’d rather __________________________________________________________
They should book early if they want tickets for the concert.
They’d better __________________________________________________________
He would prefer you to pay him immediately
He’d rather __________________________________________________________
No, please, don’t tell him.
I’d rather __________________________________________________________
Shut up if you don’t want to lose your job.
You’d better __________________________________________________________
I wouldn’t take her to the party, if I were you.
You’d better __________________________________________________________

1. What would you say in the following situations? Use “had better” or “would rather”.

You feel tired. You think you need a holiday.
A friend suggests going to a party. You would like to go to a disco.
You’re looking after a small child. It’s 11 o’clock. You think he ought to go to bed.
It’s raining. Your friend suggests walking home. You want to take a taxi.
Your favourite pop singer is coming to your town. Your friend thinks there will be lots of tickets left. You think you should buy them now.
You’ve been to a party with Bill and Simon. Bill has had a lot of drink. What would you say if he offered to drive?
You and your friend are both hungry. Your friend suggests a Chinese meal. You prefer Japanese food.
This exercise is getting boring!

HAD BETTER / WOULD RATHER (KEY)

1. 1. ‘d better start, 2. ‘d better get, 3. ‘d better open, 4. ‘d better not forget, 5. ‘d better give, 6. ‘d better invite, 7. ‘d better do, 8. ‘d better not tell, 9. ‘d better have, 10. ‘d better not let.
2. 1. You’d better go to the doctor. 2. You’d better go to bed / sleep more. 3. You’d better put a sweater on.   4. You’d better relax/go for a walk. 5. You’d better stop working so hard / take a week off. 6. You’d better go out more often. 7. You’d better start studying Chinese and Japanese. 8. You’d better take some sleeping pills. 9. You’d better start studying. 10. You’d better give up smoking. 11. You’d better call the police.
3. 2. I’d rather we talked tomorrow. 3. I’d rather you came at ten. 4. I’d rather you didn’t phone Sue. 5. I’d rather she worked with Maggie. 6. I’d rather you cooked tonight. 7. I’d rather you asked him. 8. I’d rather he stayed in. 9. I’d rather they brought their own sheets. 10. I’d rather they did something about the homeless.
4. 1. … you didn’t interrupt me when I’m speaking. 2. … we stayed at home / we didn’t go out tonight. 3. … book early if they want tickets for the concert. 4. … you paid him immediately. 5. … you didn’t tell him. 6. … shut up if you don’t want to lose your job. 7. … not take her to the party.
5. 1. I’d better have a holiday. 2. I’d rather go to a disco / I’d rather we went to a disco. 3. He’d better go to bed. 4. I’d rather take a taxi / I’d rather we took a taxi. 5. We’d better buy the tickets now. 6. You’d better not drive. / I’d rather you didn’t drive. 7. I’d rather we had Japanese food. 8. I’d rather it finished.