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Grado 9°B
Tema 1 · Preferences
Class 2 of 5 · Thu 3 Sep · 7:57
Which future would you rather have?
Presentación · prefer, would rather y would prefer para hablar del futuro y la tecnología.
Calentamiento · Would You Rather 2050 · 10 min
Seis dilemas del futuro
Un lado del salón es A, el otro es B. Pulsa el botón para oírlo, decide, y dos personas explican por qué.
1
Would you rather have a robot teacher or a human teacher?
¿Profesor robot o profesor humano?
2
Would you rather live in a smart city or in the countryside?
¿Ciudad inteligente o campo?
3
Would you rather work from home or travel to an office every day?
¿Trabajar desde casa o ir a una oficina?
4
Would you rather drive a car or ride in a self-driving car?
¿Conducir tú o que el carro conduzca solo?
5
Would you rather learn a language with an app or with a person?
¿Aprender idiomas con una app o con una persona?
6
Would you rather be famous online or respected in your neighbourhood?
¿Famoso en internet o respetado en tu barrio?
Antes de aprender · la tarea del miércoles
What do you prefer for your future, and why?
01Lee una de tus tres preferencias.
02¿Cómo dijiste prefiero? Lo anotamos en el tablero.
03Hoy aprendemos tres formas de decirlo bien.
The key idea
Preferir en general o preferir ahora
Prefer habla de tus gustos de siempre.
Would rather y
would prefer hablan de esta decisión concreta.
“I prefer science to art. — But for this project, I would rather draw.”
En general · siempre
I prefer working with people to working alone.
Ahora · esta situación
Today I would rather work alone, thanks.
Las tres fórmulas
Cada fórmula con su conector
General
prefer + -ing / noun
to …
I prefer coding to designing.
Concreta · cortés
would prefer + to
rather than …
I would prefer to study online rather than travel.
Concreta · directa
would rather + base
than …
I would rather build robots than sell them.
to con prefer · than con would rather · rather than con would prefer. Nunca al revés.
Puente con el español
Se parece más de lo que crees
Meaning
Prefiero el té al café.
Preferir algo a otra cosa.
English
I prefer tea to coffee.
Mismo conector: a = to. No hay que inventar nada.
El error nace cuando piensas «prefiero X que Y» y traduces than. En inglés prefer nunca va con than.
Tres errores que vamos a evitar
Lo que suena bien en español y mal en inglés
I prefer pizza than salad.
→
I prefer pizza to salad.
I would rather to stay home.
→
I would rather stay home.
I prefer more the beach.
→
I prefer the beach. (sin more)
Decir que no · y preguntar
Would rather not, would you rather…?
Negativo
I would rather not work at night.
Preferiría no trabajar de noche.
I would prefer not to move abroad.
Preferiría no irme del país.
I don't prefer either, honestly.
No prefiero ninguno, la verdad.
Questions
Would you rather study or work in 2035?
¿Preferirías estudiar o trabajar?
Which would you prefer, a robot or a human boss?
¿Cuál preferirías?
Do you prefer cities to small towns?
¿Prefieres las ciudades a los pueblos?
Would rather not es la forma cortés de decir no quiero. Úsala.
Vocabulario · el trabajo del siglo XXI
Palabras para hablar del futuro
| Tecnología | Meaning |
|---|
| automation | automatización |
| artificial intelligence | inteligencia artificial |
| cybersecurity | ciberseguridad |
| prompt engineering | diseño de instrucciones para IA |
| virtual world-building | creación de mundos virtuales |
| Habilidades | Meaning |
|---|
| critical thinking | pensamiento crítico |
| adaptability | adaptabilidad |
| green jobs | empleos verdes |
| empathy | empatía |
| problem-solving | resolución de problemas |
This is how people really say it
Preferencias para el 2035
Trabajo
I prefer creative jobs to repetitive jobs.
I would rather be a nurse than a programmer.
I would prefer to have a green job.
Tecnología
I prefer talking to people to talking to chatbots.
I would rather read a book than scroll all night.
I would prefer to use AI as a tool, not as a brain.
Ciudad
I prefer bikes to cars in Cali.
I would rather have more parks than more malls.
I would prefer to live near my family.
Something to think about
68%
By 2050, 68% of the world's population will live in cities.
Naciones Unidas, World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Colombia ya pasa del 80 % de población urbana.
So: would you rather live in a megacity or in a small town? Why?
Más ejemplos · escuela y familia
Y en tu vida de ahora
En el colegio
I prefer group projects to individual exams.
I would rather present first than wait until the end.
I would prefer to sit near the window.
Honestly, I prefer maths to chemistry.
En casa
My mum prefers salsa to reggaeton.
My brother would rather play than study.
We would prefer to travel in December.
I would rather cook than wash the dishes.
Comic · conversation
Career Day 2035
S
Sara
Would you rather work with robots or with people?
D
David
With people, definitely. I prefer teamwork to screens.
S
Sara
Really? I would rather program a robot than talk to a client.
D
David
Fair enough. But I would prefer to fix the robot when it breaks!
En parejas: repítanlo cambiando robots / people por dos profesiones que les interesen.
Cómic · conversación 2
Smart City or Small Town?
L
Laura
In 2050, I would rather live in a smart city than in a small town.
M
Mateo
Not me. I prefer quiet streets to traffic sensors.
L
Laura
But smart cities will manage energy and safety autonomously!
M
Mateo
True. Still, I would prefer to see the mountains every morning.
Vocabulario de la lectura del lunes: smart city, autonomously, manage. Ya lo estás oyendo.
Pronunciación · una frase a la vez
Escucha, repite, exagera
«I'd rather» suena como una sola palabra: /aɪd ˈrɑːðər/.
El acento va en la segunda sílaba: pre-FER, nunca PRE-fer.
«Would you» se junta: /wʊdʒu/.
«Prefer to» fluye sin pausa.
Cortés y corto. Baja la voz en «thanks».
Sube la voz al final: es pregunta de elección.
Check · 1 of 6
Most teenagers prefer video calls ______ phone calls.
Check · 2 of 6
I would rather ______ a green job than a boring one.
Ahave
Bto have
Chaving
Dhad
Check · 3 of 6
We would prefer ______ in a smart city.
Alive
Bliving
Cto live
Dlived
Check · 4 of 6
I would rather ______ go to the party. I'm tired.
Check · 5 of 6
Which sentence is correct?
AI prefer walking to driving.
BI prefer walking than driving.
CI prefer to walking than driving.
DI prefer walk to drive.
Check · 6 of 6
By 2050, 68% of people ______ in cities, according to the UN.
Awould rather live
Bwill live
Cprefer living
Dare living
After learning
The essentials
prefer + to (siempre) · would rather + base + than (ahora) · would prefer + to … rather than (cortés).
La próxima hora es taller: reescribe tus tres preferencias de la tarea usando las tres fórmulas, una con cada una.