Đối với học sinh lớp 10, dạng viết lại câu với prefer … to … nên đi từ nhận biết → chuyển đổi câu → vận dụng. Sau đây là những công thức thật ngắn gọn như sau.

1. Cấu trúc cần nhớ

A. Prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

Dùng để nói thích làm việc A hơn việc B.

S + prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing.

Ví dụ:

• I prefer reading books to watching TV.
  → Tôi thích đọc sách hơn xem TV.
• Nam prefers playing football to playing computer games.

⚠️ Học sinh rất hay nhầm:

❌ prefer reading books than watching TV
✅ prefer reading books to watching TV

B. Prefer + noun + to + noun

S + prefer + N1 + to + N2.

Ví dụ:

• I prefer tea to coffee.
• She prefers English to Maths.

C. Prefer to V rather than V

Khi muốn nói thích làm A hơn làm B:

S + prefer to + V + rather than + V.

Ví dụ:

I prefer to walk rather than take the bus.

Có thể gặp:

I prefer to walk rather than take the bus.

2. Dạng viết lại câu quan trọng nhất lớp 10

Công thức 1

S + like + V-ing + better than + V-ing

→ S + prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

Ví dụ:

I like reading books better than watching TV.

→ I prefer reading books to watching TV.

Công thức 2

S + like + N1 + better than + N2

→ S + prefer + N1 + to + N2

Ví dụ:

Lan likes tea better than coffee.

→ Lan prefers tea to coffee.

Công thức 3

S + would rather + V + than + V

→ S + prefer to + V + rather than + V

Ví dụ:

I would rather stay at home than go out.

→ I prefer to stay at home rather than go out.

3. Mẹo làm bài cho học sinh

Khi gặp:

like A better than B

Học sinh chỉ cần nhớ:

LIKE … BETTER THAN → PREFER … TO

Ví dụ:

I like playing badminton better than playing tennis.

Xác định:

• A = playing badminton
• B = playing tennis

→ I prefer playing badminton to playing tennis.

⭐ Công thức “bỏ túi”

LIKE A BETTER THAN B
↓
PREFER A TO B

4. BÀI TẬP – VIẾT LẠI CÂU

Part 1. Cơ bản

Rewrite the following sentences using “prefer … to …”.

1. I like reading books better than watching TV.
   → I __________________________________________.
2. Nam likes playing football better than playing basketball.
   → Nam ________________________________________.
3. My sister likes listening to music better than watching films.
   → My sister ___________________________________.
4. We like studying English better than studying Maths.
   → We _________________________________________.
5. Hoa likes swimming better than running.
   → Hoa _________________________________________.
6. They like travelling by train better than travelling by bus.
   → They ________________________________________.
7. My father likes coffee better than tea.
   → My father ___________________________________.
8. I like dogs better than cats.
   → I ___________________________________________.
9. She likes cooking better than eating out.
   → She _________________________________________.
10. Peter likes playing chess better than playing video games.
    → Peter _______________________________________.

5. BÀI TẬP – MỨC ĐỘ KHÁ

Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.

11. I like listening to music better than watching television.
    → I prefer ____________________________________.
12. My brother likes football better than basketball.
    → My brother prefers ___________________________.
13. We like going to the cinema better than staying at home.
    → We prefer ___________________________________.
14. Mai likes studying in the morning better than studying at night.
    → Mai prefers __________________________________.
15. Tom likes travelling by train better than travelling by plane.
    → Tom prefers _________________________________.
16. They like eating at home better than eating at restaurants.
    → They prefer __________________________________.
17. My mother likes cooking at home better than ordering food.
    → My mother prefers ____________________________.
18. I like learning English better than learning French.
    → I prefer _____________________________________.

6. BÀI TẬP – PREFER TO … RATHER THAN …

Rewrite the sentences using “prefer to … rather than …”.

19. I would rather walk to school than take the bus.
    → I prefer ____________________________________.
20. She would rather stay at home than go shopping.
    → She prefers _________________________________.
21. We would rather watch a film than play computer games.
    → We prefer __________________________________.
22. Nam would rather study English than study Chinese.
    → Nam prefers _________________________________.
23. My parents would rather travel by car than by plane.
    → My parents prefer ____________________________.

7. ĐÁP ÁN

Part 1

1. I prefer reading books to watching TV.
2. Nam prefers playing football to playing basketball.
3. My sister prefers listening to music to watching films.
4. We prefer studying English to studying Maths.
5. Hoa prefers swimming to running.
6. They prefer travelling by train to travelling by bus.
7. My father prefers coffee to tea.
8. I prefer dogs to cats.
9. She prefers cooking to eating out.
10. Peter prefers playing chess to playing video games.

Part 2

11. I prefer listening to music to watching television.
12. My brother prefers football to basketball.
13. We prefer going to the cinema to staying at home.
14. Mai prefers studying in the morning to studying at night.
15. Tom prefers travelling by train to travelling by plane.
16. They prefer eating at home to eating at restaurants.
17. My mother prefers cooking at home to ordering food.
18. I prefer learning English to learning French.

Part 3

19. I prefer to walk to school rather than take the bus.
20. She prefers to stay at home rather than go shopping.
21. We prefer to watch a film rather than play computer games.
22. Nam prefers to study English rather than study Chinese.
23. My parents prefer to travel by car rather than travel by plane.

8. ⚠️ 5 lỗi học sinh lớp 10 thường mắc phải

Lỗi 1: Dùng THAN sau prefer

❌ I prefer reading than watching TV.
✅ I prefer reading to watching TV.

Lỗi 2: Dùng to-V sau prefer trong cấu trúc V-ing

❌ I prefer to reading books to watching TV.
✅ I prefer reading books to watching TV.

Lỗi 3: Quên chia động từ

❌ She prefer swimming to running.
✅ She prefers swimming to running.

Lỗi 4: Sau “to” trong prefer + V-ing vẫn phải dùng V-ing

❌ I prefer reading books to watch TV.
✅ I prefer reading books to watching TV.

Lỗi 5: Nhầm “rather than”

❌ I prefer to play football rather than playing basketball.

Ở mức cơ bản nên dạy:

✅ I prefer to play football rather than play basketball.

9. Công thức học sinh cần học thuộc

🔵 LIKE A BETTER THAN B
⬇️
🟢 PREFER A TO B

Với động từ:

prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

Với danh từ:

prefer + N + to + N

Với would rather:

prefer to + V + rather than + V

Đây là 3 công thức đủ để học sinh lớp 10 xử lý phần lớn bài sentence transformation với prefer ở mức cơ bản đến khá.

Một số lưu ý và bài tập kèm theo:

prefer + V-ing + TO + V-ing → sau to vẫn phải dùng V-ing, không dùng động từ nguyên mẫu.

Dưới đây là 10 câu bài tập phù hợp học sinh lớp 10, tập trung đúng vào cấu trúc:

S + prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing

BÀI TẬP: PREFER + V-ING + TO + V-ING

Rewrite the following sentences using “prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing”.

1. I like reading books better than watching TV.
   → I prefer ____________________________________.
2. Lan likes listening to music better than playing computer games.
   → Lan prefers __________________________________.
3. Nam likes playing football better than watching football.
   → Nam prefers _________________________________.
4. My sister likes cooking at home better than eating out.
   → My sister prefers _____________________________.
5. We like travelling by train better than travelling by bus.
   → We prefer ___________________________________.
6. They like swimming better than running.
   → They prefer __________________________________.
7. I like studying English better than studying Maths.
   → I prefer _____________________________________.
8. Hoa likes taking photos better than making videos.
   → Hoa prefers __________________________________.
9. My parents like walking in the park better than staying at home.
   → My parents prefer _____________________________.
10. Peter likes learning Chinese better than learning Japanese.
    → Peter prefers _________________________________.

Đáp án

1. I prefer reading books to watching TV.
2. Lan prefers listening to music to playing computer games.
3. Nam prefers playing football to watching football.
4. My sister prefers cooking at home to eating out.
5. We prefer travelling by train to travelling by bus.
6. They prefer swimming to running.
7. I prefer studying English to studying Maths.
8. Hoa prefers taking photos to making videos.
9. My parents prefer walking in the park to staying at home.
10. Peter prefers learning Chinese to learning Japanese.

Mẹo ghi nhớ:

1. Chỉ cần ghi nhớ công thức prefer + V-ing + to + V-ing, các em có thể dễ dàng diễn đạt sở thích của mình bằng tiếng Anh.
2. Hãy luôn nhớ: sau prefer và to trong cấu trúc này, động từ đều ở dạng V-ing.
3. Luyện tập thường xuyên sẽ giúp các em sử dụng cấu trúc prefer … to … chính xác và tự nhiên hơn trong giao tiếp cũng như trong bài thi.
4. Đừng học thuộc một cách máy móc; hãy tự đặt câu về những điều các em thực sự yêu thích để ghi nhớ lâu hơn.
5. Nắm chắc cấu trúc – luyện tập thường xuyên – vận dụng linh hoạt, đó chính là cách để các em từng bước chinh phục tiếng Anh lớp 10.