Lesson 3. Talking about likes and dislikes

Expressing likes and dislikes

To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions.

Expressing likes:

• I like…
• I love...
• I adore…
• I am crazy about...
• I am interested in…
• I enjoy…

Expressing dislikes:

• I don’t like…
• I dislike...
• I hate…
• I detest...

Examples of likes and dislikes :
Likes:

• I like reading books
• I love shopping clothes
• I adore you
• I am crazy about you
• I am interested in action movies
• I enjoy running around the park.

Dislikes:

• I don’t like cooking
• I dislike homeworks
• I hate music of Justin Bieber
• I can’t stand this noise anymore
• I detest him

Things to remember about likes and dislikes:

1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing form.
Examples:

"I like listening to music."
"I hate wearing sunglasses."

I like	VERB+ING
I detest
I don't mind

Examples :

I like playing tennis

He likes eating chocolate

Maria loves reading comics

They enjoy dancing salsa and bachata

Note that" very much" or " a lot" always come after the things you like.

Exercise 1:

 "I like basketball very much/a lot. NOT" I like very much/a lot basketball."

Homeworks:

Exercice 2. Write the missing words in the sentences. Use the verbs on the right.

a. I love ____watching______ TV.                              watch

b. I don’t like ____________________ the car.           wash

c. I like ____________________ computer games.     play

d. I don’t mind ____________________ books.          read

e. I hate ____________________ in a plane.               fly

Exercise 3. Find the mistake, underline it and write it correctly..

a. I love play football.                                        ____playing_____

b. I no like study Maths.                                     _______________ 

c. I really liking use the computer.                    _______________

d. He doesn’t mind to do his homework.           _______________

e. They like watch films.                                   _______________




Like - preposition / conjunction

Like may be used as preposition meaning similar to. It is used to compare things.

• He has been working like a dog.
• I am like my mother. I hate waiting.
• He looks like his father.

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