English Form One Notes – Expressing Likes, Dislikes and Preferences
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EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES
Expressing Likes/Dislikes
Likes and Dislikes
Express likes and dislikes
To tak about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions
Expressing likes
+ Vike
+ Hove
+ adore
+ Tmerazy about
+ Pmmad about,
+ Lenjoy
+ Pmkeen on
Expressing dislikes:
+ don’t ike
+ Idislke
+ tate
+ Labor.
+ Lean’tbear
+ Lean’t stand
+ Tdetest
+ Hoathe.
Example 1
Examples of likes and dislikes:
+ Tmmad aboutbasketball, but Iean’t bearice hockey.
+ Iadorereading poetry, but Hoathedoing the housework
Things to remember about likes and dislikes:
+ When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in -ing form. Examples: “1
like listening to music.” hate wearing sun glasses.”
Vike
I detest
1 don’t mind VERB-ING
+ Note that”very much” “a lot” always come after the things you like Examples:”I like
basketballvery much/a lot, NOT “I like verymuch/a lotbasketball”
‘+ Be careful when you use “I don’t mind..”Examples:”Do you mind playing football?”*No,
| don’t mind”(Although it’s in a negative form, it means that i’s ok for me. I neither love it nor
hate it)
Dialogue:Amiri is at home. His girifriend comes in…Notice how they express their likes and
dislikes.
Amiri Hello, darling Do you fancy watching film tonight?
Gieltriend: Oh, no thanks, I dont relly fel lke watching a film tonight How about going out instead?
Amiri ‘OK Do you fel like going tothe theatre?
Gielfriend: Ob, no, Tm not nthe mood for that. Do want got the new Chinese restaurant?
Amiri 1 dont mind, Chinese cuisine is alright
Gielfriend: Well cally ove it Let’s go.
Expressing Preferences
Talking about Preferences
Talk about preferences
Read the following story.
My name is John and I like bananas and avocados. My iiend Asha prefers drinking ta to coffee.
My bother, Amabilis prefers travelling to staying at home all yea. 1 prefer living in town to
1. What does John’s prefer to cat?
2. What does John’s older brother prefer?
3. Where does John prefer to live?