OCTOBER 9

EXPRESSING LIKES & DISLIKES

Today we will learn how to express our likes and dislikes and after doing so we will get a chance to practice how to use the expressions by sharing the things we like and dislike.

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 ‘m crazy about…
• I’m mad about…
• I enjoy…
• I’m keen on…

Expressing dislikes:

• I don’t like…
• I dislike...
• I hate…
• I abhor…
• I can’t bear...
• I can’t stand…
• I detest...
• I loathe...

 Examples of likes and dislikes :

I'm mad about basketball, but I can’t bear ice hockey.
I adore reading poetry, but I loathe doing the housework.

If you neither like nor dislike something:

"I don't mind doing the housework."

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

2. Note that" very much" & " a lot" always come after the things you like.
Examples:

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

3. Be careful when you use "I don't mind..."
Examples:

"Do you mind playing football?"
"No, I don't mind."(Although it's in a negative form, it means that it's ok for me. I neither love it nor hate it.)

POSITIVE

Yes, I love… (100%) 
Yes, I really like… (90%) 
Yes, I like… (75%) 
Yes, I kind of like… (60%) 

NEGATIVE

No, I don’t like … very much (30%) 
No, I don’t like … (10%) 
No, I don’t like really like… (40%) 
No, I hate … (0%) 


Do you like… 


1. surfing the Internet? ___________________________________________
2. swimming?_________________________________________________
3. dogs? _____________________________________________________
4. studying English? _____________________________________________
5. going to the zoo? _____________________________________________
6. visiting relatives? _____________________________________________
7. shopping? __________________________________________________
8. listening to dance music? ________________________________________
9. meeting new people?___________________________________________
10. going to the dentist? __________________________________________
11. babies? ___________________________________________________
12. getting up early? _____________________________________________
13. being on your own? ___________________________________________
14. spicy food? _________________________________________________




Do you like… 

1. playing computer games? ________________________________________
2. getting up late? _______________________________________________
3. doing homework? _____________________________________________
4. cats? ______________________________________________________
5. going shopping? ______________________________________________
6. playing badminton? ____________________________________________
7. talking on the phone? ___________________________________________
8. listening to pop music? __________________________________________
9. cleaning your room? ____________________________________________
10. going to the beach? ____________________________________________
11. fishing? ___________________________________________________
12. hot weather? ________________________________________________
13. new challenges? ______________________________________________
14. watching movies?_____________________________________________

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